Wang, Fang Chen, Jiashun Yin, Yexin Yang, Mei Xiao, Yintao Cheng, Ying Yin, Lichen Fu, Chenxing
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Journal of animal science
Broilers are susceptible to physiological stress under the environment of faster growth that may cause growth retardation, and this problem has inspired the research in alternative managements and dietary strategies to control the incidence and severity. Due to the consumer preference for natural products, the application of polyphenol compound has...
Guazzelli Pezzali, Julia Rafii, Mahroukh Courtney-Martin, Glenda Cant, John P Shoveller, Anna K
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Journal of animal science
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the indicator amino acid oxidation (IAAO) method could be applied in the domestic cat. Six adult male cats were used in a replicated 3×3 Latin square design. Three semi-synthetic diets were developed: a methionine (Met) and total sulfur AA (TSAA) deficient diet (T-BASAL; 0.24% Met+Cys - DM basis) and tw...
Pan, Chenghao Wang, Shouyi He, Pengguang Hayat, Khawar Jin, Hao Bai, Leshang Hu, Yuchen Pan, Jinming
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Journal of animal science
Poultry are sensitive to red objects, such as comb and blood on the body surface, likely inducing injurious pecking in flocks. Light is an important factor that affects the pecking behavior of poultry. A wooden box was built to investigate the effects of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light color (warm white and cold white) and intensity (5 and 50 lux)...
Lerch, Frederike Vötterl, Julia C Schwartz-Zimmermann, Heidi E Sassu, Elena L Schwarz, Lukas Renzhammer, Rene Bünger, Moritz Sharma, Suchitra Koger, Simone Sener-Aydemir, Arife
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Journal of animal science
Creep feed is offered during the suckling period to prepare the piglet’s gut for the dietary transition from a milk- to a plant-based diet at weaning. Nevertheless, the discontinuation of sow milk consumption after weaning can lead to disturbed interactions between the host mucosa and the gut microbiota. Little information is available on the immed...
Lima, Lais de Oliveira Ongaratto, Fernando Dallantonia, Erick Escobar Leite, Rhaony Gonçalves Argentini, Gabriella Patrício Fernandes, Marcia Helena Machado da Roch... Reis, Ricardo Andrade Vyas, Diwakar Malheiros, Euclides Braga
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Journal of animal science
Grazing management and N- fertilizer have been reported to improve tropical forage productivity and quality, however, their effect on methane emission of grazing animals remains uncertain. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effects of increasing application rates of nitrogen (N) fertilization of Marandu palisadegrass under continuous stockin...
Meng, Bowen Jiang, Di Kong, Delin Yan, Yunqin Nie, Yuzhe Teng, Chun-Bo Liang, Yang
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Journal of animal science
Beef is a beneficial food source, and improving muscle yield and quality has become a hot topic in the beef industry. Therefore, our study aimed to explore effective methods to improve bovine muscle cell differentiation to increase beef production. The study revealed that microRNA-18 (miR-18) inhibitor could promote the differentiation of bovine sk...
Pan, Long Feng, Shaoxuan Li, Wang Zhu, Weiyun
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Journal of animal science
Sorghum grain is sources of energy and amino acids in pig feeds, but the digestibility of nutrients in pig intestine varies widely among low-tannin and high-tannin sorghum, and their digestion and fermentation characteristics in the pig intestine are unknown. Therefore, the digestion and fermentation characteristics of low-tannin or high-tannin sor...
Cheng, Jiangbo Zhang, Xiaoxue Zhang, Deyin Zhang, Yukun Li, Xiaolong Zhao, Yuan Xu, Dan Zhao, Liming Li, Wenxin Wang, Jianghui
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Journal of animal science
The rate of development of growth traits determines the productivity of sheep. Shortening the fattening cycle of sheep can effectively improve economic efficiency. Gut microbes have important effects on host growth traits. In this study, the method of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was used to transplant the intestinal microbes of sheep int...
Jin, Shunshun Wijerathne, Charith U B Au-Yeung, Kathy K W Lei, Huaigang Yang, Chengbo O, Karmin
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The gastrointestinal tract provides the location for the digestion and absorption of nutrients. It has physical and chemical barriers to protect body from pathogens and toxins. Oxidative stress tends to weaken the physical and chemical barriers of the intestine, which in turn can lead to intestinal dysfunction. Fiber has been suggested to have bene...
Wang, Ke Zou, Xiangyang Guo, Lei Huang, Long Wang, Ya Yang, Pu Huang, Liansu Ma, Xiangyuan Zhuo, Yong Che, Lianqiang
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Journal of animal science
Soybean meal (SBM) is the most commonly used protein source in swine diets, with high available energy. Sows have crucial roles in the pig industry, therefore precise knowledge of actual SBM nutritive values at different gestation stages is vital for efficient livestock production and management. In our study, we evaluated the nutritive value of SB...
