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Effect of silk fibroin microparticles on cellular immunity and liver of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) with and without experimental skin injuries J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 N. Albaladejo‐Riad, C. Espinosa‐Ruiz, M. Ángeles Esteban
Silk fibroin (SF) microparticles were administered in the diet of gilthead seabream with or without experimental skin wounds to study the effects on cellular immunity and liver. A commercially available diet was enriched with varying amount of SF: 0, 50 and 100 mg kg−1 (representing the control, SF50 and SF100 diets respectively). The animals were fed for 30 days and half of them were sampled. Similar
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Dietary inclusion of micelle silymarin enhances egg production, quality, and lowers blood cholesterol in Hy‐line brown laying hens J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Sharif Uddin Khan, Yong Hwee Jeon, In Ho Kim
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of micelle silymarin (MS) supplementation on productive performance, egg quality, and blood biochemical parameters in laying hens. A total of 384 (Hy‐Line brown, 28‐week‐old) laying hens were randomly distributed into one of four dietary treatment groups (eight replication per treatment; 12 hens per replicate) for a 12‐week long feeding trial. Hens were fed a
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Impact of feeding biochar sources in rohu (Labeo rohita): Evaluating the growth, nutrient absorption, carcass composition, haematology and mineral status J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Muhammad Adnan Khalid, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Qasim Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Bilal Ahamad Paray, Pallab K. Sarker, Adan Naeem
Biochar, an organic carbonaceous matter, is a unique feed additive that is now being used in aquaculture industry to formulate a cost‐effective and eco‐friendly diet. This experiment (in door) was conducted over course of 90 days to determine the most effective form of biochar, produced from various sources, for supplementation in Moringa oleifera seed meal‐based diet. These sources were: farmyard
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Profiling and functional analysis of circular RNAs in yaks intramuscular fat J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Quyangangmao Su, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza, Zhanhong Gao, Fengshuo Zhang, ZhenLing Wu, QiuRong Ji, TingLi He, Bandar Hamad Aloufi, Ahmed A. El‐Mansi, Mamdouh Eldesoqui, Deema Kamal Sabir, Linsheng Gui
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of endogenous RNA regulating gene expression. However, the regulatory mechanisms of lipid metabolism in yaks involved in circRNAs remain poorly understood. The IMF plays a crucial role in the quality of yak meat, to greatly improve the meat quality. In this study, the fatty acid profiles of yak IMF were determined and circRNAs were sequenced. The results showed
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Evaluation of taurine and carnitine concentrations in whole blood, plasma, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle in dogs J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Sydney R. McCauley, Stephanie D. Clark, Stacey B. Leach, Bradley W. Quest, Renee M. Streeter
Little is known about how plasma and whole blood taurine and plasma carnitine correlate to concentrations in skeletal and cardiac muscle and the effects of diet in dogs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation among plasma, skeletal and cardiac muscle carnitine and taurine and whole blood taurine and determine the effect of diet. The study protocol was approved by the Pet Food Solutions
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Effects of mixed extract from two tropical plants on gut microbiome and metabolome in piglets J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Luli Zhou, Guanyu Hou, Shengmin Liu, Hanlin Zhou, Yuxiu Ye, Renlong Lv, Khaled Abouelezz, Dingfa Wang
In this study, we performed a quantitative analysis of 12 compounds derived from Piper sarmentosum extract (PSE) and guava leaf extract (GE). In addition, we investigated the effects of mixed extract (ME) of PSE and GE (1:1) on piglets' gut microbiome and metabolome. A total of 200 piglets (Duroc × Landrace × Large Yorkshire, 21‐day‐old) were randomly assigned into two groups with five replicates of
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Dietary fat and high energy density diet: Influence on intestinal health, oxidative stress and performance of weaned piglets J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Tolulope Adebowale, Qian Jiang, Kang Yao
The utilization of dietary components to support gut function and the health of young animals is an important factor for improved performance. The influence of high dietary fat levels in a low or high energy density diet on the performance of weaned piglets in relation to intestinal absorptive function, amino acid utilization, oxidative stress, and microbial metabolites was assessed in this study.
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Some productive and reproductive performance, eggshell quality, serum metabolites and immune responses due to L‐threonine supplementation in Japanese quail breeders' diet J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Mohammad Amin Omary, Heydar Zarghi, Ahmad Hassanabadi
A dose‐response experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of graded levels of dietary digestible threonine (dThr) during the first laying cycle on productive and reproductive performance, egg quality and immune responses of Japanese quail breeders (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Also, dThr requirements were determined based on nutrient dose‐response data. A total of 450 (360 females and 90 males)
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Impact of corn silage or corn silage plus protein supplementation on the ingestive and rumination behaviours, ruminal fermentation characteristics and efficiency of grazing dairy cows J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Markus Rombach, Fredy Schori, Frigga Dohme-Meier, Karl-Heinz Südekum, Andreas Münger
This study's objective was to compare two options of pasture supplementation: corn silage (CS) alone or corn silage mixed with protein concentrate. The experiment was conducted with 18 lactating Holstein cows in mid-lactation in a crossover design that included three treatments and three data collection periods. All cows had access to pasture for 17 h/day with an average herbage allowance of 16 kg
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Effect of rumen‐protected choline on fat digestibility and lymph metabolome in dairy cows J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Usman Arshad, Roney Zimpel, Ali Husnain, Michael B. Poindexter, José E. P. Santos
Objectives were to determine the effects of supplementing rumen‐protected choline (RPC) from an established source with low (L, 28.8%) or a prototype with less lipid coating protection and high (H, 60.0%) concentrations of choline chloride on digestibility of fat and supra‐mammary lymph metabolome in feed‐restricted cows. Pregnant, nonlactating Holstein cows (n = 33; 11/treatment) at mean (±standard
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Determining the effects of Candida utilis‐fermented pea starch vs. unfermented pea starch, alone or in whole diets, on palatability and glycemic response in dogs and cats J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Priscila Curso‐Almeida, Marina Subramaniam, Alyssa Gallagher, Jennifer A. Adolphe, Murray D. Drew, Matthew E. Loewen, Lynn P. Weber
Current research suggests yeast fermentation has the potential to improve palatability of pea‐based diets for both cats and dogs. However, to be useful, fermentation should not compromise other healthy attributes of peas such as a low glycemic response. Fermentation of uncooked pea starch with Candida utilis (ATCC 9950) appeared to increase crude protein, crude fiber content, inorganic compounds (phosphorus
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Dietary pterostilbene exerts potential protective effects by regulating lipid metabolism and enhancing antioxidant capacity on liver in broilers J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Licong Zhang, Jingyang Zhang, Haoran Zang, Zesheng Yin, Peiyue Guan, Chunting Yu, Anshan Shan, Xingjun Feng
Intensive breeding of broilers met the increasing demands of human for broiler products, but it raised their increased susceptibility to various stressors resulting in the disorder of lipid metabolism. Pterostilbene, the methoxylated analogue of resveratrol, exhibits astonishing functions of antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory and glycolipid regulatory. The study aimed to elucidate the protective effects
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Effects of phytase enzyme supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology and metabolism in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Ahmed E. Negm, Mohamed H. Abo-Raya, Asmaa M. Gabr, Samar H. Baloza, Asmaa El-Nokrashy, Abdelbary Prince, Daniel Arana, Youji Wang, Shimaa Abdelazeem, Ghadeer M. Albadrani, Muath Q. Al-Ghadi, Ahmed Abdeen, Mustafa Shukry, Malik M. El-Sayed Khalafallah
Phytase is crucial in enhancing the bioavailability and release of phosphorus and other nutrients bound to phytic acid, making them more bioavailable for animal absorption. This study was carried out to inspect the effect of supplementing low phosphorus (P) diet with di-calcium phosphate (DCP) and liquid phytase enzyme (LP), which contains 1500 FTU/kg, on growth performance, intestinal morphometry
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Effect of in-ovo inoculation of betaine on hatchability, serum antioxidant levels, muscle gene expression and intestinal development of broiler chicks J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Saad N. El-Shater, Khaled Abo-EL-Sooud, Ayman Tolba, Mahmoud Gamal, Mohamed A. Awad, Moataz Ibrahim, Mahmoud Tayeh, Gamal A. Swielim
This study investigated the effects of in-ovo inoculation of betaine on hatchability, hatching weight, and intestinal development, as well as serum and expression levels of some antioxidants in the posthatched chicks. A total of 350 fertile eggs of Hubbard efficiency plus breeder's flock were incubated at normal incubation temperature (37.5°C) and randomly assembled into 3 groups with 4 replicates
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Nutrient enrichment and probiotics for sea urchin Anthocidaris crassipina larvae in captivity to promote large-scale aquaculture J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Tah-Wei Chu, Yiru Chu, Wei-Ting Sun, Chieh-Yu Pan, Chih-Hung Pan, De-Sing Ding
Sea urchin contains physiologically active substances, such as amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids, and an important aquatic organism. Purple sea urchin, one of the common edible sea urchins, is an important aquatic product. In order to supply the vast seafood market, large-scale aquaculture of sea urchins is very important. The aim of this study was to optimize the rearing of the Anthocidaris
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Maternal supplementation of curcumin-olive oil nanocomposite improves uteroplacental blood flow, placental growth and antioxidant capacity in goats J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Hossam R. El-Sherbiny, Haney Samir, Fady Sayed Youssef, Gehad G. Mohamed, Sameh H. Ismail, Khaled H. El-Shahat, Amal M. Aboelmaaty, Karima F. Mahrous, Khalid M. Al Syaad, Ahmed Ezzat Ahmed, Fatimah A. Al-Saeed, Alduwish Manal Abduallah, Elshymaa A. Abdelnaby
This experiment was designed to investigate the impact of curcumin-olive oil nanocomposite (CONC) supplementation on uteroplacental hemodynamics and ultrasonographic measurements as well as maternal oxidative status in midgestating goats. Twelve synchronized pregnant goats (85.58 ± 1.08 days of gestation; mean ± SD) were uniformly assigned to two groups (n = 6/group); the first group received daily
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Effect of paprika extracts on growth performance, haemolymph chemistry, intestinal microbiota and antioxidant enzyme activities of white-leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Elnaz Erfanifar, Zahra Amini Khoei, Marzieh Abolfathi, Elahe Erfanifar, Saeid Tamadoni Jahromi, Hadis Mansouri Taee, Sajjad Pourmozaffar
This study aims to evaluate the effects of paprika extract on the survival rate, growth performance and stimulation of the innate immune system of Litopenaeus vannamei. In this experiment, 240 healthy shrimp (3.22 ± 0.12 g) were randomly divided into four groups. The shrimp were fed diets with different concentrations of paprika oil extracts (0%, 0.5%, 1% and 2%) for 8 weeks. The results showed that
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Dietary supplementation of water extract of Eucommia ulmoides bark improved caecal microbiota and parameters of health in white-feathered broilers J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Min Lu, Zhong-Tao Zhao, Ye Xin, Guoxun Chen, Fang Yang
Eucommia ulmoides has been used as a food and medicine homologue for a long time in China. We hypothesize that Eucommia ulmoides achieves its health-promoting effects via altering gut microbiota. Here, we investigated the effects of water extract of Eucommia ulmoides bark on caecal microbiota and growth performance, antioxidant activity, and immunity in white-feathered broilers treated for 42 days
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Feasible feeding strategies for sustainable management of serve heat stress conditions: Effect of Milk Thistle extract on growth performance and health status of newly weaned rabbits J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Mahmoud A. E. Hassan, Mona A. Ragab, Soheir A. Shazly, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Mohamed E. El-Kholany, Ali Ali El-Raghi
The trail aimed to explore the effect of dietary supplementation of Milk Thistle (MT) extract on growth performance and health status of growing rabbits exposed to serve heat stress condition, considering the economic efficiency of supplementation. A total of 96 weaned male rabbits were divided into 4 groups (24 rabbits/group). The first group received the basal diet without any supplementation and
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Wheat germ meal replaces cottonseed meal at different levels in diets of Ossimi lambs: Impact on growth performance, feed utilization and economic efficiency J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Ola G. A. Hassan, Gamal M. El-Garhy, Ahmed E. Kholif, Gamal A. Mousa
This experiment aimed to evaluate the replacement of cottonseed meal (CSM) with wheat germ meal (WGM) in diets of growing lambs on feed utilization and growth performance. Twenty-eight Ossimi male lambs (38 ± 0.8 kg weight), and 180 ± 5 days were divided randomly into four experimental groups in a complete randomized design for 105 days. Cottonseed meal was replaced with WGM at 0 (WGM0 treatment),
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Impact of bee venom supplement on productive performance, health status and economics of weaned male rabbits: Considering breed and dosage factors J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Ayman H. Abd El-Aziz, Nagwa I. El-Kasrawy, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Ayman A. Swelum, Gamaleldin Suliman, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Mahmoud M. Abo Ghanima
The objectives of the present study were to investigate the potential effects of purified bee venom (BV) on various aspects of growth, carcass, antioxidant, intestinal bacterial count and economic considerations in rabbits. A total of 240 male rabbits, comprising two distinct breeds (V-Line and New Zealand White [NZW]), 5 weeks old, with an average live body weight (BW) of 680 ± 20 g, were randomly
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The potential use of daphnia meal as substitute for fishmeal in diets of hybrid red tilapia affects growth performance, activities of digestive enzymes, antioxidant, immune status and intestinal histological parameters J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Hamdy A. Abo-Taleb, Mohamed M. Mabrouk, Mohamed A. M. El-Tabakh, Othman F. Abdelzaher, Ahmed Nabeeh, Mohamed A. Elokaby, Mohamed Ashour, Ahmed E. Sallam, Abdallah T. Mansour, Mohamed M. M. El-feky
The current study aimed to evaluate growth performance, digestive enzyme activities, antioxidant status, nonspecific immune response and intestinal histological status of red tilapia fed Daphnia meal (DM) as a substitute for fishmeal (FM). Hybrid red tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus × Oreochromis aureus) fry (0.54 ± 0.05 g fish−1) was allocated in nylon haba cages (100 fry m−3) for 2 weeks as an acclimation
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Comprehensive lipidomic analysis revealed the effects of fermented Morus alba L. intake on lipid profile in backfat and muscle tissue of Yuxi black pigs J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Junjie Hou, Xiang Ji, Xiaoran Chu, Zhuoyan Shi, Binjie Wang, Kangle Sun, Haibo Wei, Zhen Song, Fengyun Wen
Mulberry leaf is a widely used protein feed and is often used as a strategy to reduce feed costs and improve meat quality in the livestock industry. However, to date, there is a lack of research on the improvement of meat quality using mulberry leaves, and the exact mechanisms are not yet known. The results showed that fermented mulberry leaves significantly reduced backfat content but had no significant
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Association of four differently processed diets with plasma and urine advanced glycation end products and serum soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products concentration in healthy dogs J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Siobhan Bridglalsingh, Stephanie Archer-Hartmann, Parastoo Azadi, Claire Barbier de La Serre, Rebecca L. Remillard, Gregory D. Sunvold, Joseph W. Bartges
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), formed via the Maillard reaction (MR) during processing of foods, have been implicated in inflammatory and degenerative diseases in human beings. Cellular damage is primarily caused by AGE binding with the receptor for AGEs (RAGE) on cell membranes. An isoform of RAGE, soluble RAGE (sRAGE), acts as a decoy receptor binding circulating AGEs preventing cellular
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Assessing the potential of phytogenic feed additives: A comprehensive review on their effectiveness as a potent dietary enhancement for nonruminant in swine and poultry J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Sarbani Biswas, Je M. Ahn, In Ho Kim
Phytogenic feed additives (PFAs) often referred to as phytobiotics or botanical feed additives, are natural compounds derived from various plants, herbs, spices and other botanical sources. These feed additives are intended to serve a variety of purposes, including an immune system regulator, an antimicrobial, an antimutagenic, an antioxidant and a growth promoter. They are composed of bioactive compounds
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A high fat to vitamin E ratio in the feed protects and improves uptake of the natural form of vitamin E in postweaning calves J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Saman Lashkari, Søren K. Jensen, Leslie Foldager, Torben Larsen, Mogens Vestergaard
In postweaning calves, it is a challenge to maintain the plasma vitamin E level at or above the recommended level (3 µg/mL), which is linked to a good immune response. It has been unclear until now why the provision of solid feed with concentrations below 200 mg/kg feed of vitamin E is ineffective in maintaining the plasma vitamin E level of calves above the recommended plasma level postweaning. The
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Comparative study of feeding and rumination behaviour of goats and sheep fed mixed grass hay of different chop length J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Birthe Krone, Jürgen Hummel, Alexander Riek, Marcus Clauss, Martin Hünerberg
Rumination is reported to be more pronounced in sheep compared to goats. This study compared the feeding and rumination behaviour of small ruminants and consisted of two experiments (E1 and E2). In E1, four sheep and four goats were offered low-quality hay (NDFom: 692 g/kg dry matter [DM]), processed to two chop lengths (long hay [LH]: 35 mm; short hay [SH]: 7 mm) in a 2 × 2 factorial (2 species × 2
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Potential effects of probiotics (immunobacteryne; IMB) on growth performance, feed efficacy, blood biochemical, redox balance, nonspecific immunity and heat-shock protein expression of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Ali Ali El-Raghi, Mahmoud M. El-Mezayen, Hamada A. Areda
The supplementation of aquafeed with probiotics is recommended for feasible aquaculture activities. Therefore, the aim of current study was to investigate the potential effects of probiotics on growth performance, feed utilization, biochemical attributes, redox status and immunity response as well as the transcription of heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) genes of
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Characterization of ruminal degradation, intestinal digestion and total true nutrient supply to dairy cows from feedstocks and coproducts from Canola bio-oil processing: Impact by source origin J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Alessandra M. R. C. B. de Oliveira, J. He, Peiqiang Yu
The objective of this study was to characterize ruminal degradation, intestinal digestion and total true nutrient supply to dairy cows from canola feedstock (canola seeds) and coproducts (meal and pellets) from bio-oil processing which were impacted by source origin. The feedstocks and coproducts (mash, pellet) were randomly collected from five different bio-oil processing plants with five different
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Comparative assessment of emulsifiers for in vitro ruminal gas production and fermentation measurements: Tween 80 is a suitable emulsifier J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Xiaoge Sun, Yang Li, Katrin Giller, Carmen Kunz, Melissa Terranova, Mutian Niu
Emulsifiers are essential for achieving a homogenous distribution of lipophilic supplements in in vitro rumen fluid incubations. Since emulsifiers can alter rumen fermentation, it is crucial to select one that minimally impacts fermentation parameters to reduce potential biases. This study aimed to evaluate seven emulsifiers’ impact on in vitro ruminal fermentation using the Hohenheim Gas Test in order
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Over 100 years of vitamin E: An overview from synthesis and formulation to application in animal nutrition J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Theo Ralla, Anna-Maria Kluenter, Gilberto Litta, Marc-Andre Müller, Werner Bonrath, Christian Schäfer
The groundbreaking discovery of vitamin E by Evans and Bishop in 1922 was an important milestone in vitamin research, inspiring further investigation into its crucial role in both human and animal nutrition. Supplementing vitamin E has been proved to enhance multiple key physiological systems such as the reproductive, circulatory, nervous and muscular systems. As the main antioxidant in the blood and
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Effects of biotin and coated cobalamin on lactation performance, nutrient digestion and rumen fermentation in Holstein dairy cows J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Cong Wang, Jing An, LiJun Bu, YaPeng Liu, Qiang Liu, Gang Guo, Jing Zhang, YaWei Zhang
Biotin (BI) and cobalamin (CA) are essential for rumen propionate production and hepatic gluconeogenesis. The study evaluated the influence of BI or/and coated CA (CCA) on milk performance and nutrient digestion in cows. Sixty Holstein dairy cows were assigned in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement and randomised block design to four groups. The factors were BI at 0 or 20 mg/day and CCA at 0 or 9 mg CA/day
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Modulation of growth performance, feed utilization, and physiological traits in redbelly Tilapia (Tilapia zillii) through environmental and sex-based interactions J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Shireen S. I. Arafa, Eglal Ali Omar, Mokhtar I. Yousef, Tarek Mohamed Srour, Akram Ismael Shehata
This study explored the combined influence of tank color, stocking density, and gender on Tilapia zillii's performance and well-being. In this 120-day trial, 320 T. zillii, each initially weighing 10.0 ± 0.1 g/fish, were distributed among 24 tanks. The experiment included eight distinct treatment combinations, varying tank color (blue and green), stocking density (10 and 30 fish/m3) and sex (monosexual
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In vitro evaluation of the application of an optimized xylanase cocktail for improved monogastric feed digestibility J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Lebogang Ramatsui, Tariro Sithole, Madhavi L. Gandla, Leif J. Jönsson, Adrienne L. Edkins, Samkelo Malgas, Brett I. Pletschke
Xylanases from glycoside hydrolase (GH) families 10 and 11 are common feed additives for broiler chicken diets due to their catalytic activity on the nonstarch polysaccharide xylan. This study investigated the potential of an optimized binary GH10 and GH11 xylanase cocktail to mitigate the antinutritional effects of xylan on the digestibility of locally sourced chicken feed. Immunofluorescence visualization
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Identification of Eimeria acervulina (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) infecting the broiler chicken Gallus gallus domesticus through morphology and molecular analyses J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Osama B. Mohammed, Esam M. Al-Shaebi, Saleh Al-Quraishy, Sawsan A. Omer, Rewaida Abdel-Gaber
Coccidiosis is an intestinal protozoan disease that affects the poultry industry worldwide. The severity of this disease varies depending on the identity of the infectious agents. Therefore, this study was carried out to identify the Eimeria species that affect broiler chickens, Gallus gallus domesticus, through morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Twenty-five faecal samples were collected
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Strategies to combat heat stress in poultry production—A review J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Modou Mangan, Maria Siwek
The effects of heat stress (HS) caused by high temperatures continue to be a global concern in poultry production. Poultry birds are homoeothermic, however, modern-day chickens are highly susceptible to HS due to their inefficiency in dissipating heat from their body due to the lack of sweat glands. During HS, the heat load is higher than the chickens' ability to regulate it. This can disturb normal
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Dietary hydrolyzed soya lecithin affects feed intake, abundance of bacteria in the caecum, fatty acid composition and area of adipocytes in pre-mating primiparous V-line female rabbit J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 M. I. Mandouh, I. B. Shaheed, M. Bionaz, A. A. Elolimy, H. A. Mansour, Shereen A. Mohamed, Mahmoud M. El-Attrouny, O. A. A. Farid, M. R. Mousa, A. M. Abdelatty
This study aimed at investigating the effect of hydrolyzed soya lecithin; also called lysolecithin or lysophosphatidylcholine, on growth performance, caecal microbiota and fat depots in pre-breeding primiparous rabbits does. For this, 60 V-Line primiparous rabbits does (5–6 months) were used in a 30-day experiment. Does were allotted into three iso-nitrogenous iso-caloric dietary treatments (n = 20/group)
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Ketogenic diets: A systematic review of current scientific evidence and possible applicability in dogs and cats J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Thiago H. A. Vendramini, Andressa R. Amaral, Mariana F. Rentas, Juliana P. d. S. Nogueira, Vivian Pedrinelli, Vinicius V. de Oliveira, Rafael V. A. Zafalon, Márcio A. Brunetto
Ketogenic diets (KD) have been used in the treatment of epilepsy in humans for around a century and, more recently, they have been implanted for cancer patients, as well as in the treatment of obesity. This type of diet consists of high-fat levels, an adequate amount of protein and restricted carbohydrates, or high medium-chain triglycerides. Recently, the ketogenic diet has gained attention in veterinary
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Role of Eruca sativa L. seeds in boosting the reproductive performance of male Japanese quails (Coturnix c. japonica) J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Hanan S. A. Waly, Mostafa Galal Abdelfattah, Nasser S. Abou Khalil, Sohair M. M. Ragab
Herein we attempt to shed light on the potential improving effect of Eruca sativa seeds (ESS) on the reproductive aspects of male Japanese quails. To accomplish this objective, two groups of quails were supplemented with ESS powder at doses of 5 and 10 g/kg feed from 7 days to 140 days of age, in addition to the control group, which did not receive treatment. Forty males were reared singly in cages
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Dietary effects of microalga Tetraselmis suecica on growth, antioxidant-immune activity, inflammation cytokines, and resistance of Nile tilapia fingerlings to Aeromonas sobria infection J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab, Riad H. Khalil, Nashwa Abdel-Razek, Nehal A. Younis, Sherien H. H. Shady, Mohamed N. Monier, Hany M. R. Abdel-Latif
The dietary effects of the green microalga Tetraselmis suecica (TS) on the growth, digestive enzymes, immune and antioxidant responses, genes expression, and disease resistance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings were investigated. This microalga was mixed with the diet' ingredients at doses of 0.0 (the control), 5, 10, 15, and 20 g/kg diet and then fed to fish daily for 84 days. After
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Guava fibre characterization and effects on digestibility, fermentation products, gastrointestinal transit time and palatability of dry diets for dogs J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Mariana Monti, Bruna A. Loureiro, Raquel Silveira Pedreira, Fernanda S. Mendonça, Thaila C. Putarov, Cecilia Villaverde, Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi
The use of fruit fibres as a way of reusing industrial waste is attractive and necessary, increasing the efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of the industry. This study characterized guava fibre as a fibrous ingredient and evaluated its effects when included in extruded diets for dogs on nutrient digestibility, faecal traits, fermentation products, gastrointestinal transit time and palatability
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Effects of dietary wheat supplementation levels on growth performance, rumen bacterial community and fermentation parameters in Chinese Tibetan Sheep J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Zhanhong Gao, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza, Boyan Ma, Fengshuo Zhang, Zhiyou Wang, Shengzhen Hou, Hailah M. Almohaimeed, Seham Sater Alhelaify, Seham Saeed Alzahrani, Ohud Muslat Alharthy, Linsheng Gui
The objective of this study was to evaluate various wheat supplementation levels on rumen microbiota and fermentation parameter in Tibetan sheep. A total of ninety ram with an average 12.37 ± 0.92 kg at the age of 2 months were randomly allocated to three treatments: 0% wheat diet (CW, N = 30), 10% wheat diet (LW, N = 30), and 15% wheat diet (HW, N = 30) on a dry matter basis. The experiment was conducted
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Effects of a high-fat and high-carbohydrate diet on appetite regulation and central AMPK in the hypothalamus of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Kenneth Prudence Abasubong, Guang-Zhen Jiang, Hui-Xing Guo, Xi Wang, Yang-yang Huang, Xiang-Fei Li, Dong Yan-zou, Wen-bin Liu, Hesham Eed Desouky
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a sensor of cellular energy changes and controls food intake. This study investigates the effect of a high-calorie diet (high fat diet [HFD], high carbohydrate diet [HCD] and high energy diet [HED]) on appetite and central AMPK in blunt snout bream. In the present study, fish (average initial weight 45.84 ± 0.07 g) were fed the control, HFD
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Predicting nitrogen excretion of cattle kept under tropical and subtropical conditions using semimechanistic models J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Khaterine Salazar-Cubillas, Edgardo Corea, Uta Dickhoefer
The present study aims at evaluating whether current semimechanistic models developed for temperate cattle systems can be adopted for cattle under (sub-) tropical husbandry systems to adequately (accurately and precisely) predict total nitrogen (TN), urine nitrogen (UN), faecal nitrogen (FN) excretion and its partition into different FN fractions. Selected models were built based on the feeding recommendations
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The effect of maternal organic manganese supplementation on performance, immunological status, blood biochemical and antioxidant status of Afshari ewes and their newborn lambs in transition period J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Mohammad Asadi, Abdolhakim Toghdory, Taghi Ghoorchi, Maryam Hatami
It has been documented that adequate maternal manganese (Mn) status is vital for performance and health of ewes and their newborn lambs. However, required level and form of dietary Mn in ruminants are not well defined. The current study was conducted to evaluate the effect of maternal organic Mn supplementation on performance, immunological status, blood biochemical and antioxidant status of Afshari
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Protein turnover in pigs: A review of interacting factors J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Laura Sarri, Joaquim Balcells, Ahmad Reza Seradj, Gabriel de la Fuente
Protein turnover defines the balance between two continuous and complex processes of protein metabolism, synthesis and degradation, which determine their deposition in tissues. Although the liver and intestine have been studied extensively for their important roles in protein digestion, absorption and metabolism, the study of protein metabolism has focused mainly on skeletal muscle tissue to understand
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Bioactive functions of chlorogenic acid and its research progress in pig industry J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Chaohui Dai, Hui Li, Weimin Zhao, Yanfeng Fu, Jinhua Cheng
Chlorogenic acid (CGA), also known as 3-caffeioylquinic acid or coffee tannin, is a water-soluble polyphenol phenylacrylate compound produced through the shikimate pathway by plants during aerobic respiration. CGA widely exists in higher dicotyledons, ferns and many Chinese medicinal materials, and enjoys the reputation of ‘plant gold’. Here, we summarized the source, chemical structure, biological
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Interactive effects of temperature and protein levels on the growth performance, proximate composition, digestive enzyme activity and serum biochemistry of Labeo rohita J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Irum Tahir, Mahroze Fatima, Syed Zakir Hussain Shah, Noor Khan, Wazir Ali
The current study was performed to investigate the impact of different temperatures and protein levels on the growth performance, proximate composition and digestive and hepatic enzyme activities of Labeo rohita fingerlings. For this purpose, healthy fingerlings (average initial weight of 6.40 ± 0.02 g) were acclimatized for 15 days, then reared at three temperatures (25°C, 30°C and 35°C) and fed three
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Evaluating the effects of tannic acid on rabbit growth performance, digestibility, antioxidant status, intestinal morphology and caecal fermentation and microbiota J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Kai Yang, Yuxin Chen, Kun Wang, Zhenxin Li, Meinan Ji, Fangfang Li, Limei Han
The objective of this study was to assess the effects of dietary supplementation with tannic acid (TA) on the growth performance, digestibility, antioxidant status, intestinal morphology and the caecal fermentation and microbiota in rabbits. A total number of 120 Ira rabbits (30 days of age) were randomly allotted to four dietary treatment groups: TA 0 (control), TA 0.75, TA 1.5 and TA 3, administered
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Evaluation of growth, nutrient absorption, body composition and blood indices under dietary exposure of iron oxide nanoparticles in Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Eman Naeem, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Adrees, Danish Riaz, Bilal Ahamad Paray, Adan Naeem
The bioavailability, small size and direct absorption in the blood, make nanoparticles (NPs) a remarkable feed additive in the aquaculture industry. Therefore, dietary iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O3-NPs) were used to examine their effects on growth, nutrient absorption, body composition and blood indices in Cyprinus carpio (Common carp) fingerlings. Healthy C. carpio fingerlings (n = 270) were fed
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Effect of in ovo lactoferrin injection in Fayoumi chicken eggs on immune response and some physiological parameters in posthatch chicks J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Mohamed A. Fathi, Adel M. Abdelsalam, Waleed Elnagar, Hamada Elwan, Shaaban S. Elnesr
The effects of in ovo lactoferrin (Lf) injection on some physiological parameters and immune response of posthatch chicks were investigated. Live embryonated Fayoumi chicken eggs (n = 600) were randomly allocated into four groups. The first group as a control was noninjected eggs, the second group was only injected with 0.1 mL of NaCl 0.75% solution, and the third and fourth groups were injected with
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High-fibre diets regulate antioxidative capacity and promote intestinal health by regulating bacterial microbiota in growing pigs J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Zhiqing Li, Yujie Zhao, Hao Wang, Wenxi Zhang, Chen Zhang, Junyan Xie, Xiaokang Ma
This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of a high-fibre diet on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, intestinal health, and intestinal microbiota composition of growing pigs. Twelve healthy “Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire” castrates (49 ± 1.35 kg) were randomly divided into two groups with six replicates and one pig per replicate. The two diet treatments were fed the basal diet
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Dietary supplementation with Lippia sidoides essential oil improves organ integrity but the specific activity of antioxidant enzymes is dose-dependent in Danio rerio J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Lucas Cardoso, Marco Shizuo Owatari, Francisco Célio Maia Chaves, Camila Lisarb Velasquez Bastolla, Miguel Saldaña-Serrano, José Luiz Pedreira Mouriño, Maurício Laterça Martins
The nutritional quality of food can affect the health of animals. This study examined the effects of dietary supplementation with Lippia sidoides essential oil (LSEO) on the physiology of Danio rerio. Four hundred fourty-eight fish were divided into 28 tanks and subjected to different dietary treatments: a control group with no supplementation, a group with grain alcohol supplementation and five groups
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Effects of hyaluronic acid on sperm parameters, mitochondrial function and apoptosis of spermatozoa in Simmental bulls with good and poor freezing ability J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Reza Asadpour, Muhamadreza Aminirad, Maryam Rahbar, Abolfazl Hajibemani, Tohid Rezaei Topraggaleh
Bulls with varying freezability exhibit substantial variation in semen characteristics after cryopreservation. Sperm freezability is positively correlated with membrane cholesterol content, membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity and antioxidant content. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal concentration of hyaluronic acid (HA) in bull sperm with different cryotolerances. Simmental
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Toward making a high-quality silage from common reed (Phragmites australis) J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Mohsen Kazemi, Amir Mokhtarpour, Hassan Saleh
The effects of the addition of molasses (5 and 10% of dry matter: DM basis; M5 and M10 respectively) with or without urea (2%; U2, U2 + M5 and U2 + M10) on chemical and mineral composition, silage quality, microbial populations, buffering capacity and fermentation/digestion characteristics of common reed (Phragmites australis) ensiled under anaerobic conditions were investigated. The additives changed
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Embryonic thermal manipulation of poultry birds: Lucrative and deleterious effects J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Karim M. Khalil, Saad El-Shater, Hamdy Rizk, Elsayed Khalifa
The major efforts to improve feed conversion, increase the body weight and breast muscle yield of broilers have been focused on feeding and management at the post hatch period. However, incubation temperature is the most significant factor for the egg hatching rate, chick quality, and post hatch performance. Therefore, incubation factors affecting the performance should be taken with necessary precautions
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Dietary sulfated polysaccharides extracted from Caulerpa sp. and Padina sp. modulated physiological performance, antibacterial activity and ammonia challenge test in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Ahmad Jahaniyan Bahnamiri, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Sedigheh Babaei, Akbar Banavreh, Siyavash Soltanian
Nowadays, the use of seaweed derivatives in aquaculture has drawn attention for their potential as an immunostimulant and growth promotor. The sulfated polysaccharide extracted (SPE) from green (Caulerpa sp.; SPC) and brown (Padina sp.; SPP) seaweeds with two concentrations (0.05% and 0.1%); nominated in four groups: SPC0.05, SPC0.1, SPP0.05, SPP0.1 and control group (free of SPE) were used for juvenile
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Identification of sheep eimerian parasites, Eimeria crandallis and Eimeria faurei, employing microscopic and molecular tools J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Rewaida Abdel-Gaber, Esam M. Al-Shaebi, Ramy S. Yehia, Sawsan A. Omer, Manal F. El-khadragy, Saleh Al Quraishy, Osama B. Mohammed
Coccidiosis, caused by apicomplexan Eimeria species, is a protozoan disease that affects various species of wild and domestic animals. However, data available on Eimeria diversity in ruminants in Saudi Arabia is meagre. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate some eimerian parasites infecting sheep (Sawakni and Harrie breeds) using microscopy and molecular methods for the first time in Saudi
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Rumen-protected l-carnitine supplementation during mating period altered metabolic status and reproductive performance of ewes J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Maziar Masoomi, Parisa Kheirandish, Ali Javadmanesh, Sadjad Danesh Mesgaran, Hooman Izadi, Mohsen Danesh Mesgaran
Current study hypothesized that dietary l-carnitine (LC) inclusion during the mating period ameliorates both metabolic status and reproductive performance of ewes. Seventy Baluchi ewes (52 ± 4.2 kg of bodyweight and 18 ± 6 months old of age) were enrolled in this study. Animals were randomly allocated into two dietary treatments, control (only basal diet) or basal diet plus supplementation with a rumen-protected