In a longitudinal study involving 544 infants, the cost‐effectiveness of nutrition/health interventions (education; and education with food, immunization and sanitation) were studied using several nutritional indices involving weight and height. Education alone was the most cost‐effective using the weight for age, and sanitation was the least. However, using the proper weight/height relationship during growth in normal infants as the index, we found considerable improvement in the cost effectiveness of the food and immunization interventions as well as the education intervention alone. Key words: Cost effectivenessinfantsnutrition/health interventionsnutrition indices

10.1080/03670244.1985.9990883

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Protein Quality of Rumen Microorganisms

Journal of Animal Science (1964)

Kamal M. Abdo Kendall W. King R.W. Engel

Dry preparations of mixed ruminal bacteria and protozoa were evaluated as a potential source of protein and B-vitamins for monogastric animals. Properly dried preparations gave a Protein Efficiency Ratio of 3.6 with a true digestibility of 74 to 80%. Sulfur amino acids appeared to be limiting, but the levels of lysine and tryptophan were found to be quite high as were the levels of vitamin B12, biotin, and riboflavin. As a protein source the preparation should replace approximately 175% of its weight as soybean protein. Preparations from pasture-fed animals appeared to be acutely toxic, but no evidence of acute toxicity was seen in preparations from animals on dry feed.

Monogastric

Protein quality

Pepsin

10.2527/jas1964.233734x

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