Browsing Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences by Title
Now showing items 68-87 of 97
-
Nutritional quality of regular and pureed menus in Canadian long term care homes: an analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) project
(2017-10-23)Abstract Background Long term care (LTC) menus need to contain sufficient nutrients for health and pureed menus may have lower nutritional quality than regular texture menus ... -
Phosphate and glyphosate sorption in soils following long-term phosphate applications
(2017-12-01)Phosphate and glyphosate molecules compete for sorption sites in soil. The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of Olsen P concentrations in two contrasting soils on phosphate and glyphosate sorption. Soils ... -
Phosphate fertilizer impacts on glyphosate sorption by soil
(Elsevier, 2016-05)This research examined the impact of field-aged phosphate and cadmium (Cd) concentrations, and fresh phosphate co-applications, on glyphosate sorption by soil. Soil samples were collected in 2013 from research plots that ... -
Photoperiod sensitivity of Canadian flax cultivars and 5-azacytidine treated early flowering derivative lines
(2019-05-02)Abstract Background Early flowering and maturing flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) cultivars are better adapted than lines with a longer reproductive phase for the short growing ... -
Phytosterols protect against diet-induced hypertriglyceridemia in Syrian golden hamsters
(2014-01-06)Abstract Background In addition to lowering LDL-C, emerging data suggests that phytosterols (PS) may reduce blood triglycerides (TG), however, the underlying mechanisms are not known. ... -
Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview
(2020-03-06)Abstract Legumes and cereals contain high amounts of macronutrients and micronutrients but also anti-nutritional factors. Major anti-nutritional factors, which are found in edible crops include saponins, ... -
Plasma fatty acid changes following consumption of dietary oils containing n-3, n-6, and n-9 fatty acids at different proportions: preliminary findings of the Canola Oil Multicenter Intervention Trial (COMIT)
(2014-04-23)Abstract Background The Canola Oil Multicenter Intervention Trial (COMIT) was a randomized controlled crossover study designed to evaluate the effects of five diets that provided different oils ... -
Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Manitoba grocery sector: a qualitative analysis of media, organizational communications, and key informant interviews
(2022-06-21)Abstract Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of the food system, including the retail grocery sector. We sought to (objective 1) document and (objective ... -
Predators and alate immigration influence the season-long dynamics of soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
(Elsevier, 2018)The identification of key species within multi-predator assemblages suppressing agricultural pests is paramount to the incorporation of predators into pest management plans. Generalist predators have strong impacts on ... -
Recent advances in canola meal utilization in swine nutrition
(2016-02-16)Abstract Canola meal is derived from the crushing of canola seed for oil extraction. Although it has been used in swine diets for a long time, its inclusion levels have been limited due to concerns regarding ... -
Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function in Poultry Confinement Workers in Western Canada
(2003-1-1)OBJECTIVE: To determine whether poultry production methods impact respiratory health, and whether poultry farmers have more respiratory symptoms and lower lung function than comparison control groups.DESIGN: Cross-sectional ... -
Response to commentary on a trial comparing krill oil versus fish oil
(2014-01-22)Abstract Nichols et al. (Lipids Health Dis 13:2, 2014) raised concern about the higher n-6 concentration in fish oil used in our recent study which is different from typical commercial fish oils (Ramprasath et al. ... -
Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products (SCFP) stabilize the ruminal microbiota of lactating dairy cows during periods of a depressed rumen pH
(2020-07-11)Abstract Background Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products (SCFP) on rumen microbiota were determined in vitro and in vivo under a high and a depressed pH. The in vitro trial determined the effects of ... -
Seed maturation associated transcriptional programs and regulatory networks underlying genotypic difference in seed dormancy and size/weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
(2017-09-16)Abstract Background Maturation forms one of the critical seed developmental phases and it is characterized mainly by programmed cell death, dormancy and desiccation, however, ... -
Short-term effect of supplemental yeast extract without or with feed enzymes on growth performance, immune status and gut structure of weaned pigs challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide
(2016-11-03)Abstract Background This study investigated the response of piglets receiving a yeast extract without or with a multi-enzyme mixture compared with an antimicrobial growth ... -
SNP Discovery through Next-Generation Sequencing and Its Applications
(2012-11-22)The decreasing cost along with rapid progress in next-generation sequencing and related bioinformatics computing resources has facilitated large-scale discovery of SNPs in various model and nonmodel plant species. Large ... -
Sorption and desorption of glyphosate, MCPA and tetracycline and their mixtures in soil as influenced by phosphate
(2017-09-29)Phosphate fertilizers and herbicides such as glyphosate and MCPA are commonly applied to agricultural land, and antibiotics such as tetracycline have been detected in soils following the application of livestock manures ... -
Structural and Biochemical Changes in Salicylic-Acid-Treated Date Palm Roots Challenged with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis
(2011-12-7)Histochemical and ultrastructural analyses were carried out to assess structural and biochemical changes in date palm roots pretreated with salicylic acid (SA) then inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Foa). ... -
Supplementation of krill oil with high phospholipid content increases sum of EPA and DHA in erythrocytes compared with low phospholipid krill oil
(2015-11-04)Abstract Background Bioavailability of krill oil has been suggested to be higher than fish oil as much of the EPA and DHA in krill oil are bound to phospholipids (PL). Hence, ... -
Surface Engineering of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) for Durable Hemocompatibility via a Surface Interpenetrating Network Technique
(Wiley, 2012-05-08)Heparin was covalently bonded on chemically inert PET substrate using a surface modifi cation technique–surface interpenetrating network with the purpose of fabricating long-lasting biocompatible materials as vascular ...