EFFECT OF FEEDING DIFFERENT CULTIVARS OF LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA ON RUMEN-BASED IN VITRO ANAEROBIC FERMENTATIONS

Effect of Feeding Different Cultivars of Leucaena leucocephala on Rumen-Based in vitro Anaerobic Fermentations

The leguminous forage shrub, Leucaena leucocephala, is one of the few nutritional options available to significantly improve beef productivity in Northern Australia.A mixed bacterial rumen inoculum for the detoxification of mimosine (present in Leucaena) and its toxic derivatives 3,4 DHP and 2,3 DHP has been produced in an anaerobic fermenter for t

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Probiotics: controversial issues

Recent studies have strongly confirmed the health benefits of a variety of probiotic microorganisms.However, some issues regarding the use of probiotics currently remain unresolved or ambiguous.This article Supplements highlights some controversial issues of probiotic use in clinical practice such as regulatory status of probiotics, co-administrati

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Influence of Partial Load on Running Safety of Heavy Haul Train

Based on the static analysis, dynamic Supplements model of C80 heavy haul train was built to investigate the influence of partial load on running safety of heavy haul train.Under the different partial load condition, the derailment coefficient and the wheel load reduction rate were calculated when the train passed the curve.The analysis results sho

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