Utilization of biofloc meal as a feed ingredient for Nile tilapia and common carp by Julie Ekasari, Hilda Kemala Pasha, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo

“…Nile tilapia and common carp juveniles with an initial average body weight of 11.72±0.04 g and 8.81±0.04 g, respectively, were used as the experimental animals. …”
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Effects of Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer (Tucumã) on Diet-Induced Dyslipidemic Rats by Geórgia Craveiro Holanda Malveira Maia, Mozer da Silva Campos, Janice Barros-Monteiro, Juan Eduardo Lucas Castillo, Murilo Soares Faleiros, Rejane Souza de Aquino Sales, Denise Moraes Lopes Galeno, Edson Lira, Francisca das Chagas do Amaral Souza, Carmen Ortiz, Luisa Morales, Rosany Piccolotto Carvalho

“…The Exercised control group (ECG) was fed with commercial food and the exercised treatment group (ETG) was fed with a ration of tucumã. Body weight gain and food intake were monitored during the experiment. …”
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Effects of in-ovo injection of Yu ping feng polysaccharides on growth performance, intestinal development, and immunity in broiler chickens by Li-Gang Xue, Tian-Kui Guo, Juan Wang, Yu-Quan Shan, Li Guo, Dong-Xing Zhang, Zhong Wei, Dan Wang

“…Compared with the other three groups, the in-ovo YPF injection did not affect the hatching rate of chicken embryos; however, the initial body weight of hatchlings significantly increased and the feed conversion ratio decreased. …”
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Effects of a Meal Replacement on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters among Subjects with Overweight or Obesity by Xiaohui Guo, Yifan Xu, Hairong He, Hao Cai, Jianfen Zhang, Yibin Li, Xinyu Yan, Man Zhang, Na Zhang, Rolando L. Maddela, Jessie Nicodemus-Johnson, Guansheng Ma

“…Significant (p<0.001) improvements in body composition components were observed among the intervention group, including body weight (−4.3 ± 3.3%), body mass index (−4.3 ± 3.3%), waist circumference (−4.3 ± 4.4%), fat-free mass (−1.8 ± 2.9%), and body fat mass (−5.3 ± 8.8%). …”
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Toxicological Characterization of Six Plants of the Beninese Pharmacopoeia Used in the Treatment of Salmonellosis by Boris Legba, Victorien Dougnon, Esther Deguenon, Jerrold Agbankpe, Maximin Senou, Alidah Aniambossou, Carène Gbaguidi, Kevin Sintondji, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Jacques Dougnon

“…The acute toxicity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Psidium guajava, Vernonia amygdalina, Cajanus cajan, Phyllanthus amarus, Uvaria chamae, and Lantana camara was evaluated according to OECD Guideline 423 at a single dose of 2000 mg/kg body weight on Wistar rats. Histological sections were performed on the liver and kidneys to confirm hematological and biochemical data. …”
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The digestibility of biofloc meal from African catfish culture medium as a feed raw material for Pacific white shrimp by Julie Ekasari, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Putri Elas, Reza Karunia Senja

“…White shrimp with an average body weight of 5.61 ± 0.09 g was randomly distributed to each experimental tank at a density of 20 shrimp/tank. …”
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High-fat diet promotes gestational diabetes mellitus through modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism by Lei Yao, Xuefei Zhou, Xianqi Jiang, Hao Chen, Yuanliang Li, Xiao Xiong, Yan Tang, Haogang Zhang, Pengfei Qiao

“…Bile acids of serum, fecal samples from human and mice were analysised. Body weight, average feed intake, blood glucose, insulin levels and oral glucose tolerance test was performed among each groups. …”
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Bacillus subtilis HGCC-1 improves growth performance and liver health via regulating gut microbiota in golden pompano by Ming Li, Hui Liang, Jian Zhang, Jie Chen, Shichang Xu, Wenhao Zhou, Qianwen Ding, Yalin Yang, Zhen Zhang, Yuanyuan Yao, Chao Ran, Zhigang Zhou

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Bacillus subtilis HGCC-1, an indigenous probiotic isolated from fish, on growth performance, host lipid metabolism, liver inflammation and gut microbiota of golden pompano. 160,000 golden pompanos with the initial body weight of 93.6 ± 5.0 g was randomly assigned to two dietary groups: Control and HGCC-1 (control diet supplemented with 0.3 g/kg Bacillus subtilis HGCC-1 fermentation product), and after three weeks of feeding, 26 golden pompanos were randomly collected from each group for gut microbiome and host phenotype analysis. …”
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Reproductive performance of female largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) broodstock was enhanced by dietary small peptides by Jie Wei, Mingwei Tao, Jiaming Huang, Hangxian Zhou, Qiyou Xu

“…To research the effects of dietary small peptides on the reproductive performance of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) broodstock, four isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were prepared by adding 5 % small peptide (SP) on two fish meal levels (40 and 20 %), which were labeled as HF (40 % FM), HS (40 % FM+5 % SP), LF (20 % FM) and LS (20 % FM+5 % SP), respectively. 160 female largemouth bass broodstock (initial body weight: 452.36 ± 15.54 g) were randomly allocated to four groups with 4 tanks per group of 10 fish each. …”
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Healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy to prevent childhood obesity: study protocol for a parallel group randomised trial — the PRE-STORK trial by Tina Vilsbøll, Signe S Torekov, Julie Lyng Forman, Romain Barrès, Andreas Andersen, Filip K Knop, Signe Foghsgaard, Klaus Bønnelykke, Thomas Bergholt, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Christina Anne Vinter, Majken Lillholm Pico, Louise Groth Grunnet, Nina Kornerup, Julie Hagstrøm Danielsen, Ronni Eg Sahl, Mette Yun Johansen, Louise Kelstrup, Nida Ghauri, Emilie Grønlund, Lærke Lund

“…The women will be randomised to receive either standard of care or a lifestyle intervention focused on preconception body weight reduction, regular physical exercise, healthy diet and support from a mentor before and during pregnancy. …”
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The growth of eel fed with different protein level and protein-energy ratio by Fitria Nawir, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Tatag Budiardi

“…Eels used for this study were 6.5±0.3 g in average body weight. Eels were reared in a series of aquaria with dimension 90×40×40 cm3 and filled with 100 L of fresh water. …”
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Multi-omics elucidates the kidney damage caused by aquatic Cu via the gut-kidney axis in ducks by Mingcai Duan, Jinyu Liu, Zhaoxia Cai, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Wenwu Xu, Tao Zeng, Tiantian Gu, Lizhi Lu

“…The ducks were gavaged with different doses of CuSO4 (0, 100, and 200 mg/kg body weight) for 4 weeks. Results indicate that Cu exposure causes pathological damage to the kidney, with a significant increase in the levels of TNFα, IL-6, and IL-1β in both serum and renal tissue. 16S rDNA analysis revealed that the relative abundances of Candidatus_Saccharimonas and Bacteroides were significantly reduced in the Cu-induced group. …”
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Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on neonatal calf diarrhea when administered at a disease alert generated by automated milk feeders by A. Welk, M.C. Cantor, H.W. Neave, J.H.C. Costa, J.L. Morrison, C.B. Winder, D.L. Renaud

“…Fecal consistency was scored daily, and calves were diagnosed with diarrhea when they had loose feces for ≥2 d or watery feces for ≥1 d. Body weight was recorded at birth and weekly thereafter. …”
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Induction of gonadal maturation of eel using PMSG, antidopamine, and estradiol-17β by Aprelia Martina Tomasoa, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Muhammad Zairin Junior

“…Hormonal induction was applied through intramuscular injection weekly during eight weeks at initial body weight of 200 g. The result showed that P10BE treatment has obtained highest level on E2 (0.43 ng/mL), FSH (2.68 mIU/mL) has increased in week-4 and level on T (1.2 ng/mL), LH (2.80 mIU/mL) has increased in week-8. …”
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Effects of housing conditions on health and gut microbiome of female cynomolgus monkeys and improvement of welfare by checking menstruation under socially housed condition by Yunpeng Yang, Yong Lu, Changshan Gao, Yanhong Nie, Hongfei Wang, Yufei Huang, Haiyan Dong, Qiang Sun

“…Besides, training female monkeys to detect menstruation under socially-housed condition could increase their body weight change and adjusting their immune status, thus attenuating the adverse effects of separating them to single cages. …”
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Efficacy of a Mobile Health–Based Behavioral Treatment for Lifestyle Modification in Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management: Greenhabit Randomized Controlled Trial by Ana Maria Ruiz-Leon, Rosa Casas, Sara Castro-Barquero, Sofia Alfaro-González, Petia Radeva, Emilio Sacanella, Francesc Casanovas-Garriga, Ainhoa Pérez-Gesalí, Ramon Estruch

“…At 12 weeks, the intervention group also showed significant reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressures (mean change –4.5, P=.049 and –2.4 mmHg, P=.03, respectively), body weight (mean change –0.8 kg, P=.03), BMI (mean change –0.3 kg/m2, P=.03), waist circumference (mean change –1.0 cm, P=.046), and triglyceride concentration (mean change –20.0 mg/dL, P=.03). …”
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The Antiobesity Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Alone or in Combination with Metformin in Overweight /Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ana... by Xiaorui Lyu, Taibiao Lyu, Xue Wang, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan, Linjie Wang, Hongbo Yang, Fengying Gong

“…Further sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the meta-analysis results of the efficacy differences in terms of body weight, waist circumference, and BMI were relatively stable and reliable. …”
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Thiol-Disulfide Homeostasis in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Rats by Enes Aydın, Serpil Mungan Durankaya, Osman Yilmaz, Günay Kirkim, Safiye Aktaş, Salim Neşelioğlu, Özcan Erel, Yüksel Olgun, Abdullah Dalgıç

“…Methods: The study was carried out with a total of 28 female albino rats in 4 groups: group 1 (control group) included rats that were not exposed to noise or any study treatment; in group 2, following noise exposure, rats received 2 mg of dexamethasone per kilogram of body weight via the intramuscular route for 5 days; in Group 3, rats were exposed to noise and received a saline solution for 5 days, in a volume (0.15 cc) matched to that of dexamethasone administered in group 2; and in group 4, rats were exposed to noise, and blood samples were collected during the early phase to assess thiol-disulfide homeostasis without administering any treatment. …”
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Effect of different photoperiods on growth indices of female sterlet sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus by Bahman Meknatkhah, Masoud Sattari, Bahram Falahatkar, Samaneh Poursaeid

“…The lowest and highest body weight increase (BWI) were observed in the constant darkness and 16L:8D, respectively. …”
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The Improvement of Protein Retention through a Higher Utilization of Carbohydrate in the Diet with Chromium for Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Linn. by I. Mokoginta, F. Hapsyari, M. Agus Suprayudi

“…Four experimental diets with isonitrogen and isocaloric but different Cr+3 level 0,00; 1,33; 2,23 and 3,96 ppm were used in this experiment. Fish with body weight of 5,31 ± 0,02 gram were reared in aquaria (50 x 40 x 35 cm); 20 fish per aquarium. …”
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