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Vitamin A injection at birth improves muscle growth in lambs Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Pengkang Song, Xiaoyou Chen, Jiamin Zhao, Qiang Li, Xinrui Li, Yu Wang, Bo Wang, Junxing Zhao
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Endogenous chitinase might lead to differences in growth performance and intestinal health of piglets fed different levels of black soldier fly larva meal Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Sujie Liu, Jian Wang, Longxian Li, Yonggai Duan, Xiaolin Zhang, Tenghao Wang, Jianjun Zang, Xiangshu Piao, Yongxi Ma, Defa Li
This study aimed to investigate the effects of different levels of black soldier fly (BSF) replacing soybean meal (SBM) in diets on the performance and health condition of piglets. A total of 180 weaned piglets were allocated into 5 treatments: BSF0 (corn-soybean meal basal diet), BSF25 (BSF replacing 25% SBM), BSF50 (BSF replacing 50% SBM), BSF75 (BSF replacing 75% SBM) and BSF100 (BSF replacing 100%
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Integrated multi-omics reveals the beneficial role of chlorogenic acid in improving the growth performance and immune function of immunologically-stressed broilers Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Huawei Liu, Xuemin Li, Kai Zhang, Xiaoguo Lv, Quanwei Zhang, Peng Chen, Yang Wang, Jinshan Zhao
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The influence of dietary crude protein concentrations, grain types and arginine:lysine ratios on the performance of broiler chickens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Shemil P. Macelline, Peter V. Chrystal, Chanon Inanan, Mehdi Toghyani, Peter H. Selle, Sonia Yun Liu
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary crude protein (CP) concentrations, grain types and arginine:lysine ratios on performance parameters of broiler chickens. The 2 × 2 × 2 factorial array of dietary treatments harnessed two CP concentrations (210 and 170 g/kg), two feed grains (wheat and sorghum), and 2 arginine:lysine ratios (104 and 110). Each dietary treatment was
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High rumen degradable starch diet induced blood bile acids profile changes and hepatic inflammatory response in dairy goats Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Lixin Zheng, Jing Shen, Xiaoying Han, Chunjia Jin, Xiaodong Chen, Junhu Yao
The objective of this study was to reveal the effect of rumen degradable starch (RDS) on bile acid metabolism and liver transcription in dairy goats using metabolomics and transcriptomics. Eighteen Guanzhong dairy goats of a similar weight and production level (body weight = 45.8 ± 1.54 kg, milk yield = 1.75 ± 0.08 kg, and second parity) were randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups where they were
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Evaluation of dynamic effects of dietary medium-chain monoglycerides on performance, intestinal development and gut microbiota of broilers in large-scale production Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-20 Tao Liu, Shengyue Ruan, Qiufen Mo, Minjie Zhao, Jing Wang, Zhangying Ye, Li Chen, Fengqin Feng
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Advances in selenium supplementation: from selenium-enriched yeast to potential selenium-enriched insects, and selenium nanoparticles Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-20 Luca Ferrari, Donata M.I.R. Cattaneo, Rossella Abbate, Michele Manoni, Matteo Ottoboni, Alice Luciano, Christoph von Holst, Luciano Pinotti
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient that plays an important role in animal and human development and physiological homeostasis. This review surveys the role of Se in the environment, plants and animal bodies, and discusses data on Se biofortification with different sources of supplementation, from inorganic to organic forms, with special focus on Se-enriched yeast (Se-yeast). Although Se-yeast
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High amylose to amylopectin ratios in nitrogen-free diets decrease the ileal endogenous amino acid losses of broiler chickens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Huajin Zhou, Tahir Mahmood, Wei Wu, Yanhong Chen, Yao Yu, Jianmin Yuan
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Acid tolerance of lactate-utilizing bacteria of the order Bacteroidales contributes to prevention of ruminal acidosis in goats adapted to a high-concentrate diet Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Zhongyan Lu, Lingmeng Kong, Shenhao Ren, Jörg R. Aschenbach, Hong Shen
The rapid accumulation of organic acids, particularly lactate, has been suggested as the main cause of ruminal acidosis (RA) for ruminants fed high-concentrate diets. Previous research has shown that a gradual shift from low-to high-concentrate diets within 4 to 5 weeks effectively reduces the risk for RA. However, the mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, 20 goats were randomly allocated into
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Dietary emodin alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal mucosal barrier injury by regulating gut microbiota in piglets Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Wenjuan Xun, Mengyao Ji, Zhonghua Ma, Tanjie Deng, Wen Yang, Guanyu Hou, Liguang Shi, Ting Cao
This study was to determine the effects of dietary emodin (ED) on the intestinal mucosal barrier, nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) pathways, and gut microbial flora in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced piglets. Twenty-four weaned piglets were chosen and 4 treatments were created by randomly distributing piglets into CON, ED, LPS, and ED_LPS groups. Experiments were done in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement
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Host gut-derived Bacillus probiotics supplementation improves growth performance, serum and liver immunity, gut health, and resistive capacity against Vibrio harveyi infection in hybrid grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂E. lanceolatus) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Kwaku Amoah, Beiping Tan, Shuang Zhang, Shuyan Chi, Qihui Yang, Hongyu Liu, Yuanzhi Yang, Haitao Zhang, Xiaohui Dong
Several reports have revealed the vital role of probiotics in fish growth and health. However, few works are available for host gut-derived-probiotics’ on the growth, immunity, and gut microbiota of fish, especially in hybrid grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂E. lanceolatus) due to their isolation difficulty and functional verification. This study aimed to assess 3 host gut-derived Bacillus species'
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Effect of restricted feeding on hen performance, egg quality and organ characteristics of individual laying hens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Doreen O. Anene, Yeasmin Akter, Peter C. Thomson, Peter Groves, Cormac J. O’Shea
This study was to assess the impact of permanent or temporary restricted feeding on laying hen production traits, physiology, and egg quality. Two hundred and forty individually housed ISA Brown hens were monitored across 2 phases, assigned to 3 treatments: ad libitum feeding (ALF), temporary restricted feeding (TRF) and permanent restricted feeding (PRF), n = 80 hens per treatment. In Phase 1 (P1)
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Dietary lysophospholipids improves growth performance and hepatic lipid metabolism of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Mingxiao Che, Ziye Lu, Liang Liu, Ning Li, Lina Ren, Shuyan Chi
This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of dietary lysophospholipids combined with 1% dietary fish oil reduction on the growth performance and hepatic lipid metabolism of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Five isonitrogenous feeds were prepared with lysophospholipids at 0% (fish oil group, FO), 0.05% (L-0.05), 0.1% (L-0.1), 0.15% (L-0.15) and 0.2% (L-0.2), respectively. The dietary
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Dietary supplementation with 2-hydroxy-4-methyl(thio) butanoic acid and DL-methionine improves productive performance, egg quality and redox status of commercial laying ducks Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Yanan Zhang, Zhiwei Zhuang, Tahir Mahmood, Yves Mercier, Yongyan Jin, Xuebing Huang, Kaichao Li, Shuang Wang, Weiguang Xia, Shenglin Wang, Miao Yu, Wei Chen, Chuntian Zheng
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Uridine alleviates high-carbohydrate diet-induced metabolic syndromes by activating sirt1/AMPK signaling pathway and promoting glycogen synthesis in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Nan-Nan Zhou, Tong Wang, Yu-Xin Lin, Rong Xu, Hong-Xia Wu, Fei-Fei Ding, Fang Qiao, Zhen-Yu Du, Mei-Ling Zhang
Carbohydrates have a protein sparing effect, but long-term feeding of a high-carbohydrate diet (HCD) leads to metabolic disorders due to the limited utilization efficiency of carbohydrates in fish. How to mitigate the negative effects induced by HCD is crucial for the rapid development of aquaculture. Uridine is a pyrimidine nucleoside that plays a vital role in regulating lipid and glucose metabolism
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Sodium butyrate promotes gastrointestinal development of preweaning bull calves via inhibiting inflammation, balancing nutrient metabolism, and optimizing microbial community functions Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Huiyue Zhong, Wenjing Yu, Min Wang, Bo Lin, Xuezhao Sun, Nan Zheng, Jiaqi Wang, Shengguo Zhao
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Maternal sodium acetate supplementation promotes lactation performance of sows and their offspring growth performance Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Yingao Qi, Tenghui Zheng, Siwang Yang, Qianzi Zhang, Baofeng Li, Xiangfang Zeng, Yongxing Zhong, Fang Chen, Wutai Guan, Shihai Zhang
Milk yield and composition are critical determining factors for the early growth and development of neonates. The objective of this experiment was to comprehensively evaluate the effects of dietary sodium acetate (SA) supplementation on the milk yield and composition of sows and the growth performance of their offspring. A total of 80 sows (Landrace × Yorkshire, 3 to 6 parity) were randomly assigned
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Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Effects on reproductive and productive performance and meat quality in rabbit breeding Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Stella Agradi, Majlind Sulce, Laura Menchetti, Daniele Vigo, Marta Castrica, Olimpia Barbato, Egon Andoni, Alda Quattrone, Albana Munga, Maria Laura Marongiu, Giulio Curone, Gabriele Brecchia
Rabbit breeding has many critical aspects related to reproduction, production, and animal welfare, which reduce its profitability as well as consumer attractiveness. Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) seems to be a good nutritional strategy to improve several aspects of rabbit breeding, enhance animal welfare and produce a new functional food considered healthy for
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Dietary n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio modulates growth performance in spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus) through regulating lipid metabolism, hepatic antioxidant capacity and intestinal health Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Yanzou Dong, Yu Wei, Ling Wang, Kai Song, Chunxiao Zhang, Kangle Lu, Samad Rahimnejad
An 8-week feeding experiment was carried out to explore the effects of dietary n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratio on growth performance, lipid metabolism, hepatic antioxidant status, and gut flora of spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus). Six experimental diets were formulated to contain different levels of two purified oil sources including docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids
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The direct and gut microbiota-mediated effects of dietary bile acids on the improvement of gut barriers in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Rui Xia, Qingshuang Zhang, Dongmei Xia, Qiang Hao, Qianwen Ding, Chao Ran, Yalin Yang, Aizhi Cao, Zhen Zhang, Zhigang Zhou
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Porcine intestinal antimicrobial peptide as an in-feed antibiotic alternative improves intestinal digestion and immunity by shaping the gut microbiota in weaned piglets Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Fengjie Ji, Huansheng Yang, Qiye Wang, Jianzhong Li, Hanlin Zhou, Shengmin Liu
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Aquafeed fermentation improves dietary nutritional quality and benefits feeding behavior, meat flavor, and intestinal microbiota of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Weibo Jiang, Xiaoyan Jia, Ningjun Xie, Chuang Wen, Shuo Ma, Guangzhen Jiang, Xiangfei Li, Cheng Chi, Dingdong Zhang, Wenbin Liu
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Plasma metabolic profiling reveals that chromium yeast alleviates the negative effects of heat stress in mid-lactation dairy cows Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-07 Yeqianli Wo, Fengtao Ma, Qiang Shan, Duo Gao, Yuhang Jin, Peng Sun
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Feeding citrus flavonoid extracts decreases bacterial endotoxin and systemic inflammation and improves immunometabolic status by modulating hindgut microbiome and metabolome in lactating dairy cows Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-07 Yuchao Zhao, Shiqiang Yu, Liuxue Li, Huiying Zhao, Yuqin Li, Linshu Jiang, Ming Liu
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Research progress on anti-stress nutrition strategies in swine Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Leli Wang, Chuni Wang, Yao Peng, Yiru Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Yan Liu, Yulong Yin
In swine production, stress is a common encounter that leads to serious bacterial infection and adverse effects on growth performance. Though antibiotics have been frequently used to control pathogen spread, sustained negative impacts from antibiotics have been found to affect intestinal integrity and the immune system. Multiple nutritional strategies have shown potential to counteract stress and replace
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Poultry gut health and beyond Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Richard Ducatelle, Evy Goossens, Venessa Eeckhaut, Filip Van Immerseel
Intestinal health is critically important for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and thus is a key factor in determining performance. Intestinal health issues are very common in high performing poultry lines due to the high feed intake, which puts pressure on the physiology of the digestive system. Excess nutrients which are not digested and absorbed in the small intestine may trigger dysbiosis
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Feeding Bacillus-based probiotics to gestating and lactating sows is an efficient method for improving immunity, gut functional status and biofilm formation by probiotic bacteria in piglets at weaning Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Paweł Konieczka, Karolina Ferenc, Jens N. Jørgensen, Lea H.B. Hansen, Romuald Zabielski, Jarosław Olszewski, Zdzisław Gajewski, Magdalena Mazur-Kuśnirek, Dominika Szkopek, Natalia Szyryńska, Krzysztof Lipiński
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Uterine inflammation status modulates eggshell mineralization via calcium transport and matrix protein synthesis in laying hens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Jia Feng, Mingyuan Lu, Lingling Ma, Haijun Zhang, Shugeng Wu, Kai Qiu, Yuna Min, Guanghai Qi, Jing Wang
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Influence of free fatty acid content and degree of fat saturation on production performance, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal morphology of laying hens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 María Palomar, Carlos Garcés-Narro, Olga Piquer, Roser Sala, Alba Tres, José A. García-Bautista, María D. Soler
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary free fatty acid (FFA) content and degree of fat saturation on production performance, lipid and calcium digestibility, and intestinal function of laying hens. For a 15-week period, a total of 144 laying hens (19 weeks old) were randomly assigned to 8 dietary treatments, which were obtained by gradually replacing crude soybean oil with soybean
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Effect of Transparent Testa8 (TT8) gene and Homeobox12 (HB12) gene silencing in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) on molecular structure spectral profile in relation to energy, degradation, and fermentation characteristics in ruminant systems Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Yaogeng Lei, Abdelali Hannoufa, Peiqiang Yu
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Effects of paraprobiotics on bile acid metabolism and liver health in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) fed a cottonseed protein concentrate-based diet Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Xiaoze Xie, Xiaofang Liang, Hao Wang, Qiang Zhu, Junjun Wang, Ying Chang, Eric Leclercq, Min Xue, Jie Wang
Cottonseed protein concentrate is a sustainable fishmeal alternative in aquafeed. A 10-week experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of a cottonseed protein concentrate-based diet with and without multi-strain yeast fractions (MsYF) on growth, bile acid metabolism, and health in largemouth bass. Four hundred fish (54.0 ± 0.0 g) were casually distributed into 16 tanks (4 replicates/diet)
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Lipo-nutritional quality of pork: The lipid composition, regulation, and molecular mechanisms of fatty acid deposition Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Wuzhou Yi, Qixin Huang, Yizhen Wang, Tizhong Shan
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Alterations in nutrient digestion and utilization associated with different residual feed intake in Hu sheep Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-03 Hongbo Zeng, Yuyang Yin, Lingxi Chen, Zhuoxin Xu, Yang Luo, Qian Wang, Bin Yang, Jiakun Wang
Improving feed efficiency is crucial to the animal industry. Residual feed intake (RFI) is now regarded as an index of feed efficiency evaluation and is independent of growth characteristics. Our study aims to explore the alterations in growth performance and nutrient digestion in Hu sheep with different RFI phenotypes. Sixty-four male Hu sheep (body weight = 24.39 ± 1.12 kg; postnatal days = 90 ± 7
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Sources, dynamics in vivo, and application of astaxanthin and lutein in laying hens: A review Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Hanyi Shi, Xuejuan Deng, Xiaoyu Ji, Ning Liu, Huiyi Cai
Astaxanthin (Ax) and lutein are important fat-soluble pigments and essential nutrients for human and animal health. Haematococcus pluvialis microalga and Phaffia rhodozyma yeast are ideal species for commercial Ax production. Marigold flowers are a main source of commercial lutein. Dynamics of dietary Ax and lutein in the gastrointestinal tract are similar to lipids, but their activities are tremendously
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Effects of different protein and lipid levels on the growth performance and intestinal microflora of loach (Paramisgurnus dabryanus) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-03-02 Zirui Wang, Shuyao Li, Qiubai Zhou, Jinhua Zhang, Yongan Li, Youjie Li, Zhiwen Yuan, Guanghua Huang
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Low Ca diet leads to increased Ca retention by changing the gut flora and ileal pH value in laying hens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-25 Sha Jiang, Xinyu Zou, Miao Mao, Mi Zhang, Wenjun Tu, Meilan Jin
Osteoporosis is a common degenerative metabolic bone disease in caged laying hens. Intensive egg production mobilizing large amounts of Ca from bone for eggshell formation, consequently leading to Ca deficiency, has been recognized as a critical factor causing osteoporosis in commercial laying hens. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Ca deficiency on the function of the gut microbiota–bone
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Exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria, as an alternative to antibiotics, on regulation of intestinal health and the immune system Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-23 Shuo Yang, Xiaoqing Xu, Qing Peng, Lan Ma, Yu Qiao, Bo Shi
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Dietary adenosine supplementation improves placental angiogenesis in IUGR piglets by up-regulating adenosine A2a receptor Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Zifang Wu, Jiawei Nie, Deyuan Wu, Shuangbo Huang, Jianzhao Chen, Huajin Liang, Xiangyu Hao, Li Feng, Hefeng Luo, Chengquan Tan
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A comparative study to determine the effects of breed and feed restriction on glucose metabolism of chickens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Pengfei Du, Huanjie Wang, Xiuwen Shi, Xiangli Zhang, Yao Zhu, Wen Chen, Huaiyong Zhang, Yanqun Huang
The glucose metabolism of poultry draws wide attention as they have nearly twice the fasting blood glucose than that of mammals. To define the relationship between glucose metabolism and breed of chicken, the outcomes from different growth rate chickens showed that Arbor Acres (AA) broilers, a well-known fast-growing breed, had a lower fasting blood glucose concentration and glucose clearance rate
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Negative consequences of reduced protein diets supplemented with synthetic amino acids for performance, intestinal barrier function, and caecal microbiota composition of broiler chickens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Reza Barekatain, Peter V. Chrystal, Tanya Nowland, Amy F. Moss, Gordon S. Howarth, Thi Thu Hao Van, Robert J. Moore
The consequences of feeding broiler chickens with reduced protein (RP) diets for gut health and barrier function are not well understood. This study was performed to elucidate the effect of reducing dietary protein and source of protein on gut health and performance parameters. Four experimental diets included 2 control diets with standard protein levels either containing meat and bone meal (CMBM)
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Applications and prospects of functional oligosaccharides in pig nutrition: A review Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-17 Nian Liu, Haibo Shen, Fan Zhang, Xiang Liu, Qinrui Xiao, Qian Jiang, Bie Tan, Xiaokang Ma
Oligosaccharides are low molecular weight carbohydrates between monosaccharides and polysaccharides, which consist of 2 to 20 monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds. They have the effects of promoting growth, regulating immunity, improving the structure of intestinal flora, and are anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. With the comprehensive implementation of the antibiotic prohibition policy in China
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Active dry yeast supplementation benefits ruminal fermentation, bacterial community, blood immunoglobulins, and growth performance in young dairy goats, but not for intermittent supplementation Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-17 Jun Zhang, Yuntian Yang, Xinjian Lei, Yannan Wang, Yanhua Li, Zhiqiang Yang, Junhu Yao
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Reply to: “Absorption of methionine sources in animals—is there more to know?” — Yes, there is more to know! Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-02-09 Andreas Lemme, Juliano Cesar de Paula Dorigam, Stefan Mack
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A systematic review of metabolism of methionine sources in animals: One parameter does not convey a comprehensive story Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-24 Philippe Becquet, Mercedes Vazquez-Anon, Yves Mercier, Karen Wedekind, Tahir Mahmood, Dolores I. Batonon-Alavo, Frances Yan
The goal of this review article, based on a systematic literature search, is to critically assess the state of knowledge and experimental methodologies used to delineate the conversion and metabolism of the 2 methionine (Met) sources DL-methionine (DL-Met) and DL-2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio) butanoic acid (HMTBa). The difference in the chemical structures of HMTBa and DL-Met indicates that these molecules
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Proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis reveal threonine deficiency increases hepatic lipid deposition in Pekin ducks via reducing STAT phosphorylation Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Yong Jiang, Zhong Zhuang, Wenqia Jia, Zhiguo Wen, Ming Xie, Hao Bai, Yulin Bi, Zhixiu Wang, Guobin Chang, Shuisheng Hou, Guohong Chen
Dietary threonine (Thr) deficiency enhances triglyceride (TG) deposition in the liver of Pekin ducks, which injures hepatic function and impairs growth performance. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effects of dietary Thr deficiency on the expressions of proteins and phosphoproteins in liver of Pekin ducks, to identify the underlying
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A comparative study on the tolerance of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to high carbohydrate and high lipid diets Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Lijun Ning, Haotian Zhang, Xiaoying Chen, Jia Zhen, Shen Chen, Junfeng Guang, Chao Xu, Yuanyou Li
A 12-wk trial was conducted to compare the tolerance of tilapia to high carbohydrate and high lipid diets. Three isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets, whose carbohydrate and lipid levels were the following: 35.0% and 8% (control), 44.2% and 4% (D1, high carbohydrate), and 25.8% and 12% (D2, high lipid), respectively. Three hundred tilapias (27 ± 0.11 g) were fed the diets for 10 wk (4 replicates per
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Responses in splanchnic and mammary amino acid metabolism to short-term graded removal of methionine in lactating goats Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-21 Yantao Li, Mark D. Hanigan, Xueyan Lin, Zhiyong Hu, Zhengui Yan, Qiuling Hou, Yun Wang, Zhonghua Wang
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Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-17 Alex T. Hung, Brian J. Leury, Matthew A. Sabin, Fahri Fahri, Kristy DiGiacomo, Tu-Fa Lien, Frank R. Dunshea
This study evaluated the effects of heat stress (HS) and dietary nano chromium picolinate (nCrPic) on metabolic responses of sheep to an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT), an intravenous insulin tolerance test (ITT) and an intramuscular adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) challenge in sheep. Thirty-six sheep housed in metabolic cages were randomly allocated within 3 dietary groups (0, 400 and
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Embryonic modulation through thermal manipulation and in ovo feeding to develop heat tolerance in chickens Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-17 Akshat Goel, Chris Major Ncho, Vaishali Gupta, Yang-Ho Choi
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Characterization of a novel bifunctional enzyme from buffalo rumen metagenome and its effect on in vitro ruminal fermentation and microbial community composition Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-14 Zhenxiang Meng, Jing Ma, Zhanying Sun, Chengjian Yang, Jing Leng, Weiyun Zhu, Yanfen Cheng
To efficiently use lignocellulosic materials in ruminants, it is crucial to explore effective enzymes, especially bifunctional enzymes. In this study, a novel stable bifunctional cellulase-xylanase protein from buffalo rumen metagenome was expressed and characterized, CelXyn2. The enzyme displayed optimal activity at pH 6.0 and 45 °C. The residual endoglucanase and xylanase activities were 90.6% and
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Dietary host-associated Bacillus subtilis supplementation improves intestinal microbiota, health and disease resistance in Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Zhehui Ji, Chuanzhong Zhu, Xinyang Zhu, Sainan Ban, Lijuan Yu, Juan Tian, Lixue Dong, Hua Wen, Xing Lu, Ming Jiang
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of a host-associated Bacillus subtilis 1-C-7 as a probiotic for Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi). Four test diets were formulated to contain graded levels of B. subtilis 1-C-7 at 0 (CY), 0.85 × 108 (Y1), 0.95 × 109 (Y2) and 0.91 × 1010 (Y3) CFU/kg diet. The test fish with initial weight 30.0 ± 1.2 g were fed the 4 test diets with 3 replicates
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Sodium acetate promotes fat synthesis by suppressing TATA element modulatory factor 1 in bovine mammary epithelial cells Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Chaochao Luo, Nan Li, Qingzhu Wang, Chunjiang Li
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DHA induces adipocyte lipolysis through endoplasmic reticulum stress and the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-31 Xiaocheng Huang, Chenchen Bian, Hong Ji, Shanghong Ji, Jian Sun
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Dietary ribose supplementation improves flesh quality through purine metabolism in gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-31 Wanjie Cai, Lele Fu, Cui Liu, Linyue He, Haokun Liu, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Yunxia Yang, Junyan Jin, Shouqi Xie
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Dietary xanthophyll improved growth, antioxidant, pigmentation and meat quality in the southern catfish (Silurus soldatovi meridionalis Chen) Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Chaoqun He, Haoyu Geng, Yawen Qin, Peng Yang, Wenqiang Wang, Kangsen Mai, Fei Song
Xanthophyll has multiple physiological functions to improve the quality of farmed animals. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of xanthophyll on the growth performance, antioxidation, immunity, pigmentation and meat quality of southern catfish (Silurus soldatovi meridionalis Chen). Juvenile southern catfish (18.35 ± 0.04 g) were randomly allocated into 24 cages (30 juveniles per cage)
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Dietary Litsea cubeba essential oil supplementation improves growth performance and intestinal health of weaned piglets Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Zhe Yang, Fang Wang, Yexin Yin, Peng Huang, Qian Jiang, Zhimou Liu, Yulong Yin, Jiashun Chen
This paper was to determine the effects of dietary Litsea cubeba essential oil (LEO) supplementation on growth performance, immune function, antioxidant level, intestinal morphology and microbial composition in weaned piglets. One hundred and ninety-two piglets (Duroc × [Large White × Landrace]) with 6.85 ± 0.22 kg mean body weight weaned at 21 d of age were randomly assigned to 4 treatment groups
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Glucose supplementation improves intestinal amino acid transport and muscle amino acid pool in pigs during chronic cold exposure Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-09 Teng Teng, Xin Song, Guodong Sun, Hongwei Ding, Haoyang Sun, Guangdong Bai, Baoming Shi
Mammals in northern regions chronically suffer from low temperatures during autumn-winter seasons. The aim of this study was to investigate the response of intestinal amino acid transport and the amino acid pool in muscle to chronic cold exposure via Min pig models (cold adaptation) and Yorkshire pig models (non-cold adaptation). Furthermore, this study explored the beneficial effects of glucose supplementation
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Growth performance, welfare traits and meat characteristics of broilers fed diets partly replaced with whole Tenebrio molitor larvae Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-09 Stylianos Vasilopoulos, Ilias Giannenas, Soumela Savvidou, Eleftherios Bonos, Christos I. Rumbos, Elias Papadopoulos, Paschalis Fortomaris, Christos G. Athanassiou
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Effects of medium chain triglycerides on hepatic fatty acid oxidation in clofibrate-fed newborn piglets Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Jinan Zhao, Brandon Pike, Jin Huang, Zhihua Feng, Jack Odle, Xi Lin
To investigate whether increasing tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle activity and ketogenic capacity would augment fatty acid (FA) oxidation induced by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα) agonist clofibrate, suckling newborn piglets (n = 54) were assigned to 8 groups following a 2 ( ± clofibrate) × 4 (glycerol succinate [SUC], triglycerides of 2-methylpentanoic acid [T2M], valeric
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Effects of β-alanine on intestinal development and immune performance of weaned piglets Anim. Nutr. (IF 5.285) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Linlin Chen, Yan Zhong, Xiangqin Ouyang, Chunfeng Wang, Lanmei Yin, Jing Huang, Yali Li, Qiye Wang, Junyan Xie, Pengfei Huang, Huansheng Yang, Yulong Yin
Beta-alanine is an important amino acid involved in several metabolic reactions in the body. The study aimed to investigate the effect of β-alanine supplementation on intestinal development and the immune performance of weaned piglets. Thirty-two 21-day-old healthy weaned piglets (half female and half male; Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire) with an initial body weight of 8.11 ± 0.21 kg were randomly divided