Malunggay Pod Meal as Dietary Supplement: Its Effect on the Carcass Traits and Gut Development of Broiler Chickens

Malunggay (Moringa oleifera Lam) is a multipurpose drought-resistant tropical tree of the family Moringaceae. It is commonly used for human consumption, medicinal and agricultural uses, including animal feeding. The experiment was conducted to ascertain the effects of Malunggay Pod Meal (MPM) as a dietary supplement on the carcass yield, meat composition, and gut development of […]

Assessment of heavy metal concentration in poultry meat collected from chromate mining area of Balochistan, Pakistan

Chicken meat and its products are the excellent and cheaper source of protein and nutrition in the third world population but contamination of the foodstuffs by toxic metals is a clear warning and their long-term exposure has negative effects on the human health. Therefore, to assess the contamination of heavy metals a comparative study has […]

Prospective effect of Calotropis procera extract as alternative of antibiotic growth regulator for serum biochemical profile of broiler chickens

An experiment for investigation on effects of dietary supplementation of Calotropis procera on some of serum biochemical measures of broiler chickens was conducted in the poultry farm Collage of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Bagdad-ul-Jaded Campus in 2015. Ross-308 breed broiler chicks were purchased from a local hatchery and divided into 5 treatments and 4 […]

Modern preventive techniques of meat adulteration for impoving public healh

The current study was done for food security as meat adulteration is being made in different meat markets and restaurants in Pakistan creating health risk for the general public. This meat adulteration may cause various health hazards ranging from sporadic cases to large outbreaks. For the identification and differentiation among different meats of Anas platyrhynchos […]

Characterization of the ante-mortem transportation, capture chase and waiting time of indigenous chicken reared under traditional system in Benin

Understand animal pre-slaughter conditions, is very important to prevent stress and its subsequent detrimental effects on meat quality. The current study aims to clear up the ante-mortem transportation, capture chase and waiting time conditions of local chicken. A survey was carried out on 50 poultry traders or sellers and 50 breeders in the townships of […]

Estimation of the heavy metal concentration in the poultry meat being produced in Kasur

Poultry meat forms a vital part of the daily di et al., over the world. However, the poultry meat is not always as healthy as it seems; it is also being affected by environmental pollution, especially heavy metals which have the potential to bioaccumulate and biomagnify and hence pose a potential hazard to human health. […]

Effect of breeding mode, type of muscle and slaughter age on technological meat quality of local poultry population of Gallus gallus species of Benin

Indigenous chickens in Benin represent various populations including Holli, Sahoue, Fulani, North and South ecotypes. The current study aims to assess the technological quality of their meat according to genetic type, breeding system and age. Thus, 52 chickens of each ecotype were divided in two lots of 26 birds bred respectively under traditional system and […]

Nutritional assessment status of adult patients with multiple sclerosis: A nationally representative survey

No previous research has assessed the nongenetic factors, especially the nutrition status of MS patients in Arab countries. Hence, this study aims to assess the nutritional status of MS patients among Arab adults. This study is a nationally representative cross-sectional study using a structured, online self-administered, validated quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) from 13 Arab […]

A preliminary survey of fish consumption at district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Present survey was conducted at District Charsadda Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from early January 2010 to November 2011 to know Fish Consumption on the basis of, 1) Fish consumption in relation to educational level, 2) Fish consumption in relation to age and gender, 3) Per Head consumption of fish, 4) Fish consumption on the basis of species […]