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Carbohydrates and protein digestive traits in beef cattle grazing fertilised or mixed tropical pasture Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Fernanda de Kássia Gomes, Bruno Grossi Costa Homem, Bianca Costa Guimaraes, Marina de Arruda Camargo Danes, Glen A. Broderick, Bruno José Rodrigues Alves, Robert Michael Boddey, Daniel Rume Casagrande
This study was performed to investigate the nitrogen (N) and carbohydrate digestive traits of grazing heifers. The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Lavras. The treatments wer...
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In vitro gastrointestinal simulated digestion of three plant proteins: determination of digestion rate, free amino acids and peptide contents Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Songjun Wang, Tong Liu, Huasong Bai, Wenhui Gong, Zhanzhong Wang
Cassava protein (CP), barley protein (BP) and yellow pea protein (YPP) are important nutrient and integral constituent of staple in pet foods. It is known that the digestion of proteins directly in...
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Hydrolysed poultry byproduct meal in extruded diets for cats Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Lucas Bassi Scarpim, Eloise Cristina de Ramos, Leticia Graziele Pacheco, Camila Goloni, Stephanie de Souza Theodoro, Thaís de Souza Ávida de Castro, Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi
Hydrolysed proteins have been shown to be potential ingredients in cat diets due to their high digestibility, presence of bioactive peptides, and relatively low antigenicity. The effects of the sub...
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Inclusion of a Bacillus-based probiotic in non-starch polysaccharides-rich broiler diets Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Farshad Goodarzi Boroojeni, Yada Duangnumsawang, Damian Józefiak, Marta Pachocka, Dorthe Sandvang, Jürgen Zentek
This study examined the effects of a 3-strain Bacillus-based probiotic (BP; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and two Bacillus subtilis) in broiler diets with different rye levels on performance, mucus, v...
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Rice gluten meal as a substitute for soybean meal in the diets for growing rabbits Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Fawzia A. Hassan, Rashed A. Alhotan, Youssef A. Attia, Khalid M. Mahrose, Hamdy F. Amin, Ibrahim H. Salim, Lamiaa F. Abdel-Mawla, Fulvia Bovera, Amira M. Mansour, Izabela Michalak
The impacts of different dietary levels of rice gluten meal (RGM) on growth performance, digestibility, carcass characteristics, and blood traits of growing New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits were stu...
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Effects of dietary-reduced nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) on N and P balance, retention and nutrient digestibility of contemporary fattening pigs fed ad libitum Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Elisabeth Beckmüller, Jeannette Kluess, Liane Hüther, Susanne Kersten, Mareike Kölln, Volker Wilke, Christian Visscher, Sven Dänicke, Angelika Grümpel-Schlüter
The reduction of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in fattening pigs’ diets is one possible approach to lower N and P excretion in livestock farming relative to N and P intake. Due to the implementat...
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Effect of lysophospholipids on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, lipid metabolism and meat quality of fattening rabbits Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Ning Liu, Xuejuan Deng, Jianping Wang, Shuli Dong
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of emulsifier lysophospholipids (LP), enzymatically modified from soy phospholipids, on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, lipid metab...
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The feasibility of partial replacement of berseem hay by spent mushroom (Pleurotus osteratus) substrate in rabbit diets on growth performance, digestibility, caecum fermentation, and economic efficiency Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Sabrin Abdelrahman Morshedy, Khaled Magdy Gad, Mohamed M. Basyony, Soliman Mohamed Zahran, Mohamed Hassan Ahmed
Nowadays, agricultural by-product disposal is a major concern. The mushroom by-products could be used as an alternative feed source in rabbit diets. Therefore, partial replacement of berseem hay (B...
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Effects of particle size reduction of meadow hay on feed intake, performance, and apparent total tract nutrient digestibility in dairy cows Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Katrin Bauer, Mansour Eghbali, Thomas Hartinger, Andreas Haselmann, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, Werner Zollitsch, Qendrim Zebeli, Wilhelm Knaus
Forage-based diets are encouraged in organic dairy cattle production as this can increase the net human food supply, but their voluminous nature can limit dry matter intake (DMI) and performance. T...
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Influence of different growing stages of whole-plant soybeans on their nutrient content and silage quality for cattle Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Lucas Ghedin Ghizzi, Tiago Antônio Del Valle, Elissandra Maiara de Castro Zilio, Mauro Sérgio da Silva Dias, Alanne Tenório Nunes, Larissa Schneider Gheller, Tássia Barrera de Paula e Silva, Júlia Avansi Marques, Nathalia Trevisan Scognamiglio Grigoletto, Caio Seiti Takiya, Francisco Palma Rennó
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of growing stage (GS) on morphological and chemical composition of whole-plant soybean (WPS), and fermentative profile and chemical composit...
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Intake, digestibility, energy and nitrogen utilisation, and enteric methane emission in Holstein and Girolando-F1 cows during the transition period Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 João Pedro Matiello, Anne Rosi Guadagnin, Elissa Forgiarini Vizzotto, Sheila Cristina Bosco Stivanin, Guilherme Heisler, Arthur Fernandes Bettencourt, Mariana Magalhães Campos, Thierry Ribeiro Tomich, Fernanda Samarini Machado, Luiz Gustavo Ribeiro Pereira, Vivian Fischer
This study aimed to evaluate intake, energy and nitrogen balance as well as methane emission in Holstein and ½ Holstein ½ Gyr (Girolando-F1) cows during the transition period. Twenty-four cows (12 ...
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Dynamics of in vitro rumen methane production after nitrate addition Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Matteo Braidot, Chiara Sarnataro, Mauro Spanghero
The present study aimed to assess the dynamics of rumen methane (CH4) production following the addition of NaNO3. This was done using an in vitro rumen fermentation system that ensures continuous g...
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Exogenous protease influences protein digestibility, growth performance, and gut microflora in weanling pigs on a limited protein diet Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Joseph Moturi, Abdolreza Hosseindoust, Elick Kinara, JunYoung Mun, SangHun Ha, SeRin Park, SangIn Park, Habeeb Tajudeen, Anushka Lokhande, Santosh Ingale, JinSoo Kim
The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of dietary level of crude protein (CP) and protease supplementation on growth performance, digestibility of nutrients, intestinal morphology, and gut ...
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Comprehensive profiling of the metabolome in corn silage inoculated with or without Lactiplantibacillus plantarum using different untargeted metabolomics analyses Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Rina Su, Wencan Ke, Jie Bai, Musen Wang, Samaila Usman, Dongmei Xie, Dongmei Xu, Mengyan Chen, Xusheng Guo
Silage fermentation is a complicated biochemical process involving interactions between microbes and metabolites. However, the overall metabolome feature of ensiled forage and its response to lacti...
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Short-term exposure of dairy cows to pyrrolizidine alkaloids from tansy ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn.): effects on health and performance Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Kirsten Knoop, Karin Knappstein, Florian Kaltner, Angelika Miriam Gabler, Julian Taenzer, Anja These, Susanne Kersten, Ulrich Meyer, Jana Frahm, Jeannette Kluess, Liane Hüther, Christoph Gottschalk, Knud Erik Bach Knudsen, Janine Saltzmann, Sven Dänicke
The increasing spread of ragworts is observed with concern. Ragworts like tansy ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn.) or marsh ragwort (J. aquatica) contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) which may ind...
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Digestibility and nitrogen balance of goats on high and low protein rations supplemented with a commercial tannin feed-additive Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Mariko Ingold, Mwanaima R. Ramadhan, Eva Schlecht
Despite the increasing importance of goat production in response to high demand for their products and their relative robustness to environmental stressors, and in contrast to other ruminant specie...
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Powder and agglomerated free-choice minerals for grazing cattle: animal responses and chemical and physical alterations of the mineral mixture Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Manoel Gustavo Paranhos da Silva, Andrei Pereira Neves, Denise Baptaglin Montagner, Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Márcio de Nadai Bonin, Bruno Marson, Rodrigo da Costa Gomes
The aim was to evaluate the animal response and the chemical and physical changes of free-choice mineral mixtures fed to grazing cattle. Growing beef cattle were fed either powder (POW) or agglomer...
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Evaluation of different ensiling methods for Saccharina latissima preservation: influence on chemical composition and in vitro ruminal fermentation Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Carlos Navarro Marcos, Trinidad de Evan Rozada, María Dolores Carro Travieso, Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Ying Yen, Julia E. Fernández-Yepes, Eduarda Molina-Alcaide
ABSTRACT Saccharina latissima is a brown seaweed that could be used in ruminant feeding, but its fast deteriorating and seasonal growth nature limit their utilisation in the practice. Ensiling could be used as a preservation method, but information of its effects on the nutritional value of the seaweed is limited. This study evaluated the in vitro ruminal fermentation of different S. latissima silages
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Feed intake and milk yield and composition of lactating dairy goats in response to partial substitution of soybean meal for formaldehyde-treated sesame meal in the diet Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Fateme Firozi, Omid Dayani, Reza Tahmasbi, Mohammad Amin Tajaddini
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of substitution of soybean meal (SBM) for formaldehyde-treated sesame meal (FTSM) on nutrient intake and digestibility, ruminal and blood parameters and milk production and composition in lactating Murciano-Granadina goats. Forty lactating goats were randomly assigned to one of the following four treatments: (1) diet with 16.5% CP, containing
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Assessment of different dietary alfalfa hay to alfalfa silage ratios for dromedary camel feeding Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Navid Ghavipanje, Mohammad Hasan Fathi Nasri, Mojtaba Afshin, Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini, Sajjad Khorashadi
ABSTRACT Two in vivo experiments studied the effects of different alfalfa hay (AH) to alfalfa silage (AS) ratios including 100:0 (AH100), 50:50 (AH50:AS50) and 0:100 (AS100) in total mixed rations (TMR) of dromedary camels. In experiment (Exp.) 1, a total of 18 multiparous Baluchi dairy camel [100 ± 5 days in milk (DIM); 3.65 ± 0.539 kg milk yield] were randomly allocated to one of the three groups
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Amino acid digestibility of insect meals and effects on key bacterial groups in excreta of caecectomised laying hens Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Chanwit Kaewtapee, Wolfgang Siegert, Chaiyapoom Bunchasak, Sirinapa Chungopast
ABSTRACT The chemical composition and amino acids (AA) digestibility were determined in insect meals from mealworms, crickets, black soldier fly (BSF) larvae and BSF prepupae, and soybean meal. Six caecectomised laying hens were individually housed in metabolism cages and fed either a basal diet or one of five assay diets. Diets and hens were arranged in a 6 × 6 Latin square design with 6 subsequent
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Effect of supplementation of vitamin D3 or vitamin D2 on serum concentrations of free and total 25-hydroxyvitamin D and the expression of genes involved in immune function in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of weaned pigs Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Sarah M. Grundmann, Javier Herrero-Encinas, Erika Most, Aileen M. Piecha, Karsten Krüger, Klaus Eder
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to compare the effects of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 supplementation on concentrations of total and free 25(OH)D in plasma and the expression of genes involved in the innate immune system in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in weaned pigs. Five groups of pigs (with an initial body weight of around 9 kg) received basal diets supplemented with either 500 (control
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Particle size and storage length affect fermentation and ruminal degradation of rehydrated corn grain silage Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Daviane Martinele Costa, Beatriz Ferreira Carvalho, Viviane Camila de Souza, Marcos Neves Pereira, Carla Luiza da Silva Ávila
ABSTRACT Particle size and storage time are factors that can affect the fermentation quality and digestibility of rehydrated corn grain silage (RCS). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of particle size and storage time on chemical and microbiological characteristics, aerobic stability, and ruminal degradability of RCS. Corn grains were ground to pass through either a 3 mm (fine)
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Genotype-dependent impact of dietary vitamin D3 on laying hens Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Wendy Liermann, Ingrid Halle, Jana Frahm, Liane Hüther, Steffen Weigend, Julia Kühn, Gabriele I. Stangl, Sven Dänicke
ABSTRACT Vitamin D3 has an integral part in calcium and phosphorus homoeostasis, which in turn plays a key role in egg production of hens. The present study aimed to investigate whether an additional vitamin D3 supplementation improves the laying performance and egg quality of hens according to their genetic potential. For this purpose, four layer lines (low performing: R11 and L68; high performing:
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Feeding concentrate with hay of different qualities modulates rumen histology, development of digestive tract as well as slaughter performance and meat quality of young dairy calves Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Georg Terler, Margit Velik, Gregor Poier, Arife Sener-Aydemir, Fenja Klevenhusen, Qendrim Zebeli
ABSTRACT Concentrate-rich starter diets are commonly fed to dairy calves to stimulate growth performance. However, feeding high amounts of starter feed with low inclusion of forage fibre may jeopardise the development of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Moreover, studies investigating the effects of feeding on carcass and meat quality of young calves at rearing are rare. The objective of this research
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Peat and disinfectant powder used in swine husbandry systems - quantification of oral intake using toxic metals as potential markers. Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Felicitas Koch,Janine Kowalczyk,Hans Mielke,Hans Schenkel,Roman Schmidt,Alexander Roloff,Martin Bachmann,Annette Zeyner,Robert Pieper
The use of enrichment and bedding materials in pig husbandry intends to comply with the animals' behavioural needs to perform natural exploratory behaviour, which is strongly connected to foraging behaviour. It can thus be assumed that pigs will ingest a certain material quantity possibly posing a risk to animal health and food safety as previous studies identified contaminants in enrichment and bedding
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Combination of emulsifier and xylanase in triticale-based broiler chickens diets Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Zuzanna Wiśniewska, Paweł Kołodziejski, Ewa Pruszyńska-Oszmałek, Paweł Konieczka, Misza Kinsner, Paweł Górka, Jadwiga Flaga, Kinga Kowalik, Marcin Hejdysz, Marta Kubiś, Łukasz S. Jarosz, Artur Ciszewski, Sebastian Kaczmarek
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to investigate the effect of supplementing an emulsifier, xylanase or a combination of both on the growth performance, digestibility of nutrients, microflora activity and intestinal morphology in broiler chickens fed triticale-based diets. A total of 480 one-day-old male Ross 308 broiler chicks were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments: control (CON), control
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Replacement of soybean oil by Hermetia illucens larvae fat in broiler diets alters the breast muscle lipidome and reduces lipid oxidation of the breast muscle during heat-processing Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Lea Schäfer, Sarah M. Grundmann, Silvia Friedrichs, Dieter Lütjohann, Marcus Höring, Gerhard Liebisch, Erika Most, Robert Ringseis, Klaus Eder
ABSTRACT Replacement of soybean oil by insect fat from Hermetia illucens (HI) has been reported to increase the proportions of saturated fatty acids (SFA) and decrease those of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in total lipids of breast and thigh meat in broilers. Since the susceptibility of meat to oxidation is strongly dependent on its PUFA content, the present study hypothesised that replacement
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Dietary glutathione supplementation attenuates oxidative stress and improves intestinal barrier in diquat-treated weaned piglets Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Chan Liang, Yanlin Ren, Gang Tian, Jun He, Ping Zheng, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Bing Yu
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of glutathione (GSH) against oxidative stress and intestinal barrier disruption caused by diquat (an oxidative stress inducer) in weaned piglets. Twenty-four piglets were randomly assigned to four treatments with six pigs per treatment for an 18-d trial. Treatments were basal diet, basal diet + diquat challenge, 50 mg/kg GSH diets + diquat
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting kinase 1 is involved in mTOR-mediated pancreatic exocrine function of bovine pancreatic acinar cells with leucine supply Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Tong Tong Xie, Huibin Tian, Rui Fang Du, Fei Li, Long Guo
ABSTRACT Leucine improves the exocrine capacity of the cow pancreas, but the mechanism was not revealed clearly. Mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting kinase 1 (MNK1) is a pancreatic acinar cell-specific stress response kinase that regulates digestive enzyme abundance. We aimed to investigate the MNK1 gene and protein expression profiles among various organs or tissues of dairy cows and to demonstrate
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Addition of chromium propionate in dog food: metabolic, immunological, and oxidative effects Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Matheus H. Farret, Emerson Zatti, Bianca F. Bissacotti, Priscila M. Copetti, Maria Rosa C. Schetinger, Maiara Petri Vilvert, Aleksandro Schafer da Silva
ABSTRACT Chromium is a trace element essential in metabolising carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins and is involved in other biological functions. Therefore, this study determined whether chromium propionate supplementation in dogs improves haematologic, metabolic, immune/inflammatory, and antioxidant biomarkers. A commercial product (Labex® Chromium) containing 0.4% chromium was used at 500 g/ton of
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Effects of Macleaya cordata extract supplementation on digestive parameters of ponies Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Julia Rizzo de Medeiros Ferreira, André Eduardo Mello Cerbaro, Filipe Lima Bastos, Raphaella Arantes Pereira, Monique Alves Duarte, Ângelo Mateus Campos Araújo Júnior, Alisson Herculano da Silva, Alexandre Augusto de Oliveira Gobesso
ABSTRACT High amounts of grains in the equine diet led to high starch intake, causing gut alterations. Aimed at reducing harmful effects, Macleaya cordata extract (MCE) is a phytogenic additive that stands out for its antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects proven in different species. However, there is no useful information for horses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids and rumen undegradable protein alter ruminal fermentation and milk fatty acid profiles in dairy cows Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-03-12 Lam Phuoc Thanh, Wisitiporn Suksombat, Juan J Loor, Tran Thi Thuy Hang
ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the effects of incorporating polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)- and rumen undegradable protein (RUP)-enriched feeds on ruminal fermentation, methane production, milk yield and milk FA profiles in dairy cows. Experiment 1 was carried out on 12 multiparous HF dairy cows in mid-lactation (106 ± 18.6 days in milk, 13.1 ± 1.67 kg/d of milk). Environmental conditions
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Effects of physical forms of a high grain-based diet on fattening performance, ruminal health, feeding behaviour, nutrient digestibility and carcass traits of finishing Lohi lambs Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Afzal Rashid, Muhammad Shahbaz Yousaf, Saima Naveed, Imran Mohsin, Habib Ur Rehman, Juan J. Loor
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the influence of different physical forms of complete diets on performance, feeding behaviour, digestibility, ruminal health, blood and carcass indices in fattening lambs. A randomised complete block design was used to assign thirty male Lohi lambs (300 ± 15 d old) with an initial body weight of 33 ± 1.4 kg in ten replications to one of three physical forms of
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Effects of dietary zinc chloride hydroxide and zinc methionine on the immune system and blood profile of healthy adult horses and ponies Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Sarah van Bömmel-Wegmann, Jürgen Zentek, Heidrun Gehlen, Ann-Kristin Barton, Nadine Paßlack
ABSTRACT The effects of dietary zinc on the immune function of equines have not been evaluated in detail so far. In the present study, eight healthy adult ponies and two healthy adult horses were fed a diet supplemented with either zinc chloride hydroxide or zinc methionine in six feeding periods of four weeks each (according to maintenance zinc requirement, 120 mg zinc/kg dry matter, and 240 mg zinc/kg
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Effects of maternal and offspring treatment with two dietary sources of vitamin D on the mineral homeostasis, bone metabolism and locomotion of offspring fed protein- and phosphorus-reduced diets Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-09 Michael Lütke-Dörhoff, Jochen Schulz, Heiner Westendarp, Christian Visscher, Mirja R. Wilkens
ABSTRACT The present study aims to compare the effects of maternal and offspring treatment with 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OHD3) and vitamin D3 on vitamin D status, mineral homoeostasis, bone metabolism and locomotion in the offspring. Either vitamin D3 (50 μg/kg diet) or 25-OHD3 (50 μg/kg diet) was supplemented to the gestation and lactation diets of 49 multiparous sows and/or to the diets of their
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Butyric acid glycerides in the diet of broilers to replace conventional growth promoters: effects on performance, metabolism, and intestinal health Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Cassio Antônio Ficagna, Gabriela Miotto Galli, Emerson Zatti, Bruno Milhoreto Sponchiado, Bruno Giorgio de Oliveira Cecere, Guilherme L. Deolindo, Lara Tarasconi, Vitor W. Horn, Ricardo E. Mendes, Bianca F. Bissacotti, Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger, Marcel Manente Boiago, Aleksandro S. da Silva
ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine whether butyric acid glycerides can replace conventional growth promoters, favour intestinal health, and improve performance. A total of 420 birds were used, divided into four groups with seven repetitions per group (n = 15), as follows: NC, negative control (no promoter); PC, positive control (basal diet + enramycin + salinomycin); MDT-BUT, a diet supplemented
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Dry matter recovery, ensiling characteristics and aerobic stability of oat silage treated with microbial inoculants at different temperatures Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Jikuan Chai, Wenlong Gong, Jie Bai, Zeliang Ju, Guiqin Zhao
ABSTRACT To evaluate the effects of temperature and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculants on oat silage in Loess Plateau of China, oat was harvested at dough stage, inoculated without (Control) or with LAB inoculants Synlac I (SLI, Lactobacillus plantarum and Pedioccocus acidilactici) and a selected strain HT1 (L. rhamnosus) and ensiled at 25°C (T25), 35°C (T35) and 45°C (T45). The fermentation quality
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Ruminal and post-ruminal phytate degradation of diets containing rapeseed meal or soybean meal Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-17 Yung-Ping Chi, Eva Haese, Markus Rodehutscord
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate ruminal and post-ruminal degradation of phytic acid (InsP6) in diets containing either rapeseed meal (RSM) or soybean meal (SBM). In Experiment 1, the effective degradability of crude protein (CPED) and InsP6 (InsP6ED) was evaluated by incubating RSM and SBM in situ in three rumen-fistulated lactating Jersey cows for 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 24, 48 and 72 h, and calculating
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Effect of rapeseed meal degraded by enzymolysis and fermentation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and health status of broilers Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Pei Li, Xiaoyu Ji, Xuejuan Deng, Siyu Hu, Jianping Wang, Ke Ding, Ning Liu
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the nutritional changes of degraded rapeseed meal and its effects on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and health status of broilers. Raw rapeseed meal (CON), degraded by enzymolysis (protease, ERM), fermentation (Bacillus subtilis, FRM) or both (DRM) were included in diets at 25% and fed to 480 yellow-feathered broilers at 22–63 d of age
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Anti-obesity effects of corn peptide on 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and C57BL/6J obese mice Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Shanshan Zhang, Lingzhe Kong, Ziqiu Jia, Shuli Shao, Lin Pan, Weiyu Wang, Yingning Sun
ABSTRACT Corn peptide (CP) is a small, natural, biologically active peptide obtained by protease-catalysed hydrolysis of corn. CP exerts antihypertensive, hypoglycaemic, antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant, and antitumor effects, as well as prevents cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Although CP plays a role in preventing obesity-related diseases, its role in reducing obesity has not yet been
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Energy expenditure of red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria) fed kibble diets with high levels of fibre, starch, or fat Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-08-08 Ludmilla G. Di Santo, Letícia G. Pacheco, Márcia H. M. R. Fernandes, Lucas B. Braos, Luiz F. Sanfilippo, Lucas B. Scarpim, Aulus C. Carciofi
ABSTRACT Knowledge of energy requirements is necessary to optimise the nutritional management of animals. For tortoises, very little is known about their nutrient and energy requirements. Data on substrate oxidation and the implications of starch or fat intake on the energy metabolism are lacking. The present study compared the daily energy expenditures (DEE) of red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria)
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Improving the functional value of meat quality by feeding with protected fat supplementation in Morkaraman lambs Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-07-22 Dogan Turkyilmaz, Nurinisa Esenbuga
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of feeding different levels of protected fat (calcium soaps of tallow) on fattening performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, fatty acid composition of Longissimus Thoracis (LT) muscle and economic evaluation of 45 fat-tailed Morkaraman male lambs. The lambs were randomly divided into three groups including a control diet without protected fat (CON)
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Effects of ensiling conditions on pyrrolizidine alkaloid degradation in silages mixed with two different Senecio spp. Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-06-29 Fenja Klevenhusen, Anja These, Julian Taenzer, Kirsten Weiß, Robert Pieper
ABSTRACT Pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) producing plants like Senecio jacobaea or Senecio vernalis are undesirable in fields for forage production, since PA are toxic to animals and humans. Previous studies have shown that ensiling can decrease the PA content in forages; however, no direct comparison of diverse PA from different Senecio spp. under various ensiling conditions has been made. Therefore,
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Performance, health, bacterial metabolites and intestinal histomorphology in does and growing rabbits fed diets with increasing lignocellulose-to-cellulose proportions Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Eva-Maria Saliu, Ronald Krieg, Beatriz Martínez-Vallespín, Annette Simon, Jürgen Zentek
ABSTRACT Adequate levels of dietary fibre can reduce the risk of intestinal health disorders in rabbits after weaning. Therefore, it was the aim of the study to investigate the impact of different lignocellulose and cellulose addition to rabbits’ diets on performance and intestinal traits in lactating does and weaned rabbits. A total of 60 rabbit does (4.41 ± 0.45 kg body weight) were fed isonitrogenous
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Effects of different degrees of deacetylation and levels of chitosan on performance, egg traits and serum biochemistry of laying hens Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Afshin Farivar, Alp Atay, Zeynep Şahan, Uğur Serbester, Fatma Yenilmez, Ahmet Tekeli, Aygül Küçükgülmez, Ali Eslem Kadak, Mehmet Celik, Yusuf Uzun, Hasan Rüştü Kutlu, Ladine Baykal Çelik
ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to evaluate whether the deacetylation degree of chitosan (low: 70% vs. high: 90%) and its dietary level (0, 200, 400, 800, 1600 mg/kg diet) would affect laying performance, faeces viscosity, egg quality, egg and serum biochemistry of layers. For the experimental feeding period of 8 weeks, 140 four weeks old Hisex Brown layers were divided into 10 treatment groups
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Effect of orange fibre on nutrient digestibility and fermentation products in faeces of cats fed kibble diets Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Débora Alberici Eugênio, Lara Mantovani Volpe, Priscila Martins Ribeiro, Mayara Aline Baller, Letícia Graziele Pacheco, Amanda Vitta Takahashi, Peterson Dante Gavasso Pacheco, Thaila Cristina Putarov, Stephanie de Souza Theodoro, Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi
ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to compare orange fibre, beet pulp and inulin as fibre sources for cats. A control diet (CON) was formulated without inclusion of a fibre source. Further experimental diets were also based on diet CON but were supplemented with 1% orange fibre (diet 1%OF); 3% orange fibre (diet 3%OF); 3% beet pulp (diet 3%BP) or 1% inulin (diet 1%IN). Forty cats were used in
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Urinary and plasma metabolome of farm mink (Neovison vison) after an intervention with raw or cooked poultry offal: a 1H NMR investigation Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Alessia Trimigno, Bekzod Khakimov, Michelle Lauge Quaade, Oliver Legarth Honoré, Tove Clausen, Karoline Blaabjerg, Søren Balling Engelsen, Anne Sofie Vedsted Hammer
ABSTRACT The introduction of high amounts of cooked poultry offal in mink feed has been associated with health problems in growing mink. Cooking mink feed is a convenient way of reducing microbiological activity, but it may have a negative effect on raw material quality and animal welfare. This study investigates growth and health of mink fed raw or cooked poultry offal and describes urinary and blood
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Influence of dietary lycopene on growth performance, antioxidant status, blood parameters and mortality in broiler chicken with cold-induced ascites Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-08 Mokhtar Fathi, Timour Tanha, Shahriar Saeedyan
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the effects of dietary lycopene supplementation on growth performance and antioxidant status of broiler chickens exposed to cold environment to induce ascites. Three hundred male chickens were exposed full-day to cold stress (CT, 10°C) starting from day 15 of age until the end of experiment at day 42, while a positive control group (NT, 100 birds) was
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Effect of dietary fibre and indigestible markers on the apparent total tract digestibility of gross energy and nutrients, and indigestible marker recovery in diets fed to growing pigs Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Zhengqun Liu, Kai Li, Ruqing Zhong, Liang Chen, Lei Liu, Hongfu Zhang
ABSTRACT In this study, the effects of dietary fibre and types of indigestible markers (IM) on the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of gross energy (GE) and nutrients as well as IM recovery in diets fed to growing pigs were investigated. A total of 30 barrows (initial body weight 40.5 ± 1.4 kg) were allotted to five experimental diets, based on a completely randomised block design, with body
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Vitamin D in dairy cows: metabolism, status and functions in the immune system Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Klaus Eder, Sarah M. Grundmann
ABSTRACT The function of vitamin D in calcium homoeostasis in dairy cows, such as in other vertebrates, is known for many years. In recent years, new and interesting, non-classical functions of vitamin D have been elucidated, including effects on the immune system. The major aim of this review is to provide an overview of effects of vitamin D or its metabolites on the immune system in dairy cows. The
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The oral 13C-bicarbonate technique for determination of energy expenditure in dogs: dietary and environmental factors affecting the respiratory quotient and 13C recovery factor Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Caroline Marcussen, Stephanie Gabel, Ann-Kristin Meyer, Anne-Helene Tauson
ABSTRACT The oral 13C-bicarbonate technique (o13CBT) can be used for short-term measurements of CO2 production (RCO2) and energy expenditure (EEx). The method relies on appropriate estimates for the respiratory quotient (RQ) and recovery factor (RF) of 13C. Four Retriever dogs were included in four experiments to validate the o13CBT against indirect calorimetry (IC), and determine RQ and RF; Expt.
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Effects of breeds and dietary nutrient levels on expression patterns of paired box genes and myogenic regulatory factors in pigs Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Hua Zhou, Yuxue Liao, Daiwen Chen, Bing Yu
ABSTRACT Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of different breeds and dietary nutrient levels on expressions of paired box (Pax) genes and myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) in pigs. Thirty Large White (LW) barrows and thirty Chenghua (CH, a native breed of China) barrows were performed in experiment 1. Results exhibited that in the CH pigs the abundances of Pax3 at 105 and 220
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Effects of different dietary fat levels and sources on diet digestibility, fattening performance and meat quality of Holstein young bulls when substituted for dietary barley grain Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-08 Shahpour Kheirabadi, Mehdi Dehghan-Banadaky, Mehdi Ganjkhanlou
ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of substituting dietary barley grain by different sources and levels of fat on performance and meat quality of Holstein young bulls. Twenty-eight Holstein male calves, 274 ± 32 kg initial body weight, were used in a completely randomised design with a 2 × 2 factorial treatment arrangement for 100 d (with 10 d of adaptation). Seven
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Effects of dietary oil sources (sunflower and fish) on fermentation characteristics, epithelial gene expression and microbial community in the rumen of lambs fed a high-concentrate diet Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-03 Hamidreza Mirzaei-Alamouti, Arman Abdollahi, Hasan Rahimi, Saeedeh Moradi, Mina Vazirigohar, Jörg R. Aschenbach
ABSTRACT The feeding of high-concentrate diets commonly results in lowered pH and ruminal dysbiosis which cause shifts in uptake dynamics of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and altered epithelial function. Therefore, the current study evaluated the effect of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on ruminal fermentation products, gene expression in the ruminal epithelium and the associated changes
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Comparative effect of zinc supplementation by hydroxy and inorganic sources on nutrient utilisation, mineral balance, growth performance and growth biomarkers in pre-ruminant calves Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-03 Ravi Prakash Pal, Veena Mani, Shahid Hassan Mir, Amit Sharma, Srobana Sarkar
ABSTRACT Zinc (Zn), an important microelement in ruminant diet, plays a critical role in various enzymes, hormones and functional proteins involved in nutrient metabolism. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of zinc hydroxychloride (Zn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O [ZnOHCl] and zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) on nutrient utilisation, mineral metabolism and biomarkers pertaining to growth performance in pre-ruminant
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In situ crude protein and starch degradation and in vitro evaluation of pea grains for ruminants Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-11 Natascha Titze, Jochen Krieg, Herbert Steingass, Markus Rodehutscord
ABSTRACT Thirteen pea grain samples from different origins were used to examine the variation in in situ ruminal degradation of crude protein (CP) and starch as well as in vitro gas production (GP) kinetics. In vitro GP was used to estimate the digestibility of organic matter (dOM), metabolisable energy (ME) and utilisable CP at the duodenum (uCP). Protein fractions were also determined according to
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Phosphorus digestibility and phytate degradation in pigs fed wheat-based diets with different intrinsic phytase activity and added microbial phytase Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-02 Nicolas Klein, Marius Papp, Pia Rosenfelder-Kuon, Annika Schroedter, Ulrike Avenhaus, Markus Rodehutscord
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of variation in wheat-derived phytase activity on myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakis (dihydrogen phosphate) (InsP6) degradation, inositol phosphate (InsP) isomer concentration and phosphorus (P) digestibility in pigs fed wheat-based diets. Additional effects of a microbial phytase supplementation were also studied. Three wheat genotypes
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In situ and in vitro determination of the protein value of feeds for ruminants Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-08-24 Christiane Rupp, Edwin Westreicher-Kristen, Andreas Susenbeth
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to estimate the amount of post-rumen crude protein (prCP), a precursor to metabolisable protein for ruminants, of feeds and feed mixtures using an in situ and in vitro method, and to contrast the results of both approaches. For this, 34 samples were examined: 9 feeds, 13 feed mixtures made thereof and 12 feed mixtures provided by commercial dairy farms. As a
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Soybean oil supplementation for sows in the first three days after farrowing Arch. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-07 Marley Conceição dos Santos, Kariny Fonseca da Silva, Leopoldo Malcorra de Almeida, Letícia Dzierva, Uislei Antonio Dias Orlando, Simone Gisele de Oliveira, Alex Maiorka
ABSTRACT One of the main causes of death in newborn piglets is the low level of energy reserves to maintain their body temperature, which can lead to hypothermia and, subsequently, death. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of soybean oil supplementation to sows in the first three days after farrowing to save piglet fat reserves through the higher nutritional intake of sow