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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"feeding methods"”.
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The Impact of Feeding Methods on Exclusion from Child Care for Infants under Six Months of Age
… There is evidence, but no consensus, that breastfeeding may offer protection from infection, especially during the first months of life. However, employed/student mothers report that efforts to maintain breastfeeding are not well supported at the work/school site. The purpose of this …
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Rainbow Trout Cage Culture Utilizing Different Strains, Stocking Densities, and Feeding Methods in Eastern South Dakota Dugout Ponds
… of 60, 80, 100, and 120 fish/m³. Demand feeding resulted in significantly greater length (P≤0.01), weight (P≤0.01), and relative weight (P≤0.05) than hand feeding in both years tested. Rainbow trout of the Hildebrand strain reached a significantly greater (P≤0.01) length, weight, and …
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Influence of Spatiotemporal Variables in Structuring the Nematode Community of a Freshwater System
… and substratum type, on nematodes classified by feeding type was also considered. A total of 1,918 free-living nematodes were classified into 5 feeding types based on the type of food primarily consumed by each genus. When specific genus-level feeding habits were unknown, the dominant feeding …
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An Educational Approach to Improve Breastfeeding Rates Among Low-Income Women and to Promote Endorsement of Lactation Among Future Physicians
Recently reported breastfeeding rates, particularly among the least educated, low-income mothers, are measurably less than the 1990 projected rates set by the Department of Health and Human Services. Studies were undertaken to determine: (1) instruction to improve breastfeeding rates among …
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Expression, Production, and Purification of Novel Therapeutic Proteins
… product.</p> <p>Different medium formulations, feeding strategies, and induction methods were tested in order to develop a production strategy lacking yeast extract or other difficult-to-validate materials. Lactose was also examined as an alternative inducer to IPTG due to its lower cost and …
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Primary school children's perceptions of infant feeding: exploring their awareness using an adapted'draw and write' method
Background: Breastfeeding is recognised as the optimal feeding method, conferring short and long term benefits to infants and their mothers. In the UK some women do not initiate breastfeeding. Many commence formula milk feeding at birth or after a brief period of breastfeeding. Often women have …
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Grouping and feeding policies for lactating dairy cows
… cows. These recommendations suggest maximum feeding of nutrients to groups producing at least 35 kg of 4% FCM daily. The effect of grouping and individual feeding on 4% FCM were analyzed. Independent variables included nutrient concentration, dry matter intake, groups, calving interval, …
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Genomic and Physiological Differences for Ghrelin and Leptin Receptor in Lines of Chickens Selected for High and Low Body Weight
… gene in the HWS and LWS lines under different feeding conditions were investigated. Both HWS and LWS chickens have six extra base pairs in the 5'-untranslated region. The LWS male ghrelin gene expression was significantly lower than in the LWS female and HWS male. The 84 day-old males had lower …
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Three essays on spatial, vertical price transmission and asymmetric supply response in livestock sectors
… to product differentiation through different feeding methods, trade policy, and market concentration in each country. Due to these factors, relatively slow speed of price adjustment to the equilibrium can cause potential losses to market participants in each market, and therefore it should be …
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Complementary feeding practices, nutrient intake, and iron status of Māori, Pasifika, and other infants in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nutritional Science, Massey University, Albany, Aotearoa New Zealand
… is a critical time for infants. Complementary feeding practices, from the age of introduction to complementary foods, method of feeding (baby-led weaning vs. traditional spoon-feeding), use of the novel baby food pouches, use of traditional cultural foods and practices, and the characteristics …
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Dietary effects on pig health
… feed additives, feed formulation practices, or feeding methods because they provide physiological activities to pigs to improve their health and performance by modulation of microbial populations in the digestive tract and/or immune system. The 6 experiments described in this dissertation were …