Methionine metabolism, functions, and application in swine
Available online 11 July 2025
Methionine (Met) is the only sulfur-containing essential amino acid for animals and is the second or third limiting amino acid in swine diets. It plays a role not only in protein synthesis, but also...
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Parathyroid glands exhibit reduced parenchymatic chief cells and increased extracellular collagen as a response to a long-term low-phosphorus diet in pigs
Available online 10 July 2025
Parathyroid glands (PTG) are essential in maintaining mineral homeostasis, particularly in regulating blood calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) levels. The endocrine regulation via parathyroid hormone (PTH)...
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Understanding the differences in rumen bacteria and their impact on dairy cows' production performance: A review
Available online 9 July 2025
This review aimed to summarize the relationship between rumen bacteria and production performance in dairy cows. The composition and metabolic functions of rumen bacteria significantly influenced production...
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Indole-3-propionic acid enhances glycolytic myofiber formation in piglets through PI3K-mTOR activation and gut microbiota-driven tryptophan metabolic alteration
Available online 9 July 2025
Indole-3-propionic acid (IPA) is a metabolite of tryptophan produced by gut bacterial catabolism that has a variety of functions, including anti-inflammatory, free radical scavenging, and regulation...
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Enhancing milk quality and modulating plasma lipid metabolism of lactating dairy goats: The impact of bile acid supplementation
Available online 5 July 2025
An essential function carried out by bile acids (BA) is to aid in lipid absorption, as they emulsify lipids and combine with them to form chylomicrons. While BA have been utilized as lipid emulsifiers...
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Insect fat as feed: Potential to modify the fatty acid composition of animal-derived foods
Available online 5 July 2025
Insect products are attracting both scientific and commercial interest because of their high quality as food and feed, with insect farming having a low environmental impact and the potential to mitigate...
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4-Methylesculetin alleviated aflatoxin B1-induced liver injury and ferritinophagy through adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) - target of rapamycin (TOR) -unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase (Ulk) axis in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Available online 5 July 2025
The mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), frequently identified in animal feed and raw materials, induces oxidative stress as a primary toxicological consequence. The coumarin compound 4-methylesculetin (4-ME)...
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Unlocking the potential: Exploring the application of bioactive peptides in aquaculture
Available online 5 July 2025
Bioactive peptides (BAPs), typically comprising two to 20 amino acids, are widely acknowledged for their distinctive biological functions. They can be broadly classified as endogenous or exogenous peptides....
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Effects of dietary digestible energy levels on growth performance, intestinal function, carcass traits, meat quality and blood biochemical parameters of Ningxiang pigs
Available online 5 July 2025
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of changing the digestible energy (DE) level of the diet on the growth performance, intestinal function, carcass traits, meat quality and blood biochemical...
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Dietary fiber derived short-chain fatty acids as a critical driver of the gut-bone axis in animal bone health: A review
Available online 3 July 2025
Intestinal health, regulated by gut microbiota, is essential for optimal animal production performance and bone metabolism. Dietary fiber, a key modulator of gut microbiota, influences microbial composition...
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Evaluation of ginger straw as a forage source for goats: Effects on performance, ruminal fermentation, meat quality and immunity
June 2025
This study aimed to investigate the effects of ginger straw as a replacement of peanut straw on the growth, meat quality, rumen fermentation, and immunity of goats. In this study, 40 Huanghuai male...
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Different types of bile acids exhibit opposite regulatory effects on lipid metabolism in finishing pigs through bile acid receptors
June 2025
The purpose of this research was to investigate how different bile acids impact lipid metabolism and carcass characteristics in finishing pigs, along with the potential mechanisms involved. Twenty-one...
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Revealing the physical restrictions of caecal influx in broilers through the use of solid and soluble markers
June 2025
A promising strategy to support broiler health and performance in a sustainable way is the enhancement of microbial fibre fermentation in broilers. This fermentation mainly occurs in the caeca, but...
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Transcriptomics and non-targeted metabolomics provide mechanistic insights into the improvement of the growth performance and meat quality of lambs supplemented with fermented Lycium barbarum residues
June 2025
This study investigated the effects of Lycium barbarum residues (LBR) and fermented L. barbarum residues (FLBR) on the growth performance and meat quality of lambs. Eighteen lambs were randomly assigned...
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The role of glycosylated mucins in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and gut health
June 2025
The intestinal mucus barrier is a crucial component of the host's innate defense system, playing a vital role in regulating intestinal microecology and maintaining intestinal homeostasis. Glycosylated...
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Weaning performance prediction in lactating sows using machine learning, for precision nutrition and intelligent feeding
June 2025
Traditional feeding strategy during lactation can result in nutrient deficiencies and negatively impact long-term productivity, compromising both the sustainability and profitability of the swine industry....
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Increasing concentrate feeding level in early lactation dairy cows fed cut herbage linearly decreased methane yield and intensity
June 2025
The use of supplementary feeds, including concentrates, on New Zealand dairy farms has increased in recent decades and this could have mitigated methane (CH4) emissions by decreasing the forage-to-concentrate...
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Transcriptomic analysis of muscle and adipose tissues identifies myokines and adipokines contributing to lipid deposition in Taoyuan Black pigs
June 2025
Meat quality and lean meat percentage are important to pig industry. Muscle and adipose tissues are regarded as secretory organs that release myokines and adipokines to mediate muscle-adipose tissue...
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Impacts of feeding different lipid sources on serum biochemical indices, dietary fatty acid metabolism, raw foie gras quality characteristics and gene expression related to fat deposition in the Landes goose
June 2025
This study investigated the impacts of feeding different lipid sources on raw goose foie gras quality characteristics. A total of 1080 Landes geese at 60 d old with body weight 3.87 ± 0.13 kg (mean...
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Multiple ways to promote adult grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) muscle hypertrophy: Application of dietary myo-inositol
June 2025
Skeletal muscle constitutes the largest tissue in fish and represents the primary edible portion. Given the substantial differences in muscle growth dynamics between fish and mammals, fish serve as...
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Arecoline regulates glycolipid and endoplasmic reticulum metabolisms in adult grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
June 2025
Arecoline is an alkaloid extracted from the plant betel nut with important pharmacological effects and is an agonist at muscarinic receptors (M receptors). In this study, we investigated the effects...
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Dietary energy and protein gradients drive metabolic adaptation in growing-finishing yaks on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau
June 2025
The study investigated the metabolic responses of yaks to dietary net energy for gain (NEg) and metabolizable protein (MP), and explored potential biomarkers for average daily gain (ADG) in serum metabolites....
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Dietary arachidonic acid improves the growth performance, anti-oxidant capacity and ovary development of female rice field eel broodstocks (Monopterus albus)
June 2025
Arachidonic acid (ARA) is crucial for the growth, antioxidant capacity, and reproductive performance of fish. This study was conducted to assess the impact of dietary ARA on female rice field eel (Monopterus...
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Impacts of dietary arginine supplementation on performance, nutrient digestion and expression of proteins related to milk fatty acid and casein synthesis in early lactating dairy cows
June 2025
Arginine (Arg) can potentially increase milk yields in early lactating dairy cows by stimulating the development of mammary gland and the biosynthesis of milk proteins and fatty acids (FA); however,...
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Effect of three polychaetes on growth and reproductive performance, biochemical indices and histology of different tissues in the female Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei broodstock
June 2025
A 30-day feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of three fresh-live polychaetes as diets on growth and reproductive performance, biochemical indices and histology of different tissues in female...
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