Sentences with phrase «animal feeding experiments»

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While conducting experiments on an animal fed a sugar - free diet, Bernard discovered that the liver stores sugar as glycogen.

A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University carried out an experiment to simulate the warming of the soil in the forest and found out surprisingly: The warmer temperatures have no influence on the feeding activity of the soil animals.

In the United States, even preliminary experiments with ranching using sound as a herding signal attracted a lawsuit over fears feeding the animals could cause pollution and disrupt ecosystems (see: Lawsuit chips away at fish research).

In 2010 the late biologist Roland C. Anderson and his colleagues at the Seattle Aquarium tested recognition in giant Pacific octopuses in an experiment that involved a «nice» keeper who regularly fed eight animals and a «mean» keeper who touched them with a bristly stick.

So they began an experiment, feeding hamsters wheat or corn in the lab, with either clover or earthworms to better reflect the animals» normal, omnivorous diets.

In experiments, when a dietary supplement of «friendly bacteria» were introduced to the colon of low fiber fed animals the mucus layer did actually regrow, BUT, it did not prevent the bacteria from infiltrating the mucosa into the body's cells.

The magnitude of the nutritional improvement is, however, influenced by the type of cereal, seed quality, sprouting conditions, and it is not large enough to account for in feeding experiments with higher animals (5).

His claim that animal protein is unhealthy is supported primarily by an experiment on lab rats infected with hepatitis C virus and fed casein, a highly processed form of one of the protiens found in milk.

HF During the 8 weeks that the experiment lasted, these animals received high - caloric feed with extra fat.

I would like to see the experiment performed again in another lab, to see if the results are replicable, and to be completely fair to animal products, with boiled grass - fed chicken tenders and steamed wild salmon fillets.

Atherosclerotic plaques have never been induced in animal experiments by simply feeding them sugared water the way they can induce plaques with saturated fat and cholesterol.

In this experiment, the animals showed behaviors similar to the effects of drug abuse — going through binging, withdrawal, and craving while on this feeding schedule.

In a lab experiment, animals were fed either a low - fat diet with unsaturated oils, or a high - fat diet with coconut oil.

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The Act provides guidelines for housing, enclosures, exercise, feeding, watering, sanitation and handling, but it does not regulate the type of experiments that can be performed on animals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SHARP HEALTHCARE, Livermore Falls, ME (6/2010 to Present) Biology Lab Assistant • Prepare specimens for laboratory experiments by following appropriate standards and procedures • Set up, adjust, calibrate and maintain laboratory and field equipment • Troubleshoot laboratory equipment to ensure that it is in proper working order when needed during experiments • Prepare specimens that need to be used in experiments in accordance to specific instructions provided • Analyze experimental data and ensure that interpreted results are properly documented and reported • Assist in conducting research and collecting information and samples such as soil, water, plants, animals and blood • Measure and weigh compounds and other materials to be used for testing purposes • Monitor all laboratory work to ensure that it complies with set laboratory standards • Provide technical support to scientists and monitor and observe experiments to increase informational database • Feed and look after livestock and laboratory animals • Provide support to operational programs such as fish hatcheries and greenhouses