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Evaluation of performance, nutrients digestibility, and immune system responses in broiler chickens fed on wheat-based diet supplemented with different levels of vitamin A [PDF]

پژوهشهای علوم دامی ایران, 2021
Introduction Wheat is one of the important ingredients for preparing poultry diets. However, wheat contains some anti-nutritional factors such as non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) which enhance digesta viscosity and thus decrease nutrients digestion and ...
Soghra Hatami, Mohammad Reza Akbari, Fariborz Khajali   +2 more
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Effects of high-dose folic acid on protein metabolism in breast muscle and performance of broilers

Poultry Science, 2022
: Attaining the optimal feed conversion ratio is the unaltered goal for poultry breeding, meat yield is one of the vital reference indexes for that.
Saisai Liang, Xinshuai Liu, Jianfei Zhao, Rui Liu, Xinhuo Huang, Yanli Liu, Xiaojun Yang, Xin Yang   +7 more
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Exploring the effectiveness of in ovo feeding of vitamin C based on the embryonic vitamin C synthesis and absorption in broiler chickens

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2021
Background Many researches about in ovo feeding (IOF) of vitamin C (VC) are gradually carried out to explore physiological development in chicken, but little studies focus on VC synthesis capacity of the embryo itself, the selection of injection site and
Yufei Zhu, Jianfei Zhao, Chenxu Wang, Fei Zhang, Xinhuo Huang, Zhouzheng Ren, Xin Yang, Yanli Liu, Xiaojun Yang   +8 more
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Comparison of Dietary Intake of Vitamin A in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders with Healthy Children in Gorgan City in 2021: A Case-control Study [PDF]

پژوهان, 2023
Background and Objectives: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial disorder that is affected by genetic and environmental factors, including nutritional factors. Recently, the role of nutrients, especially vitamin A, in the pathophysiology and
Fahime Moeini, Maede Mostaghimi, Mohammad Reza Honarvar, Amrollah Sharifi   +3 more
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The role of well-known antioxidant vitamins in the prevention of cadmium-induced toxicity

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2022
Long-term exposure to cadmium (Cd) leads to the development of a number of conditions associated with liver and kidney damage, reproductive and cardiovascular disorders, in addition to visual impairment, blindness and hearing loss, among others.
Agnieszka Sitek, Lucyna Kozłowska
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An assessment of the antioxidant vitamins concentration in people with metabolic syndrome working in agriculture

Medycyna Pracy, 2021
Background Vitamins A, C and E are important parts of the antioxidant barrier. Polish data on antioxidant vitamins deficiency in the population are rare, especially among physically active people with metabolic disorders.
Małgorzata Godala, Ewelina Gaszyńska, Dariusz Moczulski, Izabela Materek-Kuśmierkiewicz, Michalina Krzyżak   +4 more
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Knowledge of the importance of Vitamin A and awareness of its deficiency among parents of preschool children: A hospital-based study

Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2023
Purpose: The prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the highest in India among the South Asian countries. Suspected causes for this are insufficient dietary intake, lack of education, and a poor monitoring and surveillance system.
Samira Davalbhakta, Satish Shitole
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Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway

Foods, 2020
The projected increase in global population will demand a major increase in global food production. There is a need for more biomass from the ocean as future food and feed, preferentially from lower trophic levels.
Anita R. Alvheim, Marian Kjellevold, Espen Strand, Monica Sanden, Martin Wiech   +4 more
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Feeding practices and micronutrient status of children aged 0–36 months in Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo province

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2022
Background: Micronutrient deficiency continues to be a major public health problem affecting infants and young children under 5 years of age worldwide. Aim: The study aims to investigate feeding practices and micronutrient status of children aged 0–36 ...
Anzani Mugware, Selekane A. Motadi, Lindelani F. Mushaphi   +2 more
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The effects of maternal and infant vitamin A supplementation on vitamin A status: a randomised trial in Kenya. [PDF]

, 2007
Postpartum vitamin A supplementation of mothers and infants is recommended, but the efficacy has been questioned. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Kenyan mother-infant pairs were randomised to maternal vitamin A (400,000 IU) or placebo 0 ...
D. L. Mwaniki, Marshall, T, Tedstone, A.E., Alusala, D., Luoba, A, Ayah, R.A., Magnussen, Pascal, Tedstone, AE, D. Alusala, Michaelsen, KF, Michaelsen, Kim Fleischer, Friis, H, Mwaniki, DL, Luoba, A., K. F. Michaelsen, P. Kaestel, Magnussen, P, A. Luoba, Alusala, D, R. A. Ayah, A. E. Tedstone, Friis, Henrik, Kaestel, P, Marshall, T., P. Magnussen, Ayah, RA, H. Friis, Mwaniki, D.L., T. Marshall, Kæstel, Pernille   +29 more
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