Effects of Goji berries supplementation on the productive performance of rabbit

Menchetti, Laura; Vecchione, L; Filipescu, I; Petrescu, Vasilica Flory; Fioretti, Bernard; Beccari, Tommaso; Ceccarini, Maria Rachele; Codini, Michela; Quattrone, Alda; Trabalza‐Marinucci, Massimo; Barbato, Olimpia; Brecchia, Gabriele

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2018.12.016

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“…There were no differences between groups in either dressed carcass weights (2463 ± 56 g and 2471 ± 58 g for control and goji, respectively; p = 0.922) or carcass yield (57.2 ± 0.6% and 56.6 ± 0.9% for control and goji, respectively; p = 0.442). These findings appear to differ from what is reported by Menchetti et al [ 21 ] which found increased growth rates in rabbits supplemented with goji berries. This result could be due to the different physiological moment of the animals used in our study (end of career) compared to those used in the previous one (rabbits in growth).…”

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“…Some authors [ 18 , 19 , 20 ], suggested that the beneficial and nutritional properties of goji berries are able to express their action not only at the level of the human or laboratory animals’ microbiota, but also on livestock animals. Menchetti et al have previously conducted studies on does and growing rabbits evaluating the effect of the GBs supplementation on the productive performance [ 21 ] and meat quality [ 22 ]. Specifically, they showed that goji berries inclusion in the feed reduced pre-weaning mortality, improved the feed conversion rate on growing rabbits, and increased milk yield of the does.…”

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“…Even though the healthy characteristics of rabbit meat are undisputed, the industry is going through a period of crisis due to reductions in consumption and welfare issues [ 24 ]. The use of nutraceutical products in breeding could be a marketing strategy that also meets the needs of animal welfare [ 21 ]. Furthermore, the rabbit is an excellent animal model for other species [ 25 , 26 ] that could benefit from the positive effects of goji berries.…”

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Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Goji Berries (Lycium barbarum) on Microbiological Quality, Physico-Chemical, and Sensory Characteristics of Rabbit Meat

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Forty-two New Zealand White rabbits (n = 21/group) were fed with two different diets: a commercial diet (control group) and a diet supplemented with goji berries (3% w/w). After slaughtering, the effect of dietary supplementation on microbiological, physico-chemical, and sensory characteristics of the rabbit loins, packed in an oxygen-permeable package, was evaluated at 6 h post mortem (day 0), after 4 and 10 days of refrigerated storage. No relevant results were obtained for pH and total volatile basic Nitrogen (TVBN) values but with regards to the color, some significant differences were observed between the groups. The goji berries (GBs) dietary supplementation had positive effects by reducing thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) values in all the observations (p < 0.001). Moreover, microbiological results showed that the supplementation had a significant impact on Lactobacillus spp. (p < 0.001) prevalence, indeed the goji group had higher means on day 0 (p < 0.05) and on day 4 (p < 0.001) than the control group. Lastly, with regards to the consumer’s test, the tasters assigned a higher score to GBs rabbit meatballs and the purchase interest increased when the rabbit diet was known. Overall, these results indicate that the goji berries inclusion in the rabbit diet could represent a valuable strategy to improve quality and sensory traits of meat.

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“…Nongenetic factors also include the nutrition that can negatively affect the fertility impairing the functions of the gonadal axis both at central and testicular levels [1,[4][5][6]. On the other hand, some nutrients such as PUFAs, minerals, and vitamins seem to improve the reproductive functions through several potential mechanisms of action [6][7][8][9]. For example, it is now known that the diets rich in long-chain PUFAs (≥20 C, LC-PUFAs) improve semen quality by modifying the fatty acid profile of plasma, seminal fluid, and sperm [3,[10][11][12][13][14].…”

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Effects of Diets Enriched in Linseed and Fish Oil on the Expression Pattern of Toll-Like Receptors 4 and Proinflammatory Cytokines on Gonadal Axis and Reproductive Organs in Rabbit Buck

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Sforna

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Infections of the genital tract can perturb the fertility in humans and animals. Pathogen recognition and activation of innate immunity onset through the pattern recognition receptor activation, such as Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), leading to the production of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators. TLR4 is expressed both on leukocytes and nonimmune cells. Rabbit TLR4 shows great similarity to its human counterpart. Moreover, the TLR4 signalling pathway could be modulated by long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA). The objectives of this study were (i) to determine the expression levels of TLR4 and proinflammatory cytokines in the reproductive hypothalamic-gonadal axis of the male rabbit and (ii) to evaluate if the n-3 PUFA-enriched diets can modify their expression levels in the tissues and LC-PUFA profiles in seminal plasma. Fifteen rabbit bucks (n=5/experimental group) were fed with different diets: commercial standard (group C), rich in extruded linseed (10%, group L), and in fish oil (3%, group FO) for 110 days. TLR4, TNF-α, and IL-1β mRNA were ubiquitously expressed throughout the hypothalamic-gonadal axis. However, TLR4 mRNA expression was lower in the hypothalamus than the epididymis (P<0.01), seminal vesicles (P<0.01), and pituitary gland (P<0.05). Dietary enrichment in PUFA did not modify the gene expression profile nor the histological characteristics of the tissues. Conversely in seminal plasma, rabbits fed with L and FO had lower n-6 (P<0.05), LC-PUFA n-6 (P<0.05), and n-6/n-3 ratio (P<0.05) but higher n-3 (P<0.001) and LC-PUFA n-3 (P<0.01) compared to the control group. Our study builds a map of the gene expression of TRL4 and proinflammatory cytokines in the reproductive hypothalamic-gonadal axis of the male rabbit, fundamental step for understanding the immune defence mechanisms. Diets enriched in LC-PUFA did not affect basal gene expression but modulated sperm fatty acid composition. Finally, rabbit may be an excellent animal model to study the relationship between inflammation and infertility, and the nutritional modulation of immune functions.

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“…Overweight or obesity occurs due to the absence of a balance (8) between incoming energy or intake with the energy that comes out that is used for activities or for daily activities. These problems make especially productive mothers aged between 30-50 years (9) think about how to overcome the problem so that obesity does not occur and accumulate fat on the body, especially in the fat around the waist. (10) Fat is divided into two groups, namely saturated fat and unsaturated fat (11).…”

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Gymnastics is a gesture carried out in a certain way at a certain speed to train members of the entire body. Multimedia learning is presented visually in the form of moving images that can display gymnastics in order to decrease fat at the waist. The purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate between Pilates gymnastic methods and hula hoop gymnastic methods and obesity levels to reduce fat at the waist. The research method used was Pilates gymnastics method and hula gymnastic method that uses multimedia. This study is expected to produce the availability of guidance in the form of text, audio, visual and video for someone who will carry out gymnastics. So that it can be concluded that gymnastics using multimedia as an additional device can more quickly achieve the desired results..

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Effects of Goji berries supplementation on the productive performance of rabbit

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Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Goji Berries (Lycium barbarum) on Microbiological Quality, Physico-Chemical, and Sensory Characteristics of Rabbit Meat

Impact of Dietary Supplementation with Goji Berries (Lycium barbarum) on Microbiological Quality, Physico-Chemical, and Sensory Characteristics of Rabbit Meat

Effects of Diets Enriched in Linseed and Fish Oil on the Expression Pattern of Toll-Like Receptors 4 and Proinflammatory Cytokines on Gonadal Axis and Reproductive Organs in Rabbit Buck

Effect Of Multimedia-Based Gymnastics Method And Obesity Of Fat Reduction At The Waist

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