Aflatoxin B1: Challenges and Strategies for the Intestinal Microbiota and Intestinal Health of Monogastric Animals by Hyunjun Choi, Yesid Garavito-Duarte, Alexa R. Gormley, Sung Woo Kim

“…The negative impact of AFB₁ on the % change in average daily gain (ΔADG) of chickens and pigs was estimated based on meta-analysis: ΔADG (%)_chicken = −0.13 × AFB₁ intake per body weight (ng/g·d) and ΔADG (%)_pig = −0.74 × AFB₁ intake per body weight (µg/kg·d), indicating that increasing AFB₁ contamination linearly reduces the growth of animals. …”
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Qingfei Tongluo Mixture Attenuates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Fibrosis through mTOR-Dependent Autophagy in Rats by Shuyu Ge, Zhenghong Guo, Ting Xiao, Pingping Sun, Bo Yang, Yin Ying

“…Treatment with QFTL significantly improved the adverse effects of bleomycin on body weight, lung coefficient, and pathological changes. …”
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Jiaweishaoyao Decoction Alleviates DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis via Inhibiting Inflammation by Huixia Qiao, Yahui Huang, Xiaoyan Chen, Long Yang, Yue Wang, Rongrong Xu

“…UC was assessed by body weight, disease activity index (DAI), colon length, spleen weight, and histopathological score (HE staining). …”
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Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Potential of Polyherbal Preparations in CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice by Rayhana Begum, Sonia Akther Papia, Mst Marium Begum, Hongbin Wang, Rubaba Karim, Rebeka Sultana, Priyanka Rani Das, Taslima Begum, Md. Ragibul Islam, Nargis Manwar, Md. Sohanur Rahman

“…In this study, Swiss albino mice were treated for 7 days with distilled water or PLFs (2.6 and 5.2 ml/kg body weight/day, per os.) followed by single subcutaneous injection of CCl4 (1 ml/kg body weight, diluted with olive oil in 1 : 1 ratio) on day 8. …”
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Effectiveness of Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus on Metabolic Syndrome Components: A Real-World, Observational Study by Antonio Nicolucci, Maria Chiara Rossi, Massimiliano Petrelli

“…The impact of 180 days of administration of Gdue was assessed on body weight, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, lipid profile, and blood pressure levels. …”
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Reproductive efficiency of ewe lambs kept on tropical pastures under different feeding systems by L.M. Higano, C.C.B.F. Ítavo, L.C.V. Ítavo, G.S. Difante, G.K.A. Melo, P.C.G. Silva, K.L.S. Monteiro, E.S.M. Soares, T.F.F.S. Arco, P.B. Andrade, A.A.S. Miguel, F.G.G. Oliveira, E.L.M. Ribeiro, A.L.C. Gurgel

“…The lambs were distributed in two treatments with protein-energy supplementation at levels 1.6 and 2.4% of body weight and reared on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu. …”
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Lunasin protease inhibitor concentrate decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines and improves histopathological markers in dextran sodium sulfate-induced ulcerative colitis by Andrea Nieto-Veloza, Zhihong Wang, Qixin Zhong, Doris D’Souza, Hari B. Krishnan, Vermont P. Dia

“…LPIC treatment was performed via daily intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg/kg body weight. Body weight, visible blood in stool and stool consistency were scored daily as macroscopic indicators of disease progression. …”
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Investigation of parameters affecting throwing velocity and accuracy in handball by Neslihan Akçay, Kerem Can Yıldız, Sezer Tanrıöver, Mehmet Ali Kanı, Mustafa Şakir Akgül, Fatma Neşe Şahin

“…However, while anthropometric characteristics such as body weight, body fat percentage and mass, and muscle mass had an effect on throwing accuracy, it can be said that hand grip strength, isokinetic shoulder internal and external rotation strength were effective on throwing velocity. …”
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Effect of Oral Administration with Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 Strain on Sows during Gestation-Lactation and the Derived Impact on Their Progeny Performance by César Betancur, Yordan Martínez, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, Rogel Castillo, Xinghua Ding

“…Moreover, the probiotic feed orally to the sows improved the body weight (P≤0.05) and reduced the diarrhea incidence of their offspring (P≤0.05). …”
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Prevention of Cyclophosphamide-Induced Immunosuppression in Mice with the Antimicrobial Peptide Sublancin by Shuai Wang, Shuo Huang, Qianhong Ye, Xiangfang Zeng, Haitao Yu, Desheng Qi, Shiyan Qiao

“…In normal mice, the phagocytic activity of mouse peritoneal macrophages was significantly enhanced by oral administration of sublancin (1.0 mg/kg body weight) to BALB/c mice for 7 days (P<0.01). In addition, the mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in peritoneal macrophages from sublancin- (1.0 mg/kg body weight) administered mice was significantly increased (P<0.05). …”
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Meat Production in a Feedlot System of Zebu—Holstein Steers and Heifers with Dairy Genetics: Productive and Biological Analyses by Gustavo Chamon de Castro Menezes, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas, Edenio Detmann, Arismar de Castro Menezes, Diego Zanett, Lays Débora Silva Mariz, Luciana Navajas Rennó, Jarbas Miguel da Silva Junior

“…Heifers presented with greater intakes (P<0.05) of dry matter in grams per kg of body weight. Steers presented with a greater (P<0.05) final empty body weight, carcass gain, cold carcass weight, and meat proportion in the carcass; however, heifers presented with a greater subcutaneous fat thickness (P<0.05) and, consequently, a greater (P<0.05) fat proportion in the carcass. …”
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Effects of exercise intensity on nutritional status, body composition, and energy balance in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial by Tomoyuki Ikeuchi, Kazuya Shingai, Katsuyuki Ichiki, Takeo Jimi, Tetsuya Kawano, Kaori Kato, Toru Tsuda

“…These results suggest the importance of continuing high-intensity exercise, while taking into consideration energy intake and nutritional therapy, even when body weight loss occurs during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD. …”
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The Improvement of Hyperglycemia after RYGB Surgery in Diabetic Rats Is Related to Elevated Hypothalamus GLP-1 Receptor Expression by Jazyra Zynat, Yuyu Guo, Yingli Lu, Dongping Lin

“…GLP-1R and DPP-4 expression in hypothalamus and ileum were measured by RT-PCR. Results. The body weight and fasting/random blood glucose in the D + R group decreased significantly compared with the D group (P<0.05). …”
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Modulation of Cognition: The Role of Gnidia glauca on Spatial Learning and Memory Retention in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats by Wycliffe Makori Arika, Cromwell Mwiti Kibiti, Joan Murugi Njagi, Mathew Piero Ngugi

“…The results indicated that Gnidia glauca showed potent antiobesity effects as indicated in the reduction of body weight and obesity index in extract-treated rats. …”
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Comparison of the Efficiency of Lepidium sativum, Ficus carica, and Punica granatum Methanolic Extracts in Relieving Hyperglycemia and Hyperlipidemia of Streptozotocin-Induced Diab... by Shimaa Ramadan, Amany Mohamed Hegab, Yahya S. Al-Awthan, Mohammed Ali Al-Duais, Ahmed A. Tayel, Mahmoud A. Al-Saman

“…To induce diabetes, all animals were administered with STZ intraperitoneal injection at a dose of 60 mg/kg body weight. For five weeks, the crude plant extracts were given orally to various groups of rats at doses of one hundred and two hundred mg/kg body weight. …”
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Application of Ionophores in Cattle Diets by Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift

“…Ionophores are feed additives used in cattle diets to increase feed efficiency and body weight gain. They are compounds that alter rumen fermentation patterns. …”
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Shopping for Health: Breakfast Cereals by Jenna Seckar, Wendy J. Dahl

“…The benefits of eating a healthy cereal include increased fiber intake and lower body weight. But navigating the cereal aisle at your local grocery store can be an overwhelming experience. …”
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Shopping for Health: Breakfast Cereals by Jenna Seckar, Wendy J. Dahl

“…The benefits of eating a healthy cereal include increased fiber intake and lower body weight. But navigating the cereal aisle at your local grocery store can be an overwhelming experience. …”
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Impact of nurturing care educational videos focusing on children with nutritional problems aged 6-23 months on mothers' knowledge and child growth by Fitri Haryanti, Lely Lusmilasari, Sri Hartini, Ayyu Sandhi, Ika Parmawati, Akhmadi Akhmadi, Nisa Nur Hasanah, Fitriana Andarwati, Hani Risnawati, Alissa Nur Pratiwi, Ananda Sekar Kusumawati, Redyta Dwi Cahyani

“…Both groups exhibited significant increases in children's body weight and height: the intervention group (body weight, p = 0.005; body height, p < 0.001) and the control group (body weight, p < 0.001; body height, p < 0.001). …”
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Predicting dry matter intake in Pelibuey sheep using machine learning methods by Enrique Camacho-Perez, Cem Tirink, Ricardo Garcia-Herrera, Ángel T. Piñeiro-Vazquez, Fernando Casanova-Lugo, Jorge R. Canul-Solis, Antonio Leandro Chaves-Gurgel, Ceyhun Yücel, Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez, Alfonso J. Chay-Canul

“…Individual data was obtained from 130 animals whose average body weight (ABW) was 23 ± 6 kg and the DMI was 1.04 ± 0.27 kg/d from an experiment conducted under tropical conditions. …”
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