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  1. Promoting the synchronization of glucose and amino acid release in the digestive tract of pigs could effectively improve dietary nitrogen utilization. The rational allocation of dietary starch sources and the ...

    Authors: Zexi Li, Yunfei Li, Yufei Zhao, Guifu Wang, Rujie Liu, Yue Li, Qamar Aftab, Zewei Sun and Qingzhen Zhong
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:49
  2. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is known to be capable of non-shivering thermogenesis under cold stimulation, which is related to the mortality of animals. In the previous study, we observed that goat BAT is mainly...

    Authors: Le Zhao, Haili Yang, Minhao Li, Min Xiao, Xingchun Li, Lei Cheng, Wenqiang Cheng, Meixi Chen and Yongju Zhao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:47
  3. Mastitis caused by multiple factors remains one of the most common and costly disease of the dairy industry. Multi-omics approaches enable the comprehensive investigation of the complex interactions between mu...

    Authors: Mengqi Wang, Naisu Yang, Mario Laterrière, David Gagné, Faith Omonijo and Eveline M. Ibeagha-Awemu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:46
  4. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common pathogenic bacterium in animal husbandry that can cause diseases such as mastitis, skin infections, arthritis, and other ailments. The formation of biofilms threatens...

    Authors: Mengda Song, Qi Tang, Yakun Ding, Peng Tan, Yucheng Zhang, Tao Wang, Chenlong Zhou, Shenrui Xu, Mengwei Lyu, Yueyu Bai and Xi Ma
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:44
  5. Proteome characterization of the porcine endometrium and extraembryonic membranes is important to understand mother-embryo cross-communication. In this study, the proteome of the endometrium and chorioallantoi...

    Authors: Maria A. Gil, Josep M. Cambra, Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez, Cristina Cuello, Inmaculada Parrilla and Emilio A. Martinez
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:43
  6. The reproductive performance of chickens mainly depends on the development of follicles. Abnormal follicle development can lead to decreased reproductive performance and even ovarian disease among chickens. Ch...

    Authors: Haorong He, Yuanhang Wei, Yuqi Chen, Xiyu Zhao, Xiaoxu Shen, Qing Zhu and Huadong Yin
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:42
  7. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effect of different levels of betaine (Bet) inclusion in the diet on the intestinal health of growing rabbits under summer heat. A total of 100 weaned Qixing m...

    Authors: Zimei Li, Junning Pu, Xiang Chen, Yanbin Chen, Xiaoyan Peng, Jingyi Cai, Gang Jia, Hua Zhao and Gang Tian
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:41
  8. Fatty liver disease causes huge economic losses in the poultry industry due to its high occurrence and lethality rate. Three-dimensional (3D) chromatin architecture takes part in disease processing by regulati...

    Authors: Yanli Liu, Zhuqing Zheng, Chaohui Wang, Yumeng Wang, Xi Sun, Zhouzheng Ren, Xin Yang and Xiaojun Yang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:40
  9. Post-weaned piglets suffer from F18+ Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections resulting in post-weaning diarrhoea or oedema disease. Frequently used management strategies, including colistin and zinc oxide, have con...

    Authors: Matthias Dierick, Ruben Ongena, Daisy Vanrompay, Bert Devriendt and Eric Cox
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:39
  10. Dairy cows experiencing ketosis after calving suffer greater disease incidence and are at greater risk of leaving the herd. In vitro administration of beta-hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA; the primary blood ketone) ...

    Authors: Laman K. Mamedova, Kirby C. Krogstad, Paiton O. McDonald, Laxman Pokhrel, Duy H. Hua, Evan C. Titgemeyer and Barry J. Bradford
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:38
  11. Deteriorations in eggshell and bone quality are major challenges in aged laying hens. This study compared the differences of eggshell quality, bone parameters and their correlations as well as uterine physiolo...

    Authors: Yu Fu, Jianmin Zhou, Martine Schroyen, Haijun Zhang, Shugeng Wu, Guanghai Qi and Jing Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:37
  12. One of the main roles of the intestinal mucosa is to protect against environmental hazards. Supplementation of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) is known to selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial intestinal ...

    Authors: Carla Castro, Shahram Niknafs, Gemma Gonzalez-Ortiz, Xinle Tan, Michael R. Bedford and Eugeni Roura
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:35
  13. Nursery pigs undergo stressors in the post-weaning period that result in production and welfare challenges. These challenges disproportionately impact the offspring of primiparous sows compared to those of mul...

    Authors: Kayla Law, Eduardo Rosa Medina Garcia, Chad Hastad, Deborah Murray, Pedro E. Urriola and Andres Gomez
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:33
  14. Necrotic enteritis (NE) is a major enteric disease in poultry, yet effective mitigation strategies remain elusive. Deoxycholic acid (DCA) and butyrate, two major metabolites derived from the intestinal microbi...

    Authors: Dohyung M. Kim, Jing Liu, Melanie A. Whitmore, Isabel Tobin, Zijun Zhao and Guolong Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:29
  15. Transfer RNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) have been shown to be involved in early embryo development and repression of endogenous retroelements in embryos and stem cells. However, it is unknown whether tsRNAs a...

    Authors: Yuan Fan, Krishna Chaitanya Pavani, Katrien Smits, Ann Van Soom and Luc Peelman
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:23
  16. Providing high-quality roughage is crucial for improvement of ruminant production because it is an essential component of their feed. Our previous study showed that feeding bio-fermented rice straw (BF) improv...

    Authors: Yin Yin Kyawt, Min Aung, Yao Xu, Zhanying Sun, Yaqi Zhou, Weiyun Zhu, Varijakshapanicker Padmakumar, Zhankun Tan and Yanfen Cheng
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:34
  17. The reliance on a solitary linear reference genome has imposed a significant constraint on our comprehensive understanding of genetic variation in animals. This constraint is particularly pronounced for non-re...

    Authors: Jian Miao, Xingyu Wei, Caiyun Cao, Jiabao Sun, Yuejin Xu, Zhe Zhang, Qishan Wang, Yuchun Pan and Zhen Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:32
  18. Fatty liver hemorrhage syndrome (FLHS) becomes one of the most major factors resulting in the laying hen death for caged egg production. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of Lactiplantibacil...

    Authors: Daojie Li, Hongying Cai, Guohua Liu, Yunsheng Han, Kai Qiu, Weiwei Liu, Kun Meng and Peilong Yang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:31
  19. At a time when there is a growing public interest in animal welfare, it is critical to have objective means to assess the way that an animal experiences a situation. Objectivity is critical to ensure appropria...

    Authors: Sarah Babington, Alan J. Tilbrook, Shane K. Maloney, Jill N. Fernandes, Tamsyn M. Crowley, Luoyang Ding, Archa H. Fox, Song Zhang, Elise A. Kho, Daniel Cozzolino, Timothy J. Mahony and Dominique Blache
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:28
  20. Heat stress has severe negative consequences on performance and health of pigs, leading to significant economic losses. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of supplemental vitamin E and ...

    Authors: Ysenia V. Silva-Guillen, Consuelo Arellano, Jeffrey Wiegert, R. Dean Boyd, Gabriela E. Martínez and Eric van Heugten
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:27
  21. Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin that has received recognition worldwide because of its ability to cause growth delay, nutrient malabsorption, weight loss, emesis, and a reduction of feed intake in livestoc...

    Authors: Tae Hong Kang and Sang In Lee
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:30
  22. This work aimed to investigate the potential benefits of administering Prevotella and its primary metabolite succinate on performance, hepatic lipid accumulation and gut microbiota in laying hens.

    Authors: Min Liu, Zeyue Kang, Xikang Cao, Hongchao Jiao, Xiaojuan Wang, Jingpeng Zhao and Hai Lin
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:26
  23. Baicalin and probiotic cocktails are promising feed additives with broad application prospects. While probiotic cocktails are known to enhance intestinal health, the potential synergistic impact of combining b...

    Authors: Mingkun Gao, Chaoyong Liao, Jianyang Fu, Zhonghua Ning, Zengpeng Lv and Yuming Guo
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:25
  24. Commercial diets are frequently formulated to meet or exceed nutrient levels including those of limiting essential amino acids (AA) covering potential individual variations within the herd. However, the provis...

    Authors: Maximiliano Müller, Elout Van Liefferinge, Alan Tilbrook, Robert van Barneveld and Eugeni Roura
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:24
  25. Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) is one of the main pathogens causing severe diarrhea of piglets. The pathogenesis of TGEV is closely related to intestinal inflammation. All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) i...

    Authors: Junning Pu, Daiwen Chen, Gang Tian, Jun He, Ping Zheng, Zhiqing Huang, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Yuheng Luo, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan, Aimin Wu and Bing Yu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:22
  26. Oils are important sources of energy in pig diets. The combination of oils with different degree of saturation contributes to improve the utilization efficiency of the mixed oils and may reduce the cost of oil...

    Authors: Lu Wang, Yifan Chen, Yuansen Yang, Nuo Xiao and Changhua Lai
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:21
  27. The gut microbiota influences chicken health, welfare, and productivity. A diverse and balanced microbiota has been associated with improved growth, efficient feed utilisation, a well-developed immune system, ...

    Authors: Yadav Sharma Bajagai, Thi Thu Hao Van, Nitish Joat, Kapil Chousalkar, Robert J. Moore and Dragana Stanley
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:20
  28. Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) affects intestinal growth, morphology, and function, which leads to poor growth performance and high mortality. The present study explored whether maternal dietary methyl...

    Authors: Yan Lin, Jiangnan Wu, Yong Zhuo, Bin Feng, Zhengfeng Fang, Shengyu Xu, Jian Li, Hua Zhao, De Wu, Lun Hua and Lianqiang Che
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:19
  29. Vitamin A (VA) and its metabolite, retinoic acid (RA), are of great interest for their wide range of physiological functions. However, the regulatory contribution of VA to mitochondrial and muscle fiber compos...

    Authors: Pengkang Song, Jiamin Zhao, Fanqinyu Li, Xiaoyi Zhao, Jinxin Feng, Yuan Su, Bo Wang and Junxing Zhao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:18
  30. The dairy cow’s postpartum period is characterized by dramatic physiological changes, therefore imposing severe challenges on the animal for maintaining health and milk output. The dynamics of the ruminal micr...

    Authors: Fanlin Kong, Feiran Wang, Yijia Zhang, Shuo Wang, Wei Wang and Shengli Li
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:17
  31. Fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS), a fatty liver disease in laying hens, poses a grave threat to the layer industry, stemming from its ability to trigger an alarming plummet in egg production and usher i...

    Authors: Sasa Miao, Tianming Mu, Ru Li, Yan Li, Wenyan Zhao, Jiankui Li, Xinyang Dong and Xiaoting Zou
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:15
  32. Despite their low abundance in sperm, mitochondria have diverse functions in this cell type, including energy production, signalling and calcium regulation. In humans, sperm mitochondrial DNA content (mtDNAc) ...

    Authors: Marc Llavanera, Yentel Mateo-Otero, Estel Viñolas-Vergés, Sergi Bonet and Marc Yeste
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:10
  33. Our previous studies demonstrated that divalent organic iron (Fe) proteinate sources with higher complexation or chelation strengths as expressed by the greater quotient of formation (Qf) values displayed higher ...

    Authors: Shengchen Wang, Bingxin Wu, Ling Zhu, Weiyun Zhang, Liyang Zhang, We Wu, Jiaqi Wu, Yun Hu, Tingting Li, Xiaoyan Cui and Xugang Luo
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:16
  34. A deterioration in the meat quality of broilers has attracted much more attention in recent years. L-malic acid (MA) is evidenced to decrease meat drip loss in broilers, but the underlying molecular mechanisms...

    Authors: Haijun Sun, Xue Yan, Lu Wang, Ruimin Zhu, Meixia Chen, Jingdong Yin and Xin Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:14
  35. Dairy cows are at high risk of fatty liver disease in early lactation, but current preventative measures are not always effective. Cows with fatty liver have lower circulating branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) ...

    Authors: Kristen Gallagher, Isabelle Bernstein, Cynthia Collings, David Main, Ghayyoor Ahmad, Sarah Naughton, Jayasimha Daddam, Vengai Mavangira, Mike Vandehaar and Zheng Zhou
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:13
  36. Stocker cattle diet and management influence beef cattle performance during the finishing stage, but knowledge of the dynamics of the rumen microbiome associated with the host are lacking. A longitudinal study...

    Authors: Jianmin Chai, Caleb P. Weiss, Paul A. Beck, Wei Zhao, Ying Li and Jiangchao Zhao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:12
  37. Oxidative stress has been associated with a number of physiological problems in swine, including reduced production efficiency. Recently, although there has been increased research into regulatory mechanisms a...

    Authors: Changming Hong, Yujian Huang, Shuting Cao, Li Wang, Xuefen Yang, Shenglan Hu, Kaiguo Gao, Zongyong Jiang and Hao Xiao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:11
  38. Milk synthesis in lactating animals demands high energy metabolism, which results in an increased production of reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) causing an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants thereby ...

    Authors: Yixin Zhang, Samaila Usman, Qiang Li, Fuhou Li, Xia Zhang, Luiz Gustavo Nussio and Xusheng Guo
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:9
  39. High environmental temperatures induce heat stress in broiler chickens, affecting their health and production performance. Several dietary, managerial, and genetics strategies have been tested with some succes...

    Authors: Sadid Al Amaz, Ajay Chaudhary, Prem Lal Mahato, Rajesh Jha and Birendra Mishra
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:8
  40. Diets rich in starch have been shown to increase a risk of reducing milk fat content in dairy goats. While bile acids (BAs) have been used as a lipid emulsifier in monogastric and aquatic animals, their effect...

    Authors: Qingyan Yin, Junjian Yu, Jiaxiao Li, Tianci Zhang, Tianyu Wang, Yufei Zhu, Jun Zhang and Junhu Yao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:7
  41. High dietary carbohydrates can spare protein in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) but may affect growth and health. Inulin, a prebiotic, could have nutritional and metabolic effects, along with anti-inflammator...

    Authors: Raphaël Defaix, Jep Lokesh, Laura Frohn, Mickael Le Bechec, Thierry Pigot, Vincent Véron, Anne Surget, Sandra Biasutti, Frédéric Terrier, Sandrine Skiba-Cassy, Jérôme Roy, Stéphane Panserat and Karine Ricaud
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:6
  42. Zinc glycine chelate (Zn-Gly) has anti-inflammation and growth-promoting properties; however, the mechanism of Zn-Gly contribution to gut barrier function in Cherry Valley ducks during intestinal inflammation ...

    Authors: Yaqi Chang, Ke Wang, Guangmang Liu, Hua Zhao, Xiaoling Chen, Jingyi Cai and Gang Jia
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:5
  43. The benefits of combining benzoic acid and essential oils (BAO) to mitigate intestinal impairment during the weaning process have been well established, while the detailed underlying mechanism has not been ful...

    Authors: Chang Cui, Yulong Wei, Yibo Wang, Wen Ma, Xiaoyu Zheng, Jun Wang, Ziwei Ma, Caichi Wu, Licui Chu, Shihai Zhang, Wutai Guan and Fang Chen
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:4
  44. Clostridium butyricum (CB) is a probiotic that can regulate intestinal microbial composition and improve meat quality. Rumen protected fat (RPF) has been shown to increase the dietary energy density and provide e...

    Authors: Meimei Zhang, Zhiyue Zhang, Xinlong Zhang, Changming Lu, Wenzhu Yang, Xiaolai Xie, Hangshu Xin, Xiaotan Lu, Mingbo Ni, Xinyue Yang, Xiaoyang Lv and Peixin Jiao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:3
  45. Copy number variants (CNV) hold significant functional and evolutionary importance. Numerous ongoing CNV studies aim to elucidate the etiology of human diseases and gain insights into the population structure ...

    Authors: Filippo Cendron, Martino Cassandro and Mauro Penasa
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:2
  46. Our previous study has reported that supplementation of oligosaccharide-based polymer enhances gut health and disease resistance of pigs infected with enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) F18 in a manner similar to car...

    Authors: Kwangwook Kim, Cynthia Jinno, Xunde Li, David Bravo, Eric Cox, Peng Ji and Yanhong Liu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024 15:1
  47. Diarrhea is a major cause of reduced growth and mortality in piglets during the suckling and weaning periods and poses a major threat to the global pig industry. Diarrhea and gut dysbiosis may in part be preve...

    Authors: Christina Larsen, Simone Margaard Offersen, Anders Brunse, Mattia Pirolo, Soumya Kanti Kar, Luca Guadabassi and Thomas Thymann
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:158
  48. This study investigated the effects of inorganic and organic minerals on physiological responses, oxidative stress reduction, and rumen microbiota in Holstein bull calves (123.81 ± 9.76 kg; 5 months old) durin...

    Authors: A-Rang Son, Seon-Ho Kim, Mahfuzul Islam, Michelle Miguel, Ye Pyae Naing and Sang-Suk Lee
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:156
  49. Broilers have a robust metabolism and high body temperature, which make them less tolerant to high-temperature (HT) environments and more susceptible to challenges from elevated temperatures. Gut microbes, fun...

    Authors: Sheng Li, Xiaoqing Li, Kai Wang, Yansen Li, Kentaro Nagaoka and Chunmei Li
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:159

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