Functional Molecules of Intestinal Mucosal Products and Peptones in Animal Nutrition and Health

From my senior school days, I had wanted to pursue a career in food. In quite what capacity I was not too sure. So my starting points were within the fields of animal nutrition before moving for the major part of my career to medical schools to study human nutrition and health. My career scientific achievements lie within the Kuhnian spectrum of normal science, but within that normality, I was always one to challenge conventional wisdom. An academic career is about more than just research. It is about teaching and not just the minutiae of nutrition, but about life and living, about challenges and failures. Reflecting on the experience of that career, my advice to early stage researchers is this: Be patient, determined, and resilient in the very early stages. Hold no fear of change and be courageous in challenging conventional wisdom. Always favor openness and collaboration and always seek to help others. Citation indices are important to your career, but these other avenues that I advise you to follow are what you will eventually be most proud of.

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Probiotics in animal nutrition and health

Beneficial Microbes ◽

10.3920/bm2008.1002 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 3-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 179

Author(s):

F. Chaucheyras-Durand ◽

H. Durand

Keyword(s):

Scientific Literature ◽

Health Benefit ◽

Mechanisms Of Action ◽

Farm Animals ◽

Animal Nutrition ◽

Gastrointestinal Microbiota ◽

Nutrition And Health ◽

Gut Homeostasis ◽

Impaired Health ◽

And Performance

The use of probiotics for farm animals has increased considerably over the last 15 years. Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which can confer a health benefit for the host when administered in appropriate and regular quantities. Once ingested, the probiotic microorganisms can modulate the balance and activities of the gastrointestinal microbiota, whose role is fundamental to gut homeostasis. It has been demonstrated that numerous factors, such as dietary and management constraints, can strongly affect the structure and activities of the gut microbial communities, leading to impaired health and performance in livestock animals. In this review, the most important benefits of yeast and bacterial probiotics upon the gastrointestinal microbial ecosystem in ruminants and monogastric animals (equines, pigs, poultry, fish) reported in the recent scientific literature are described, as well as their implications in terms of animal nutrition and health. Additional knowledge on the possible mechanisms of action is also provided.

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Evaluation of some edible leaves as potential feed ingredients in aquatic animal nutrition and health

Journal of Fisheries ◽

10.17017/jfish.v6i1.2018.266 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 569 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sunday Emmanuel Olusola ◽

Flora Eyibio Olaifa

Keyword(s):

Crude Protein ◽

Ipomoea Batatas ◽

Animal Nutrition ◽

Aquatic Animal ◽

Nutrition And Health ◽

Potato Leaf ◽

Basella Alba ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

Phytochemical Constituents ◽

The Cost

In this study, the potential benefits of ten edible leaves (Manihot esculents, cassava leaf; Colocasia esculenta, cocoyam leaf; Talinum triagulare, water leaf; Telfairia occidentalis, fluted pumpkin leaf; Carica papaya, pawpaw leaf; Amaranthus chlorostachys, green leaf; Moringa oleifare, drumstick leaf; Vernonia amygdalina, bitter leaf; Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato leaf and Basella alba, Malabar spinach ‘Amunututu’ to aquatic animal nutrition and health were studied along with proximate, mineral and phytochemical compositions. Results show that theses edible leaves were a good source of protein and the highest crude protein was obtained in C. papaya (32.6%) while the lowest in C. esculenta (14.7%). The highest and lowest total ash was found in T. triagulare (34.6%) and C. papaya (11%) respectively. The result showed that the edible leaves are rich in wide variety of secondary metabolites of phytochemical constituents such as tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides oxalates and phytate which can act against different diseases. Results suggest that inclusion of edible leaves may be nutritionally beneficial and this could promote growth, immune system and enhance disease resistance properties and subsequently very potential to reduce the cost of highly priced supplementary feeds.

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Quality of Work Life Among Employees of an Animal Nutrition and Health Care Company: Basis for Continuous Improvement

Advanced Science Letters ◽

10.1166/asl.2016.8097 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (12) ◽

pp. 4190-4193

Author(s):

Mark Russel A Calingasan ◽

Regina Millicent P Cruz ◽

Ina Cheryza May A Ticzon ◽

Francis K Ashipaoloye ◽

Gerby Muya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Continuous Improvement ◽

Work Life ◽

Quality Of Work Life ◽

Animal Nutrition ◽

Nutrition And Health ◽

Quality Of Work ◽

Health Care Company ◽

Care Company

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BOARD-INVITED REVIEW: Peptide absorption and utilization: Implications for animal nutrition and health

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.2527/jas.2007-0826 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 86 (9) ◽

pp. 2135-2155 ◽

Cited By ~ 172

Author(s):

E. R. Gilbert ◽

E. A. Wong ◽

K. E. Webb

Keyword(s):

Animal Nutrition ◽

Peptide Absorption ◽

Nutrition And Health

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Selenium-sulphur effects on the chemical composition of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv. Verko)

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae Alimentaria ◽

10.2478/ausal-2019-0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 5-20

Author(s):

F. Garousi ◽

J. M. Greef

Keyword(s):

Medicago Sativa ◽

White Muscle ◽

Muscle Disease ◽

Animal Nutrition ◽

Nutrition And Health ◽

White Muscle Disease ◽

Functional Quality ◽

Malondialdehyde Content ◽

Medicago Sativa L ◽

Se Deficiency

Abstract Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient, and the ability of some crops to accumulate Se is crucial for human and animal nutrition and health. Se deficiency can cause white muscle disease characterized by muscle weakness, heart failure, unthriftiness, and death in livestock. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of sulphur (S) on Se concentration in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv. Verko) as a nonhyperaccumulator plant. Alfalfa plants grown in the field were treated foliarly with 3 g Se ha−1 solutions of selenate, 3 g S ha−1 sulphate, and both. The concentration of Se in both the leaves and stems of plants was similar in the control and S-treated plants. Se concentration in plants treated with S was undetectable, as expected. S was shown to enhance Se accumulation in alfalfa. Furthermore, although foliar Se + S spray increased biomass, photosynthetic pigments decreased peroxidase activity and malondialdehyde content. Overall, results suggested that foliar Se + S spray can be applied as a biofortification to improve alfalfa plants with appropriate amounts of Se and better nutritional as well as functional quality.

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Post-ruminal delivery systems

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun200452020143 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 143-148

Author(s):

Miloslava Rabišková ◽

Jiří Třináctý ◽

Tomáš Sýkora ◽

Petr Doležal

Keyword(s):

Delivery Systems ◽

Animal Nutrition ◽

Ruminal Fermentation ◽

Nutrition And Health ◽

Nutrient Delivery ◽

Future Developments ◽

Cost Constraints ◽

Ph Dependent ◽

Human Use ◽

Technical Considerations

Livestock industry and organization for animal wellfare underlie the need for drug and nutrient delivery systems for ruminants that protect active ingredients from ruminal fermentation. To deliver drugs or nutrients directly to the small intestine for absorption, therapeutical systems must meet the safety and cost criteria. An effective post-ruminal delivery system is a prerequisite to implement some significant advances in animal nutrition and health in ruminants. Comparing with the products developed for human use, cost constraints have impeded the development of effective post-ruminal delivery systems and rumenstable products. This article outlines physiological and technical considerations encountered in the design of effective post-ruminal delivery systems. The requirements and formulation of a pH-dependent rumen stable coating systems and possible future developments will be discussed.

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