In Africa, a wide variety of diets (forage + crop co-products or other agricultural by-products) is being used by livestock farmers in different production systems to adapt to climate change. This study aimed to assess the performance of various local feeding strategies on Sudanese Fulani zebu cattle. Two experiments were carried out on 10 steers a...
Saharan population in Algeria still depending on bovine milk, which suffers from serious constraints undermining its sustainability. Camelus dromedarius milk has experienced growing demand following the emerging market requirements for livestock production and dairy farming over the past decade. The present work aimed at analysing the effect of nut...
L'effet de la pâture sur l'évolution de la masse herbacée et sa digestibilité au cours de l'année a été étudié à Dahra, dans le Sahel sénégalais. Dans cette zone d'élevage la strate herbacée, base de l'alimentation du bétail, a une croissance brève pendant la saison des pluies. L'étude a été conduite pendant la saison des pluies et la saison sèche ...
Objetivo: Caracterizar el efecto de microrganismos nativos en la producción de gallinas de traspatio en el centro-oeste de Burkina Faso. Materiales y Métodos: El estudio se dividió en dos partes: pollos de engorde y ponedoras. Se utilizaron dos grupos de pollos en crecimiento, de tres meses de edad y 0,54 kg de peso vivo como promedio (diez pollos ...
The increase in obesity has become a major global health problem and is associated with numerous metabolic dysfunctions. Furan fatty acids (FuFAs) are minor lipids present in our diet. Recently we showed that FuFA-F2 extracted from Hevea brasiliensis latex stimulates muscle anabolism in mice in vitro and in vivo, mimicking in part physical activity...
Trace minerals such as copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are animal nutrition supplements necessary for livestock health and breeding performance, yet they also have environmental impacts via animal excretion. Here we investigated changes in Cu and Zn speciation from the feed additive to the broiler excreta stages. The aim of this study was to assess wheth...
In Mediterranean countries, shrubby and woody areas provide herds with cheap fodder. However, some horse farmers are reluctant to use woody rangelands, which they associate with low-quality feed. In this article, we explore some aspects of the feeding behavior of horses on Mediterranean shrubby and woody rangelands, in order to document their pasto...
Skeletal muscle is essential for locomotion and plays a crucial role in energy homeostasis. It is regulated by nutrition, genetic factors, physical activity and hormones. Furan fatty acids (FuFAs) are minor fatty acids present in small quantities in food from plants and animals origin. Recently, we showed that a preventive nutritional supplementati...
Antecedentes: Los microorganismos eficientes, posibilitan un espectro de aplicación amplio en la producción agrícola y animal. Objetivo de la investigación fue evaluar el efecto de un biopreparado de microorganismos eficientes autóctonos de Guantánamo (MEAG) en indicadores bioproductivos y hematológicos de crías porcinas. Métodos: Se utilizaron 96 ...
With the rise of large herbivore populations in most northern hemisphere forests, browsing is becoming an increasingly important driver of forest regeneration dynamics. Among other processes affecting the regeneration, the concept of plant-herbivore feedback loops holds that browsed saplings are more subject to subsequent herbivory. This phenomenon...
