Environmental-induced hyperthermia compromises efficient animal production and
jeopardizes animal welfare. Reduced productive output during heat stress was traditionally …

Indirect calorimetry (IC) is considered as the gold standard to determine energy expenditure,
by measuring pulmonary gas exchanges. It is a non-invasive technique that allows clinicians …

Accurately quantifying activated immune system energy requirements in vivo is difficult, but a
better understanding may advance strategies to maximize animal productivity. Study …

Body mass index (BMI) is the cornerstone of the current classification system for obesity and
its advantages are widely exploited across disciplines ranging from international …

Loss of skeletal muscle mass occurs during aging (sarcopenia), disease (cachexia), or
inactivity (atrophy). This article contrasts and compares the metabolic causes of loss of …

Critical illness is a hypercatabolic state. It has been hypothesized that timely and adequate
nutrition support may optimize the host response and thereby minimize nutritionally related …

The objective of this review was to explore the relationship between lactational performance
and health. We focused on lactational incidence rates (LIR) of the production diseases that …

Body composition reflects nutritional intakes, losses and needs over time. Undernutrition, ie
fat-free mass (FFM) loss, is associated with decreased survival, worse clinical outcome and …

The terminology used for describing intervention groups in randomised controlled trials
(RCT) on the effect of intravenous fluid on outcome in abdominal surgery has been …

Introduction Critically ill patients are characterized by increased loss of muscle mass,
partially attributed to sepsis and multiple organ failure, as well as immobilization. Recent …