Heavy metals play an important role in the homeostasis of living cells. However, these elements induce several adverse environmental effects and toxicities, and therefore seriously affect living cells and organisms. In recent years, some heavy metal pollutants have been reported to cause harmful effects on crop quality, and thus affect both food security and human health. For example, chromium, cadmium, copper, lead, and mercury were detected in natural foods. Evidence suggests that these elements are environmental contaminants in natural foods. Consequently, this review highlights the risks of heavy metal contamination of the soil and food crops, and their impact on human health. The data were retrieved from different databases such as Science Direct, PubMed, Google scholar, and the Directory of Open Access Journals. Results show that vegetable and fruit crops grown in polluted soil accumulate higher levels of heavy metals than crops grown in unpolluted soil. Moreover, heavy metals in water, air, and soil can reduce the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. A healthy diet requires a rational consumption of foods. Physical, chemical, and biological processes have been developed to reduce heavy metal concentration and bioavailability to reduce heavy metal aggregation in the ecosystem. However, mechanisms by which these heavy metals exhibit their action on human health are not well elucidated. In addition, the positive and negative effects of heavy metals are not very well established, suggesting the need for further investigation.

Aim:This study was designed to investigate the synergistic effect of the combined action of probiotic bacterial strains (Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Lactobacillus acidophilus) and Quercus cortex extract as biologically active substances in the feed on the immunity and productivity of Gallus gallus domesticus.Materials and Methods:For the experiment, 120 7-day-old broiler chickens were selected (4 groups, n=30, 3 replicates with 10 birds in each group). The groups were as follows: The reference group - basic diet (BD); experimental Group I - BD + Q. cortex extract (Q. cortex), 2.5 ml/kg of body weight; experimental Group II - BD + probiotic preparation based on B. adolescentis, 80.0 million colony-forming units (CFU), and L. acidophilus, 1.0 million CFU (dosage in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer); and experimental Group III - BD + probiotic + extract of Q. cortex. The following methods of study were used: Chemiluminescence and biochemical and hematological analysis.Results:The results of the experiment showed a slight decrease in the level of leukocytes in Groups II (p≤0.05) and III, and of hemoglobin in Group III (p≤0.05), compared to the reference group. The level of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in Group II was higher than both the reference group (p≤0.05) and the other groups. Introduction of Q. cortex extract into the diet increased the level of triglycerides (p≤0.05) and urea in the blood serum. The combined use of probiotic preparations and the extract resulted in an increase in the level of iron in the blood serum by 78.1% (p≤0.05) in Group III. An increase in indicators of the antioxidant system (catalase increased in Group I by 27.2% (p≤0.05) and by 3.0–12.7% in other groups; superoxide dismutase increased by 3.0–13.2%) and nonspecific immunity (β-lysine increased by 8.8–16.0%) was noted. Introduction of the extract and probiotic preparation into the diet contributed to increasing the live weight of chickens at the age of 15 days by 5.9 and 7.4%, respectively (p≤0.05). In experimental Group II, this trend continued, and by the end of the period, the weight of animals exceeded that of their peers in other groups by 0.7-7.0%. Given the high preservation rate of poultry in the II and III Groups, and the low feed consumption per 1 kg of live weight gain (by 3.1–6.7%), the efficiency of growth was higher than in the reference group.Conclusion:Thus, the combined use of probiotic strains of bacteria and Q. cortex extract helped to increase the antioxidant activity of the organism and antimicrobial components of blood plasma compared with broiler chickens with similar growth rates but without the supplementation of this combination.

The article says that all over the world, dairy livestock is used for dairy production. They use such breeds as a black-mottled breed, Holstein, Dutch ones. Breeding livestock differs in economically useful qualities depending on the climatic and ecological-forage conditions of the breeding zone, and the gene pool of breed resources. The widespread and long-term use of the Holsteinisation, along with a positive effect, i.e., an increase in milk yield, revealed problems associated with a decrease in the reproductive functions of the livestock. The aim of the work is to study the milk yield of the Holsteinized black-mottled breed of the Ural type depending on the duration of the service period. The article notes a significant percentage of dairy cows with a service period of more than 200 days and 121-160 days. Dairy cows with a service period of up to 120 days turned out to be 32%, taking into account the presence of dairy cows with optimal insemination period of only 19%. This indicates a decrease in reproductive functions in the Holsteinized black-mottled breed of the Ural type. The change in milk yield per three lactation depending on the duration of the service period is mainly determined by the individual characteristics of dairy cows and but not on the service period. Dairy cows with a service period of 103 days have the highest milk yield indicators. Dairy cows of other groups with other duration of the service periods had milk yield by 209 - 656 kg, or 1.96 - 6.15% less. The difference was not reliable due to the significant variation in milk yield within the groups. The duration of the service period does not affect the quality indicators of milk. The optimal duration of the service period for livestock breeding, namely the Holsteinized black- mottled breed of the Ural type is considered to be 81-120 days. An increase in the duration of the service period does not lead to an increase in milk yield, but affects the duration of productive longevity of dairy cows.

Soybean an amusing source of protein, oil, carbohydrates and bioactive moieties make it functional to combat hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, age related bone loss, hormone replacement therapy and anti- cancer. Fermentation is considered as a pragmatic approach to augment bioactive moieties and to eliminate anti-nutritional components in soy bean. The current research was done to compare fermented and non-fermented soy milk by estimating their physicochemical analyses (Fat, protein, ash, SNF, TSS) pH, acidity, antioxidant (DPPH, ABTS and FRAP), rheology and isoflavones content (Genistein and Daidzein). The resultant data justify that process of fermentation boost up antioxidant profile, bioactive moieties becomes more viable and rheological analysis stated that soy milk is non-Newtonian fluid and fermentation increases the viscosity of soy milk by making gel network with LAB and protein. The sensory evaluation also justifies the hypothesis of current research by getting bountiful higher score to fermented soy milk for (color, flavor, aroma, texture and overall acceptability).

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of bean flour on the nutritional value and the yield stress of meat rolls. The main components of meat rolls are minced beef, eggs, bread, milk, and beans, but in the current study, the author mixed bean flour with these active ingredients and evaluated the effect of this on the various nutrient parameters of meat rolls. Four samples of meat rolls were prepared, with 0% to 20% beans flour. Results of the study found that depending on the concentration of beans, the moisture content, level of carbohydrate, and other nutritive parameters of meat roll have changed significantly due to the specific chemical composition of the bean flour. In terms of vitamin composition, significant changes are observed in the content of vitamin C and vitamin B1. The addition of bean flour (up to 15%) to minced rolls gradually increases the yield stress and improving the consistency of the product. According to organoleptic evaluation, the addition of up to 15% of beans has a positive effect on the consistency of the product due to improved water-binding ability. Results of the study suggesting new data related to the impact of bean flour on the nutritional value and consistency of meat rolls. The developed technology and recipe can be used for large scale meat rolls production.