Despite advances in technology and management practices, countless species of wildlife continue to decline and become threatened with extinction, largely due to human activities such as poaching and habitat destruction. ...

Digestive problems are common in calves between birth and weaning, and about 25% of pre-weaned heifer population in the US commonly presents diarrhea. Moreover, about 57% of the mortality in pre-weaned heifers is due to ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects about 20% of adult dogs in North America, resulting in reduced range of motion, difficulty climbing and jumping, reduced physical activity, and lower quality of life. A double-blind, placebo-controlled ...

The use of raw meat diets for pets continues to increase in popularity. Owners may choose to feed either homemade or commercially available raw meat-based diets. Raw meat-based diets often are fed because they do not ...

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of grain particle size and several potential prebiotic feed additives when fed for varying lengths of time on growth performance, nutrient utilization, and select cecal ...

The rising demand for alternative protein sources in pet diets has driven the increased use of plant-based protein sources in diet formulations. However, the novelty of these ingredients has led to a paucity of information ...

In vivo and in vitro experiments were conducted to determine digestibility of GE and nutrients, as well as DE and ME of carbohydrates fed to growing pigs. The objective of Exp. 1 was to determine the DE and ME of 4 novel ...

Five experiments were conducted to investigate the influence of physicochemical characteristics of fiber and inclusion rate of high-fiber ingredients on the utilization of dietary fiber, energy, and nutrients in diets fed ...

Lemurs are a group of primates endemic to Madagascar, an island off the southeastern coast of Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 39 of the 93 recognized species of lemur in Threatened ...

The main objective of this research was to characterize the nutritional effects of α-cyclodextrin (ACD) using in vitro, canine, and hamster models. Study 1 evaluated the composition of ACD, validated select fat analysis ...