Rocha, G F Del Vesco, A P Santana, T P Santos, T S Cerqueira, A S Zancanela, V T Fernandes, R P M Oliveira Júnior, G M
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
The use of antibiotics as performance enhancers in animal feeding is declining, so Lippia gracilis Schauer essential oil (LGSEO) could be used as a potential substitute for the conventionally used growth promoters. The LGSEO contains components such as carvacrol and thymol, which kill and/or control pathogenic bacteria, increase population of benef...
Gasiorek, M Stefanska, B Pruszynska-Oszmalek, E Taciak, M Komisarek, J Nowak, W
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
The comparison of the effects of all forage offering methods would be particularly useful information in modeling growth performance and rumen fermentation of dairy calves. Therefore, this study attempted to evaluate the effects of methods of oat hay provision on growth performance, rumen fermentation and biochemical blood indices of dairy calves d...
Zhang, Z D Wang, C Du, H S Liu, Q Guo, G Huo, W J Zhang, J Zhang, Y L Pei, C X Zhang, S L
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Se can enhance lactation performance by improving nutrient utilization and antioxidant status. However, sodium selenite (SS) can be reduced to non-absorbable elemental Se in the rumen, thereby reducing the intestinal availability of Se. The study investigated the impacts of SS and coated SS (CSS) supplementation on lactation performance, nutrient d...
Remus, A Del Castillo, J R E Pomar, C
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Precision feeding requires a mathematical model to estimate standardized ileal digestible (SID) lysine (Lys) requirements (SIDLysR) in real time. However, this type of model requires constant calibration updates. The objective of this study was to review the calibration of the model used to estimate the real-time Lys requirements of individual grow...
Stygar, A H Chantziaras, I Toppari, I Maes, D Niemi, J K
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
In order to reduce antimicrobial use in pig production, the consequences of insufficient biosecurity and welfare problems need to be known. This study aimed to investigate associations between the number of antimicrobial treatments per fattening pig, and biosecurity, indicators for animal welfare as well as the prevalence of lesions at slaughter. T...
Custodio, L Prados, L F Figueira, D N Yiannikouris, A Gloria, E M Holder, V B Pettigrew, J E Santin, E Resende, F D Siqueira, G R
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Mycotoxins are present in almost all feedstuffs used in animal nutrition but are often ignored in beef cattle systems, even though they can affect animal performance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of mycotoxins and a mycotoxin adsorbent (ADS) on performance of Nellore cattle finished in a feedlot. One hundred Nellore cattl...
Cardinal, K M Vieira, M S Warpechowski, M B Zielgelmann, P K Montagne, L Andretta, I Ribeiro, A M L
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
One of the most debated topics in pig production is the need to study, understand and change the production system in order to improve nutrient efficiency, becoming more environmentally friendly. The nitrogen excretion has highly deleterious effects on the environment, and it is necessary to develop tools that help to reduce the excretion of this c...
Gruffat, D Durand, D Rivaroli, D do Prado, I N Prache, S
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Currently, consumers are increasingly interested in obtaining high-quality and healthy lamb meat. Compared to grain-based diets, dietary forage legumes such as alfalfa and condensed tannin (CT)-rich sainfoin increase the levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that are beneficial for health in lamb meat thanks to their high content in PUFA an...
Herremans, S Decruyenaere, V Cantalapiedra-Hijar, G Beckers, Y Froidmont, E
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of oak tannin extract (OTE) added in forage before ensiling on dairy cows fed at 92% of their digestible protein requirements. Six multiparous lactating Holstein cows were used in a crossover design (two treatments × two periods). The control treatment (CON) was based on a diet including 50% o...
Koné, G A Good, M Kouba, M
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Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Guinea fowl production is increasing in developing countries and has a crucial role in the fight against poverty. However, the feed cost is very high, especially the soya bean meal cost, and farmers cannot afford to buy commercial feed. Consequently, animals do not receive feed adapted to their nutritional needs and they exhibit poor performance. T...
