Nutritional Effect of Flaxseeds on Cholesterol Profile and Fatty Acid Composition in Egg Yolk     

Asad Sultan  Humera Obaid  Sarzamin Khan  Inayat ur Rehman  Muhammad Kamal Shah  Rifat Ullah Khan 《Cereal Chemistry》2015,92(1):50-53

This experiment investigated the effect of a supplementary dietary source (flaxseed) on egg yolk cholesterol contents and fatty acid profile. Flaxseeds at three different levels (5, 10, and 15%) were supplemented to 84 Rhode Island Red × Fayoumi cross layers during 21–24 weeks of age. The birds were divided randomly into four groups. Flaxseeds were supplemented in the diet at the level of 5% (FS‐5), 10% (FS‐10), and 15% (FS‐15), and one group served as the control (FS‐0). Cholesterol content of eggs was not significantly affected by flaxseed. The amount of monounsaturated fatty acids was significantly decreased with the increase in the flaxseed level, and the highest reduction was observed in FS‐15. The highest total polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and total omega‐3 PUFA were recorded in FS‐15. These findings reflect that unsaturated healthy fatty acid content in poultry eggs can be increased with dietary supplementation of flaxseed.  相似文献   

Recovery of Ralstonia solanacearum from canal water in traditional potato-growing areas of Egypt but not from designated Pest-Free Areas (PFAs)     

Derek L. Tomlinson  John G. Elphinstone  Mohamed Y. Soliman  M. S. Hanafy  Tacsin M. Shoala  Hegazi Abd El-Fatah  S. H. Agag  Mohamed Kamal  M. M. Abd El-Aliem  Faiza G. Fawzi  David E. Stead  Jaap D. Janse 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2009,125(4):589-601

Surveys over three seasons of irrigation, drainage and artesian well water throughout the major potato-growing areas of Egypt indicated that Ralstonia solanacearum bv. 2 race 3 (phylotype II sequevar 1), cause of potato brown rot, was limited to the canals of the traditional potato-growing areas in the Nile Delta region, with positive findings more commonly associated with the network of smaller irrigation canals flowing through potato-growing areas. Pathogen populations in the canals of the Delta (~100–200 cfu l^?1) were generally variable throughout the year with presence linked to potato cultivation in the immediate area. The pathogen was not detected in irrigation or drainage water associated with potato cultivation in the newly reclaimed desert areas (designated as Pest-Free Areas, PFAs) or in the main branches of the Nile upstream from these areas. In vitro studies showed that temperature and microbial activity were the main factors affecting survival of the pathogen in canal water. In experiments at temperatures of 4, 15, 28 and 35°C, survival was longest at 15°C and shortest at 35°C. Survival at 4 and 28°C tended to be intermediate between these extremes as was survival when the bacterium was grown at fluctuating temperatures. Aeration, solarisation and pH variation between 4 and 9 appeared to have little effect on survival. Survival in autoclaved or filter-sterilised canal water was longer than in untreated water irrespective of other factors with survival times exceeding 300 days at 15°C in some experiments. Evidence is presented indicating that survival in water-saturated sediment may be longer than in the overlying water suggesting that sediment may provide a protective niche for the pathogen in some circumstances. The maximum survival time in non-sterile Egyptian canal water at high inoculum pressure was estimated to be up to 300 days at optimum temperature for survival (15–30°C) suggesting the potential for long-distance spread in Egyptian surface waters from sources of contamination.  相似文献   

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum infection in Punjab (India) and its association with diarrhea in neonatal dairy calves     

Singh BB  Sharma R  Kumar H  Banga HS  Aulakh RS  Gill JP  Sharma JK 《Veterinary parasitology》2006,140(1-2):162-165

A prevalence study was contemplated to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. in dairy farms in Punjab, India. The cryptosporidium oocysts were detected from 50 and 25.68% from 80 diarrheic and 74 non-diarrheic animals, respectively. Both shedding and intensity of shedding were significant in calves with diarrhea. The Cryptosporidium spp. appears to be common in dairy calves and an important contributor of calf diarrhea in the Punjab province. The prevalence of the infection peaked in young calves between 0 and 30 days in both the diarrheic and non-diarrheic groups (86.4 and 66.6%, respectively). The percentage distribution of positive samples, with reference to age groups of diarrheic and non-diarrheic animals was negatively correlated with increase in age. High mortality rate and case fatality rate of 35.2 and 44.4% were observed in young calves between 0 and 30 days of age.  相似文献   

Influence of Acacia senegal agroforestry system on growth and yield of sorghum, sesame, roselle and gum in north Kordofan State, Sudan     

Kamal Eldin Mohammed Fadl 《林业研究》2013,24(1):173-177

We examined the effects of intercropping with Acacia senegal (L.) Willd on growth and yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) and roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa). Field experiments were conducted in El-Obeid Research farm (13°10’ N; 30°12’ E), North Kordofan State, Sudan, during 2002 2003 in an 11-year-old A. senegal plantation. The experimental design was randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications. Data were recorded for plant height (cm), fresh weight (kg ha -1 ), dry weight (kg ha -1 ), crop yield (kg ha -1 ), and gum yield (kg ha -1 ). We used Land Equivalent Ratios (LER) and simple financial analyses of gross surpluses to evaluate the productivity and profitability of the different treatments. The results indicated that A. senegal trees had a beneficial effect on crop performance and yield as well as gum yield. Significant differences (p<0.05) were obtained for plant height, fresh weight, dry weight and crop yield. Therefore, yield of sorghum, sesame and roselle under intercropping system were 13.7%, 23.8% and 20.9% higher than that obtained in the sole cropping system respectively. The highest yield increase was observed with sesame (23.8%). Gum yield (g/tree/picking) was signifi- cantly (p<0.05) increased for sorghum, sesame and roslle under inter-cropping system. The highest yield of (298g/tree/picking) was obtained when roselle was intercropped with A. senegal, while the least gum yield of (239 g tree-1 ) was recorded in pure A. senegal plot. All the treatments gave land equivalent ratio (LER) of more than one-indicating the superiority of growing the field crops in intercropping over the sole cropping systems. The highest LER of 3.8 was obtained for sesame intercropped with A. senegal (Hashab), followed by 3.7, when sorghum was intercropped with A. senegal and 3.3 when roselle intercropped with A. senegal. All the treatments gave positive net revenues, the highest being for intercropped sorghum (558 SDG ha -1 ) (SDG=Sudanese gienh). The intercropping of roselle gave the second net revenue (518 SDG ha -1 ),while the sole sorghum gave the lowest net revenue (501 SDG ha -1 ).  相似文献   

Artificial insemination of pigs reared under smallholder production system in northeastern India: success rate, genetic improvement, and monetary benefit     

Govindasamy Kadirvel  Arumugam Kumaresan  Anubrata Das  Kamal Malla Bujarbaruah  Venkatasamy Venkatasubramanian  Shishom Vanao Ngachan 《Tropical animal health and production》2013,45(2):679-686

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Identification of a New Antimicrobial,Desertomycin H,Utilizing a Modified Crowded Plate Technique     

Osama G. Mohamed  Sadaf Dorandish  Rebecca Lindow  Megan Steltz  Ifrah Shoukat  Maira Shoukat  Hussein Chehade  Sara Baghdadi  Madelaine McAlister-Raeburn  Asad Kamal  Dawit Abebe  Khaled Ali  Chelsey Ivy  Maria Antonova  Pamela Schultz  Michael Angell  Daniel Clemans  Timothy Friebe  David Sherman  Anne M. Casper  Paul A. Price  Ashootosh Tripathi 《Marine drugs》2021,19(8)

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Lures for red palm weevil trapping systems: aggregation pheromone and synthetic kairomone          下载免费PDF全文

Sandra Vacas  Ourania Melita  Antonios Michaelakis  Panagiotis Milonas  Roxana Minuz  Paola Riolo  Mohamed Kamal Abbass  Paolo Lo Bue  Stefano Colazza  Ezio Peri  Victoria Soroker  Yaara Livne  Jaime Primo  Vicente Navarro‐Llopis 《Pest management science》2017,73(1):223-231

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Evaluation of Pomegranate Fruit Powder Coated on Urea as Urea-N Immobilizer and Soil-P Mobilizer     

Hossein Sabahi  Morteza Rabiei  Yaser Jafari  Kamal Sadat Asilan 《Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis》2017,48(3):285-293

It has been shown that pomegranate fruit powder (PFP) has the potential to decrease urea-nitrogen (N) mineralization and improve grain yield of maize, but the mechanisms of this effect are not fully understood. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate these mechanisms. For this purpose, an incubation and a pot experiment were conducted, in which four levels of PFP coating equivalent to 0%, 30%, 70%, and 100% (w/w) of urea were studied. PFP had very little effect on nitrification (1.4–2.9%). Mineral N and nitrite (NO₂^?)–N decreased (23% and 38%, respectively) with increasing PFP application, probably due to N-immobilization or urea hydrolysis inhibition. Biomass and grain yield of maize increased with increasing phosphorus (P)/N ratio of leaf and stem, and decreasing P/N ratio of grain, indicating soil-P-mobilization and soil-N-immobilization during vegetative growth and the inverse, during grain filling by PFP. According to these results, PFP can be introduced as an urea-N immobilizer and soil-P mobilizer.  相似文献   

Effect of multiple stresses on growth and adaptive capability of Malpura ewes under semi-arid tropical environment     

Veerasamy Sejian  Vijai Prakash Maurya  Kamal Kumar  Syed Mohammad Khursheed Naqvi 《Tropical animal health and production》2012,45(1):107-116

A study was conducted to assess the effect of multiple stresses (thermal, nutritional, and walking stress) on the adaptive capability of Malpura ewes in terms of changes in physiological mechanisms and blood biochemical changes. The study was conducted for a period of 35 days covering two estrous cycles during summer season (April–May). The ewes were randomly allocated into two groups of 12 animals each, viz., GI (n?=?12; control) and GII (n?=?12; multiple stresses). GI ewes were maintained in the shed while GII ewes were subjected to multiple stresses. GI ewes were maintained in shed while GII ewes were subjected to heat stress by exposing them to 32–44 °C (average 42 °C) and RH of 12–26 % for 6 h from 10:00 to 16:00 h in natural environment. GI ewes were provided with ad libitum feeding while GII ewes were provided with restricted feed (30 % of intake of GI ewes) to induce nutritional stress. Further, GII ewes were subjected to walking stress by forcing them to walk 14 km in two spans between 9:00 and 10:30 h and 15:00 and 16:30 h. Blood collection was done at weekly intervals. Multiple stresses significantly (P?<?0.01) affected body weight, respiration rate, pulse rate, rectal temperature, sweating rate, tri-iodo-thyronine, thyroxine_, cortisol, hemoglobin, packed cell volume, glucose, and total protein. The findings from this experiment provide useful information to understand the ideal nutrient requirement for these animals to adapt to such stresses in the semi-arid tropical environment without compromising production.  相似文献   

Mucus and hormonal traits in three gestation patterns (pre-, full- and post-term) of Egyptian Nubian (Zaraibi) crossbred doe goats     

Abdel-Halim Ali EL-DARAWANY  Ibrahim Fayez Mahmud MARAI  Kamal Mohamed ELWAN  Akram Abdel-Sattar EL-TARABANY 《Animal Science Journal》2005,76(6):541-547

In the present study, 48 crossbred does (Nubian × Baladi) were used to investigate physiological (mucus and hormonal) traits as affected by gestation pattern (pre‐, full‐ and post‐term parturitions). The incidence of full‐term (does with a gestation length of 146–152 days) was the highest (54.5%), followed by pre‐term (does with a gestation length of 140–145 days; 36.9%) and post‐term (does with a gestation length of 153 days; 8.9%), respectively. Prediction of gestation pattern by using some body measurements was also studied. Cervical mucus samples were collected during estrus to determine spinnbarkeit (i.e. strength, viscosity or stretchability) and pH values of the mucus. Mucus was also collected pre‐parturition daily from day 140 of gestation until delivery, to evaluate the ferning arborization. Blood samples were collected on the day before mating (0 time), 1 (at mating), 30, 60, 90 and 145 days after mating. The results showed that spinnbarkeit and pH in cervical mucus at estrus, serum estradiol‐17α (E2) at day 5 before delivery, and progesterone (P4) levels differed insignificantly according to gestation pattern. The fern degree between day 140 of gestation and day of delivery was the highest in pre‐term does, while it was the lowest in post‐ and full‐term does. The gestation length was the highest in post‐term does (157.5 days), and the lowest in pre‐term does (141.5 days). During winter, the incidence of pre‐term deliveries was the highest (54.5%), but in spring, full‐term deliveries were the most common (58.3%). Most of the traits studied were insignificantly affected by season of birth. Post‐term delivery can be estimated by doe weight and wither height, while full‐term delivery can be anticipated using by hip height and abdomen girth. Pre‐term does can be detected by cervical mucus fern between day 140 of gestation and day of delivery. Post‐term does can be defined by doe weight and wither height, while full‐term deliveries can be defined by hip height and abdomen girth, during pregnancy.  相似文献