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ESTERS OF ORGANIC ACIDS MFCA (BUTYRIC, CAPRYLIC, CAPRIC, PROPIONIC LAURIC) SHORT AND MEDIUM CHAIN MCFA (MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACIDS) ESTERIFIED WITH GLYCEROL IN ANIMAL NUTRITION
The zootechnical challenge of the next few years that will affect health and productivity in the industrial livestock sector will be to be able to control the oxidative stress of farmed animals by associating at the same time alternative products to the use of...
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A “sneaky” and “expensive” problem: Coccidiosis and Cryptosporidiosis in calves, little buffalo, lambs and goat kids
In young ruminants during weaning (calves, lambs, little capes and buffalettos) diarrhea is considered one of the most important problems affecting the mortality rate of a farm. Among the primary causes we find in the weaning and weaning phase is Coccidiosis (Emeria)...
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The role and use of antioxidants in nutrition and animal health – Fourth part
ANTIOXIDANT PRODUCTS OF COFATHIM-NUTRIVIT® NAT® (industrial premix - cold granulated feed <35C ° under vacuum with 24 months of expiry) for feed based on Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Ω3 from liver oil of Halibut (or alternatively for feed intended for the production...
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The role and use of antioxidants in nutrition and animal health – Third part
Evaluation systems for the antioxidant capacity of a food There are practically two systems for evaluating the potential ability to act as an antioxidant for a given food, or to interfere with the metabolic and immune systems of animals: The equivalent antioxidant...
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The role and use of antioxidants in nutrition and animal health – Second part
Vitamin E or α-tocopherol Its activity is mostly focused on the antioxidant action towards to of Carotenes family and Retinol.The action is attributable to the ability to "break" the chain reactions that produce "free radicals" protagonists of peroxidation. Since...
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The role and use of antioxidants in nutrition and animal health – First part
What are oxidizing substances or ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species)? In chemistry it is said that a chemical element undergoes oxidation when it undergoes an electron subtraction, which translates into an increase in its oxidation number. This subtraction of electrons can...
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