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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessment of Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) as an Additive for the Prevention of CoccidiosisJenny Piedad Lozada-Ortiz, Oscar Patricio Núñez-Torres, Jorge Ricardo Guerrero-LópezNowadays, the use of plants is an alternative for the control and treatment of diseases in the poultry industry. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) as a natural additive for the prevention of coccidiosis in broilers up to 8 weeks of age. For this experiment were used 288 Ross 308 chickens … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 27 Apr 2022 · 6,913 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUse of Plectranthus amboinicus in Feeding Fattening PigsAngel Roberto Sánchez, Mayte Madelaine Vega Tinoco, Esmeralda Dioselina Pimbosa Ortiz et al.This research was developed at the Hacienda "Los Hermanos" belonging to the company Super Mac, located in Balao canton, Guayas province, coastal region of Ecuador, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of ground dehydrated P. amboinicus in the feed of fattening pigs on their productive parameters and antibacsterial response. Four treatments were distributed, … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 28 Nov 2021 · 6,494 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProductive and Economic Performances of Magelang Duck Fed on Fermented Kariba WeedAgus Setiadi, Siswanto Imam Santoso, Edjeng Suprijatna et al.The duck farming business faces the high feeding costs problem. Kariba Weed (KW) is an alternative feed that has been widely used as a source of ducks' feeding materials. However, a problem exists because KW contains high crude fibre. Fermented KW that contains microbes will reduce the crude fibre content, leading to a good quality of duck meat. This study … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 21 Nov 2021 · 6,561 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffect of Feed Additive Supplementation on Growth Performance, Intestinal Morphology, Intestinal Microflora and Nutrient Digestibility Study of Broiler ChickenSunday Egba Omogo, Emeka Henry Oparaji, Franklin Uzodinma EdejiThe present study evaluated the effect of various feed additive supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology, intestinal microflora and nutrient digestibility study of starter broiler chicks. A day-old broiler chicks with total number of two hundred and four (204) (Ross 308) were randomly allotted to eight (8) dietary treatments with four (4) replicate pens per treatment (average of 6 birds … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 7 May 2021 · 8,334 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Dietary Fiber Level in Weaning Pig Diets on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Intestinal MorphologyNujira Taksinanan, Wandee Tartrakoon, Seksom Attamangkune et al.Insoluble dietary fiber is benefit on gut volume and morphology of the pigs. Rice hull is the by-product from rice processing that rich of dietary fiber content. The objectives of our study were to evaluate the effects of dietary fiber level from grounded rice hull on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology and bacterial cell count in hindgut of weaning … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 28 Mar 2020 · 7,304 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMicroalgae Schizochytrium sp. in Feed for Piau Leporinus fridericiAline D.S. Prates, Marianne Schorer, Guilherme S. Moura et al.The objective of the study was to evaluate the growth of piau (Leporinus friderici) juveniles fed with diet supplemented with different levels of Schizochytrium sp. One hundred and forty juveniles of L. friderici were stocked in 20 aquariums (35 L) at the density of 0.2 fish L-1, weighing and measuring 11.80±1.08 g and 9.68±0.31 cm, respectively. The feeds were prepared … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 31 Oct 2018 · 7,591 accessesView PDFCite
InvestigationOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Adding Zeolite in the Feed of Chickens Cobb 500Angel Roberto Sánchez Quinche, Faviola Margarita Pindo Nagua, Oliverio Napoleón Vargas González et al.The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the addition of zeolite on the feeding of Cobb 500 chickens in the productive parameters. The work was carried out in an integral farm of Ecuador, adopting the standards of biosafety and animal welfare for the breeding of poultry; no vaccines or drugs were administered. 200 chickens (1-day old) … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 25 Sep 2017 · 8,661 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimization of Biodiesel Production from Spent Palm Cooking Oil Using Fractional Factorial Design Combined with the Response Surface MethodologyS.M. Zakir Hossain, Nahid Sultana, Muhammad Faisal Irfan et al.Fractional Factorial Design (FFD) of the experiments combined with the response surface methodology was used to determine the optimum conditions for the production of biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO) in a batch reactor. Spent palm olein cooking oil was used as a raw material for biodiesel production as it is commonly used in most of the restaurants in Bahrain. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 22 Nov 2016 · 8,443 accessesView PDFCite
Research NotesOpen accessIn the abstractGastrointestinal Parasites of Cattle in Central JavaPenny Humaidah Hamid, Yuli Purwandari Kristianingrum, Joko Prastowo, Liliana Machado Ribeiro da SilvaGastrointestinal parasites are the main cause of losses of cattle farms including feed conversion-failure and even death of heavily infected animals. We have conducted a random examination of 455 cows in the Special Region of Yogyakarta-Central Java from March to June 2016. The examined animals were Ongole and Local Cattle (PO) cross breed, Simmental breed, Limousin breed, Simmental and PO … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 19 Oct 2016 · 8,867 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAn Opportunity for the Agricultural Sector: The Renewable Energy SourcesRiccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaToday, among the most important issue for energy decisions by policymakers, there are security challenges and environmental impacts on climate change and economic aspects. Since the seventies, in fact, global warming and environmental issues have had an increasing importance in international debate, attracting the attention of several scientific studies (Landi and Benelli, 2016). Many of these studies denoted that over … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 6 Sep 2016 · 8,092 accessesView PDFCite