Effect of natural accelerated growth in the per- formance of buffalo calves in a dual-purpose production system by Luis Mantilla, Omar Castellano, Rubiela Rodríguez

“…The other calves underwent a system of management (T2) which we call “growth flare”, that proposes natural accelerated growth in buffalo calves: the buffalo cow and the calf remain together without going to the milking parlour until the thoracic perimeter of the calf reaches 100 cm. …”
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COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL E EQUAÇÕES PREDITIVAS DA GORDURA EM CRIANÇAS E JOVENS by Adair da Silva Lopes, Cândido S. Pires Neto

“…Até que no­vos estudos sejam realizados, parece que as equa­ções de regressão adaptadas por LOHMAN (1986) e SLAUGHTER et al (1988) são as mais indica­das por levar em consideração o estágio maturacional, sexo, idade e raça. …”
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PRELIMINARY REPORT ON AFLATOXIN M1 IN PIG URINE AS A MARKER OF AFLATOXIN B1 EXPOSURE IN SERBIA by Miroslava Polovinski Horvatovic, Saša Krstović, Darko Guljaš, Marko Damjanović, Mile Mirkov, Igor Jajić

“…However, in recent decades, climate change has emerged as a significant issue, raising concerns about food safety and animal production. One of the main problems regarding AFB1 is an uneven distribution in feed samples, and quite often feed sample analysis does not provide a proper insight into the exposure to this mycotoxin. …”
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Biofilm removal mediated by Salmonella phages from chicken-related sources by Zhenzhen Ning, Lingling Zhang, Linlin Cai, Xinglian Xu, Ying Chen, Huhu Wang

“…Complete genome sequence analysis revealed that the genomes of phage CW1 is composed of 41763 bp with 58 open reading frames (ORFs) and a holin-endolysin system and it does not encode any virulence or lysogeny. A phage cocktail consisted of CW1 (with the broadest spectrum of 70.49 %) and CW11, M4 and M10 (with a high lytic activity of more than 67.11 %) was established. …”
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The Effects of Artificial vs. Natural Rearing on Growth Performance, Thyroid Hormone Levels, Locomotor Activity, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality Characteristics in Chios Lambs by Panagiotis Simitzis, Georgia Alexopoulou, Eftychis Karampekos, Konstantina Linardopoulou, Anargyros Rigakis, Niki Stamelou, Michael Goliomytis, Iosif Bizelis, Ioannis Bossis

“…The body weight of lambs was also recorded weekly. At the age of 45 days, lambs were fasted for 12 h, weighed and slaughtered. …”
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