The Dairy Cow Slurry Composition Used as Organic Fertilizer Is Influenced by the Level and Origin of the Dietary Protein by Fernando Vicente, Douâa Elouadaf, Alejandra Sánchez-Vera, Ana Soldado, Senén De La Torre-Santos, Adela Martínez-Fernández

“…The objectives of this work were to evaluate the amount of nitrogen excretion in dairy cows fed different protein levels and legume silages with a view to improve the slurry quality as a co-product that can be used as fertilizer. Two double 3 × 3 Latin square trials were carried out in order to study three different protein levels (high, medium, and low) and three different silages (grass, faba bean, and field pea). …”
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Efficiency of four trap types and human landing catch in the sampling of Mansonia (Diptera, Culicidae) in Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil. by Nercy Virginia Rabelo Furtado, José Ferreira Saraiva, Kaio Nabas Ribeiro, Noel Santos Fernandes Neto, Jéssica Fernanda Dos Santos Barroso, Cynara de Melo Rodovalho, Dario Pires Carvalho, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo, José Bento Pereira Lima

“…Rotational exchanges between houses ensured that all traps and the HLC were used in each of the five residences, following a predetermined Latin square pattern. A total of 7,080 mosquitoes were collected, of which 90.5% belonged to the Mansonia genus, distributed in four species: Mansonia titillans (75.97%), Mansonia humeralis (18.91%), Mansonia amazonensis (1.90%), and Mansonia indubitans (1.37%). …”
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Biomarker of Aflatoxin Ingestion: ¹H NMR-Based Plasma Metabolomics of Dairy Cows Fed Aflatoxin B₁ with or without Sequestering Agents by Ibukun Ogunade, Yun Jiang, James Adeyemi, Andre Oliveira, Diwakar Vyas, Adegbola Adesogan

“…Eight lactating cows were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments in a balanced 4 × 4 Latin square design with 2 squares. Treatments were: control, toxin (T; 1725 µg AFB₁/head/day), T with clay (CL; 200 g/head/day), and CL with SCFP (CL + SCFP; 35 g of SCFP/head/day). …”
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Consumer-Oriented Product Development: The Conceptualization of Novel Food Products Based on Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and Resulting Consumer Expectations by Stephanie Grahl, Micha Strack, Ramona Weinrich, Daniel Mörlein

“…Each consumer sequentially evaluated three combinations thereof (Latin square design). A multilevel model was used to analyze consumers’ responses regarding novelty, interest, overall liking, and expected flavor liking. …”
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Effect of Yeast-Fermented Citrus Pulp as a Protein Source on Nutrient Intake, Digestibility, Nitrogen Balance and In Situ Digestion Kinetics in <em>Nili Ravi</em> Buffalo Bulls by Awais Shabbir, Muhammad Sharif, Khurram Ashfaq, Amjad Islam Aqib, Muhammad Saeed, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Mahmoud Alagawany

“…Diets were provided ad libitum twice a day as a total mixed ration in a 4 × 4 Latin Square Design. Each experimental period lasted 3 weeks while the overall study 12 weeks. …”
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Improving Nutritional Quality of Cocoa Pod () through Chemical and Biological Treatments for Ruminant Feeding: and Evaluation by Erika B. Laconi, Anuraga Jayanegara

“…Further, an in vivo evaluation of the pods (35% inclusion level in total mixed ration) was conducted by feeding to young Holstein steers (average body weight of 145±3.6 kg) with a 5×5 latin square design arrangement (n = 5 replicates). Each experimental period lasted for 30 d; the first 20 d was for feed adaptation, the next 3 d was for sampling of rumen liquid, and the last 7 d was for measurements of digestibility and N balance. …”
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Nutrient digestion, microbial protein synthesis, and blood metabolites of Jersey heifers fed chitosan and whole raw soybeans by Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Caio Seiti Takiya, Euclides Reuter de Oliveira, Pablo Gomes de Paiva, Rafael Henrique de Tonissi e Buschinelli de Goes, Érika Rosendo de Sena Gandra, Hayne Mayumi Cariolano Araki

“…Twelve Jersey heifers (6±0.5 months of age and 139.50±25.56 kg of live weight; mean ± standard deviation) were randomly assigned to a replicated Latin square design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. …”
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Quality of milk fat obtained from cows and buffaloes fed a diet supplemented with flaxseed or soybean oils by Ahmed Behdal Shazly, Laila Khaled Hassan, Abd El-Kader Mahmoud Kholif, Ahmed Farouk Sayed, Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz

“…Lactating crossbred cows and buffaloes were fed with control diet or with one of three supplements: 2% FO, 2% SO, and 2% FSO according to a double 4 x 4 Latin Square Design. The diets with FO, SO, or FSO reduced saturated FA, mainly C4:0, C14:0 and C16:0, while increased the unsaturated FA C18:1 and C18:2 in milk from cows and buffaloes. …”
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Metabolic profile and ruminal and abomasal pH in sheep subjected to intravenous ranitidine by Aline Alberti Morgado, Giovanna Rocha Nunes, André Storti Martins, Stefano Carlo Filippo Hagen, Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues, Maria Claudia Araripe Sucupira

“…For this study, five healthy male sheep with ruminal and abomasal cannulas were used. A 5x5 Latin square experiment with a 2x2+1 factorial arrangement of the treatments was performed. …”
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Determination of Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Scores for Plant Proteins and Skim Milk Powder Measured in Pigs by Junghyun Oh, Noa Park, Beob Gyun Kim

“…Twelve barrows with an initial body weight of 28.4 kg (standard deviation = 4.0) equipped with a T-cannula at the distal ileum were allotted to a replicated 6 × 5 incomplete Latin square design with six diets and five periods. …”
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Effects of increasing dietary inclusion of high oleic acid soybeans on milk production of high-producing dairy cows by A.M. Bales, A.L. Lock

“…Twenty-four multiparous Holstein cows (mean ± SD; 50.7 ± 4.45 kg/d of milk; 122 ± 57 DIM) were randomly assigned to treatment sequences in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with 21-d periods. Treatments were increasing doses of HOSB at 0%, 8%, 16%, and 24% of DM. …”
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Nutritional Performance of Cattle Grazing during Rainy Season with Nitrogen and Starch Supplementation by Ísis Lazzarini, Edenio Detmann, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, Mário Fonseca Paulino, Erick Darlisson Batista, Luana Marta de Almeida Rufino, William Lima Santiago dos Reis, Marcia de Oliveira Franco

“…The experiment was carried out according to a 5 ×5 Latin square design following a 2×2+1 factorial arrangement (with or without nitrogen, with or without starch, and the additional treatment). …”
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Influence of Supplementing <em>Sesbania grandiflora</em> Pod Meal at Two Dietary Crude Protein Levels on Feed Intake, Fermentation Characteristics, and Methane Mitigation in Thai P... by Narirat Unnawong, Anusorn Cherdthong, Sarong So

“…A 2 × 2 factorial experiment in a 4 × 4 Latin square design was conducted, in which factor A was the CP levels in concentrate of 14% and 16% of dry matter (DM) and factor B was the supplement levels of SG at 0.4% and 0.6% DM intake, respectively. …”
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Heat tolerance of goats to increased daily maximum temperature and low salinity of drinking water in tropical humid regions by Asep Indra Munawar Ali, Sofia Sandi, Lili Warly, Armina Fariani, Anggriawan Naidilah Tetra Pratama, Abdullah Darussalam

“…The experimental design was a Latin Square (4×4) with four treatments and four periods (28 days each). …”
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Effects of Dietary Wheat Bran on Ileal and Hindgut Digestibility of Nutrient in Pigs and Influences of Ileal Digesta Collection on Proceeding Fecal Nutrient Digestibility by Ah Reum Son, Jeonghyeon Son, Beob Gyun Kim

“…The animals were assigned to a replicated 3 × 3 Latin square design with three diets and three periods. …”
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The Complementarity of Amino Acids in Cooked Pulse/Cereal Blends and Effects on DIAAS by Fei Han, Paul James Moughan, Juntao Li, Natascha Stroebinger, Shaojie Pang

“…Seven growing pigs fitted with a T-cannula at the terminal ileum were allotted to a 7 × 6 incomplete Latin square with seven semi-synthetic diets (cooked mung bean, adzuki bean, millet, adlay, mung bean + millet, adzuki bean + adlay, and an N-free diet) and six 7-day periods. …”
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Composição química e digestibilidade em ovinos da grama estrela ensilada com diferentes aditivos Chemical composition and digestibility in sheep of stargrass ensiled with different... by Valter Harry Bumbieris Junior, Clóves Cabreira Jobim, Moysés Calixto Junior, Ulysses Cecato

“…For the digestability experiment, four male sheep were distributed in a (4x4) latin square design. With respect to chemical composition, the variables; dry matter, crude protein, ether extract, acid detergent fiber, and lignin showed statistical difference (P<0,05) among the obtained values. …”
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Effect of different forages on blood components of Holstein cows Efeito de diferentes volumosos sobre os constituíntes sangüíneos de vacas da raça holandesa by Domenico Sales rocha de Arruda, Clóves Cabreira Jobim, Moyses Calixto Júnior, Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos

“…The experimental design was 3x3 Latin Square with three lines and three columns corresponding to three cows and three roughages. …”
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Nature-based experience in Venetian lagoon: Effects on craving and wellbeing in addict residential inpatients by Giulia Benvegnù, Mauro Semenzato, Alberto Urbani, Isadora Zanlorenzi, Mauro Cibin, Cristiano Chiamulera

“…This study aimed to test the effects of exposure to a natural lagoon environment on craving and measures of wellbeing in SUD patients in comparison to exposure to an urban environment.MethodsTwenty-four SUD patients were divided into three groups of eight participants and exposed to two walking sessions (interspersed with a 1-week wash-out period) in a natural environment typical of the Venetian lagoon, an Urban walk, or staying at the residential center based on a Latin-square design. Before and after each session, drug craving, mood, wellbeing, agency, openness to the future, and restorativeness were assessed.ResultsThe Nature walk significantly decreased craving in participants compared to their pre-walk values, and compared to craving after the Urban walk, with the latter significantly increased vs. pre-walk values. …”
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Fermentation, kinetics and ruminal degradation in sheep fed with carbohydrate sources associated with oil by Eliane da Silva Morgado, Jane Maria Bertocco Ezequiel, Leandro Galzerano, Euclides Braga Malheiros, Viviane Corrêa Santos, José Wanderlei Cattelan

“…Four rumen cannulated sheep were allotted in 4 x 4 latin square. The treatments consisted of diets with high neutral detergent soluble fiber and diets with high starch associated or not with 4,2% of oil. …”
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