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Performance, body composition and net requirements of protein and energy for weight gain in steers supplemented with or without addition of lipids

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (2), 2020
This research aimed to evaluate the performance, body composition and net requirements for protein and energy in grazing Nellore steers supplemented with or without addition of lipids. Twenty-eight steers, 301 ± 5.8 kg BW, were used in the experiment. The comparative sla...

Evolução do excesso de peso em gestantes usuárias da Atenção Primária à Saúde do município de Macaé-RJ entre 2010-2018

Demetra (Rio J.); 15 (1), 2020
Introdução: O estudo visa investigar a taxa de prevalência e a tendência temporal do excesso de peso em gestantes usuárias da Atenção Primária à Saúde de Macaé, entre 2010 e 2018. Método: Realizou-se estudo quantitativo, de série temporal, com a base de dados do Sistema de Vigilância Alimen...

Adiposity and weight gain in Mangalarga Marchador horses subjected to hypercaloric diet

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (3), 2020
In recent years, several researchers have been studying obesity in national horse breeds; however, no studies demonstrating the dynamic of body and regional fat accumulation (adiposity) Mangalarga Marchador horses subjected to hypercaloric diets have been found. This study aimed to characterize the depos...

Nutritional status and dietary intake of pregnant women

Rev. salud pública; 22 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate weight gain during pregnancy according to the pregestational state in women who underwent prenatal care in Primary Health Care. Methods A cross-sectional study with the participation of 255 pregnant women. Socioeconomic and demographic variables were collected using a str...

Porcentaje de peso perdido y su recuperación en pacientes bariátricos: un análisis desde la perspectiva temporal

Rev. chil. nutr; 47 (1), 2020
RESUMEN La perspectiva temporal se ha asociado a hábitos relacionados con salud. Específicamente, el futuro ha sido asociado a cambios en el estilo de vida como la incorporación de ejercicio físico. En cambio, el presente hedonista se ha asociado a la perdida sub-óptima de peso en pacientes bariátr...

Influence of organic chromium supplementation on the performance of beef calves undergoing weaning-related stress

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (2), 2020
Dietary chromium supplementation before, during, and after weaning was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that chromium supplementation could reduce weaning-induced cortisol release in beef calves. We examined the effects of chromium supplementation in 150 crossbred calves (male and female) between fiv...

Insulin dysregulation in horses with induced obesity

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (1), 2020
Insulin deregulation (ID) is a central player in the pathophysiology of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), which is associated with generalized and/or regional obesity. The objective of this experiment was to characterize the alterations in the hormonal profile in horses exposed to a hypercaloric diet. A t...

Performance, carcass yield, and meat quality of broilers supplemented with organic or inorganic zinc

A total of 640 one-day-old Cobb broiler chicks, half male and half female, were reared up to 49 days of age. A completely randomized 2 × 4 factorial design was used. Experimental treatments consisted of four levels of organic zinc supplementation and one control (inorganic zinc supplementation) and two ...

Wet citrus pulp in finishing diets for feedlot lambs: performance and hepatic enzyme concentration

Pectin industry generates a citrus pulp residue compounded by peduncle, endocarp, juice vesicles, columella, seeds and tiny fractions of epicarp and mesocarp of citrus fruits, denominated Wet Citrus Pulp (WCP), which has not yet been tested as food for lamb’s nutrition. Thus, this study aimed to determ...

Castor cake as organic fertilizer to control gastrointestinal nematodes in pasture-raised sheep

Abstract Gastrointestinal parasitism is one of the factors that discourages farmers from raising small ruminants in cultivated pastures. To validate a soil treatment strategy to control the free-living stages of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), castor cake (CC) was used as a fertilizer on a pasture wher...