Effects of Sophorolipid on Growth Performance, Organ Characteristics, Lipid Digestion Markers, and Gut Functionality and Integrity in Broiler Chickens

Dietary fat and oil could aid in reaching the high-energy requirements of fast-growing birds; however, these inclusions could lead to nutrient waste.This is because young birds have limited lipid digestion due to the low secretion of lipase and bile salt.Sophorolipid (SPL), a glycolipid emulsifier with lower toxicity and higher biodegradability, ca

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Lichens of abandoned zinc-lead mines

A list of lichens from areas of zinc-lead Air Freshener ores in Southern Poland and a review of the characteristic lichen biota of these sites is provided.In spite of the devastated and heavy metal contaminated environment, a highly diverse epigeic and epilithic lichen biota was found, including species characteristic of various anthropogenic habit

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Acute rumenitis due to lipid overload in a bovine

ABSTRACT: The objective of this paper is to report the epidemiological, clinical, and pathological aspects of a case of rumenitis due to the ingestion of soybean oil in a bovine.The ox had access to barrels that Optimiser stored soybean oil and ingested an indeterminate amount of the product.After consuming it, the animal presented hiporexia; liqui

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