Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: Part II–contemporary contextual research

AC Bested, AC Logan, EM Selhub - Gut Pathogens, 2013 - Springer
In recent years there has been a renewed interest concerning the ways in which the
gastrointestinal tract–its functional integrity and microbial residents–might influence human …

Nigella sativa (black seed) effects on plasma lipid concentrations in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

A Sahebkar, G Beccuti, LE Simental-Mendia… - Pharmacological …, 2016 - Elsevier
The effects of Nigella sativa (NS) on plasma lipid concentrations are controversial. A
systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted …

Nigella sativa: A Potential Antiosteoporotic Agent

AN Shuid, N Mohamed, IN Mohamed… - Evidence‐Based …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Nigella sativa seeds (NS) has been used traditionally for various illnesses. The most
abundant and active component of NS is thymoquinone (TQ). Animal studies have shown …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of dietary supplementation of turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder on the growth performance and carcass traits of broiler chicks.

MA Mondal, T Yeasmin, R Karim, MN Siddiqui… - 2015 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The present study was aimed to investigate the dietary effect of different levels of turmeric
(Curcuma longa) powder on the performance of broiler during summer (June-July), 2013 …

Effects of selected feed additives on the performance of laying hens given a diet rich in maize dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS)

S Świątkiewicz, A Arczewska-Włosek… - British Poultry …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
1. A total of 192 ISA Brown hens were given diets containing a high concentration of maize
dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) and the effect of selected feed additives on …

Chemical features, cholesterol and energy content of table hen eggs from conventional and alternative farming systems

RM Radu-Rusu, MG Usturoi… - South African Journal …, 2014 - journals.co.za
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of conventional farming systems for laying
hens (standard cage batteries) and new alternative systems (improved cages and free …

Synergetic effects of essential oils mixture improved egg quality traits, oxidative stability and liver health indices in laying hens fed fish oil

A Mousavi, AH Mahdavi, A Riasi… - Animal Feed Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Omega-3 fatty acids are necessary for human health, although products containing higher
proportions of these fatty acids make them more susceptible to lipid peroxidation. The …

Effects of Curcuma longa rhizome powder on egg quality, performance and some physiological indices of laying hens fed different levels of metabolizable energy

M Mirbod, AH Mahdavi, AH Samie… - Journal of the Science …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND High‐energy diets of laying hens may improve roductive performance,
although some negative effects may also appear with respect to egg quality and …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of dietary supplementation of acetone extracts of Nigella sativa L. seeds on serum cholesterol and pathogenic intestinal bacterial count in broilers.

MN Siddiqui, MT Islam, MA Sayed… - JAPS: Journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
This study aimed to investigate effects of varying doses of Nigella sativa seed powder or
acetone extracts in diet on feed intake, mortality, serum lipid profiles and population of …

Dietary effects of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) and black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed on growth performance, serum lipid profile and intestinal microflora of …

MS Islam, M Tahjib-Ul-Arif, MA Islam… - South African Journal …, 2016 - journals.co.za
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of buckwheat seed
(BWS) with black cumin seed (BCS) supplementation on the performance, serum lipid profile …