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Responses of broiler chickens to incremental levels of water deprivation: Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and relative organ weights

Open Agriculture, 2023
The objective of the study was to assess the effect of varying levels of water deprivation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and internal organ weight of broiler chickens. Ninety unsexed Ross 308 chicks 2 weeks old were randomly assigned to
Mhmoud Amirah, Mkwanazi Mbusiseni Vusumuzi, Ndlela Sithembile Zenith, Moyo Mehluli, Chimonyo Michael   +4 more
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Improving quality parameters of spinach by adjusting light spectra under moderate water deprivation conditions

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2023
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is a highly valuable leafy vegetable, abundant in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, offering various health benefits such as enhancing cardiovascular health, reducing inflammation, and aiding digestion.
Tahoora B. ZARGAR, Oqba BASAL, Szilvia VERES   +2 more
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Preconditioning to Water Deficit Helps Aloe vera to Overcome Long-Term Drought during the Driest Season of Atacama Desert

Plants, 2022
Throughout evolution, plants have developed different strategies of responses and adaptations that allow them to survive in different conditions of abiotic stress. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. is a succulent CAM plant that can grow in warm, semi-arid, and arid
José P. Delatorre-Castillo, José Delatorre-Herrera, Kung Sang Lay, Jorge Arenas-Charlín, Isabel Sepúlveda-Soto, Liliana Cardemil, Enrique Ostria-Gallardo   +6 more
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Effects of Daytime Dry Fasting on Hydration, Glucose Metabolism and Circadian Phase: A Prospective Exploratory Cohort Study in Bahá'í Volunteers

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Background: Religiously motivated Bahá'í fasting (BF) is a form of intermittent dry fasting celebrated by abstaining from food and drinks during daylight hours every year in March for 19 consecutive days.Aim: To test the safety and effects of BF on ...
Daniela A. Koppold-Liebscher, Daniela A. Koppold-Liebscher, Caroline Klatte, Sarah Demmrich, Julia Schwarz, Farid I. Kandil, Farid I. Kandil, Nico Steckhan, Nico Steckhan, Raphaela Ring, Christian S. Kessler, Christian S. Kessler, Michael Jeitler, Michael Jeitler, Barbara Koller, Bharath Ananthasubramaniam, Clemens Eisenmann, Anja Mähler, Anja Mähler, Michael Boschmann, Achim Kramer, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen   +22 more
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Shortening of primary cilia length is associated with urine concentration in the kidneys [PDF]

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2023
Background The primary cilium, a microtubule-based cellular organelle present in certain kidney cells, functions as a mechano-sensor to monitor fluid flow in addition to various other biological functions.
Min Jung Kong, Sang Jun Han, Sung Young Seu, Ki-Hwan Han, Joshua H. Lipschutz, Kwon Moo Park   +5 more
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Water deprivation increases maternal corticosterone levels and enhances offspring growth in the snake Vipera aspis

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2016
International audienceCirculating glucocorticoid (GC) levels may increase as a result of reproductive effort or in response to unpredictable events. However, GC secretion can vary with the availability of vital trophic resources such as energy.
A. Dupoué, F. Angelier, F. Brischoux, D. DeNardo, Colette Trouvé, C. Parenteau, O. Lourdais   +6 more
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Physiological Responses of Baladi Goats undergoing Water Deprivation during Summer Condition [PDF]

Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2021
This study was assigned to evaluate the effect of water deprivation on physiological responses, liver and kidney functions, hematological parameters, serum metabolites, electrolytes and hormonal profiles of Baladi goats during summer months.
A. I. Semaida, Masouda Abd El-Ghany
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Water footprint of local plant-based protein in Thailand

Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, 2023
By a significant margin, agriculture in Thailand uses more water than any other industry. Therefore, the impact of water uses on producing both crops and animals is important.
Asama Kumban, Phairat Usubharatana, Harnpon Phungrassami   +2 more
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Metabolic Effects of Water Deprivation [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 1986
Under the conditions of pair feeding, water-deprived rats predominantly use fat as a metabolic fuel, whereas total energy turnover as measured by oxygen consumption is not altered. Plasma free fatty acids are elevated in dehydrated rats, indicating enhanced lipolysis.
Hohenegger, M., Laminger, U., Om, P., Sadjak, A., Gutmann, K., Vermes, M.   +5 more
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THE EXPRESSION PROFILES OF SELECTED GENES IN DIFFERENT BEAN SPECIES (PHASEOLUS SPP.) AS RESPONSE TO WATER DEFICIT [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2012
The aim of this study was to compare expression profiles of a number of transcripts from leaves of different Phaseolus species under drought stress, in order to ascertain whether changes in their expression in Phaseolus spp.
Tatjana KAVAR, Marko MARAS, Marjetka KIDRIC, Jelka ŠUŠTAR-VOZLIC, Vladimir MEGLIČ   +4 more
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