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  1. The intestinal tract, a complex organ responsible for nutrient absorption and digestion, relies heavily on a balanced gut microbiome to maintain its integrity. Disruptions to this delicate microbial ecosystem ...

    Authors: Feiyang He, Yi Zheng, Mabrouk Elsabagh, Kewei Fan, Xia Zha, Bei Zhang, Mengzhi Wang and Hao Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:63
  2. Lactate is a classical byproduct of glucose metabolism, and the main lactate production pathway depends on glycolysis. Lactate stabilized HIF1α by inhibiting PHD activity, leading to hypoxic stress response an...

    Authors: Juan Feng, Lei Zhu, Cunman He, Ruidong Xiang, Jianxin Liu, Jie Cai and Diming Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:62
  3. Early embryo development plays a pivotal role in determining pregnancy outcomes, postnatal development, and lifelong health. Therefore, the strategic selection of functional nutrients to enhance embryo develop...

    Authors: Xinyu Wang, Jun Huang, Yanlong Li, Zhekun Zhu, Bangxin Xue, Yueyang Meng, Jiale Bao, Ran Ning, Siyu Li, Fang Chen, Shihai Zhang, Xiangzhou Zeng, Shuang Cai, Chuanjiang Cai and Xiangfang Zeng
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:61
  4. In this study, the effects of L-leucine (Leu) on rumen fermentation parameters, rumen epithelium development, amino acid composition, rumen bacterial communities and rumen metabolites in beef cattle were inves...

    Authors: Jishan An, Yu Ge, Huitian He, Hao Ge, Jing Li, Zhiqing Li, Lei Liu, Zuo Wang, Xinyi Lan, Weijun Shen, Anwei Cheng and Fachun Wan
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:60
  5. Coumarins are toxic phytochemicals found in a variety of plants and are known to limit microbial degradation and interfere with nutrient cycling. While the degradation of coumarins by fungi has been studied in...

    Authors: Yuqi Li, Jian Gao, Yaxiong Cao, Xinming Cheng, Zhanying Sun, Jiyu Zhang, Weiyun Zhu, Martin Gierus and Yanfen Cheng
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:59
  6. Heat stress (HS) poses a significant threat to male goat reproduction. Sertoli cells (SCs) provide both structural and nutritional support necessary for germ cells. HS induces physiological and biochemical cha...

    Authors: Fei Wen, Jiajing Gao, Guoyu Zhang, Songmao Guo, Xing Zhang, Shuaiqi Han, Xianzou Feng, Xiaoxu Chen and Jianhong Hu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:58
  7. Polyamines (putrescine, spermidine, and spermine) are aliphatic compounds ubiquitous in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Positively charged polyamines bind to negatively charged macromolecules, such as nucleic acid...

    Authors: Chong Zhang, Yongkang Zhen, Yunan Weng, Jiaqi Lin, Xinru Xu, Jianjun Ma, Yuhong Zhong and Mengzhi Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:57
  8. Despite growing concerns about the adverse effects of antibiotics in farm animals, there has been little investigation of the effects of florfenicol in laying hens. This study examined the effect of florfenico...

    Authors: Keesun Yu, Inhwan Choi, Minseong Kim, Young Jin Pyung, Jin-Sun Lee, Youbin Choi, Sohyoung Won, Younghoon Kim, Byung-Chul Park, Seung Hyun Han, Tae Sub Park, Tina Sørensen Dalgaard and Cheol-Heui Yun
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:56
  9. This study investigated the potential impacts of increasing linoleic and α-linolenic acid intake during lactation and wean-to-breeding on subsequent reproduction of sows. A total of 309 sows (PIC Camborough L4...

    Authors: Garrin Lee Shipman, David Rosero and Eric van Heugten
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:55
  10. AFB1-8,9-exo-epoxide (AFBO) is the highly toxic product of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play pivotal roles in detoxifying AFB1 by catalyzing the conjugation of AFBO with glutathione (GSH...

    Authors: Jiang Deng, Zhe Peng, Zhiyuan Xia, Yixin Mo, Lijia Guo, Jintao Wei, Lvhui Sun and Meng Liu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:54
  11. Regulating the regional deposition of fat is crucial for improving the carcass characteristics of pigs. The intestine, as an important organ for lipid absorption and homeostasis maintenance, secretes various b...

    Authors: Yaotian Fan, Haibin Deng, Jiahao Zhu, Junyi Luo, Ting Chen, Jiajie Sun, Yongliang Zhang and Qianyun Xi
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:53
  12. Maintaining intestinal health is crucial for the overall well-being and productivity of livestock, as it impacts nutrient absorption, immune function, and disease resistance. Oxidative stress and inflammation ...

    Authors: Mara Heckmann, Nadiia Sadova, Georg Sandner, Cathrina Neuhauser, Bernhard Blank-Landeshammer, Bettina Schwarzinger, Alice König, Meizhen Liang, Michael Spitzer, Julian Weghuber and Verena Stadlbauer
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:52
  13. Lactational performance depends heavily on age, health, and nutrition. L-Citrulline (Cit) is an effective precursor of L-arginine (Arg), an amino acid that has important roles in synthesis of nitric oxide (NO)...

    Authors: Arianna N. Lopez, Makenzie G. Newton, Claire Stenhouse, Erin Connolly, Karina L. Hissen, Scott Horner, Guoyao Wu, William Foxworth and Fuller W. Bazer
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:51
  14. Rumen microorganisms are key regulators of ruminant growth and production performance. Identifying probiotic candidates through microbial culturomics presents a promising strategy for improving ruminant produc...

    Authors: Xiaoran Feng, Yunlong Liu, Shengyang Xu, Junnan Ma, Hao Yuan, Haixin Wang, Jiachen Hu, Sijie Jin, Shanji Liu, Jin Zhong, Tao Ma and Yan Tu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:50
  15. Caffeic acid (CA) and its derivative, chlorogenic acid (CGA), have shown promise in preventing and alleviating fatty liver disease. CA, compared to CGA, has much lower production costs and higher bioavailabili...

    Authors: Wenjie Tian, Gerard Bryan Gonzales, Hao Wang, Youyou Yang, Chaohua Tang, Qingyu Zhao, Junmin Zhang, Huiyan Zhang and Yuchang Qin
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:49
  16. Supplementation of choline chloride in culture medium programs the preimplantation bovine embryo to increase weaning weight of the resultant calf. Here, it was hypothesized that similar programming actions of ...

    Authors: Masroor Sagheer, McKenzie L. J. Haimon, Samuel Hincapie Montoya, Daniella Heredia, Federico Tarnonsky, Mauro E. Venturini, Angella Gonella-Diaza, Nicolas DiLorenzo, Joseph W. McFadden, Gabriela Dalmaso de Melo, Ky G. Pohler and Peter J. Hansen
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:48
  17. This study investigated the effects of different non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) sources with NSP degrading enzymes (NSPases) and the influence on the mucosa-associated microbiota and intestinal immunity of nu...

    Authors: Jonathan T. Baker, Zixiao Deng, Alexa R. Gormley and Sung Woo Kim
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:47
  18. Dietary protein level and amino acid (AA) balance are crucial determinants of animal health and productivity. Supplementing rumen-protected AAs in low-protein diets was considered as an efficient strategy to i...

    Authors: Zhibin Luo, Huimin Ou, Zhiliang Tan and Jinzhen Jiao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:46
  19. Authors: Liang Huang, Wei Gao, Xuri He, Tong Yuan, Huaqi Zhang, Xiufen Zhang, Wenxuan Zheng, Qilin Wu, Ju Liu, Wence Wang, Lin Yang and Yongwen Zhu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:45

    The original article was published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:45

  20. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the primary causes of diarrhea in piglets, creating substantial economic losses in the swine farming industry worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the impac...

    Authors: Jilong Xu, Hanzhen Qiao, Liping Gan, Peng Wang, Yifeng Zhao, Zetian Lei, Yixuan Chou, Chenrui Hou, Mengqi Li and Jinrong Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:44
  21. Organic acids (OA) and maternal nutritional strategies have been demonstrated to promote piglet health and development. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of incorporating OA-preserved ...

    Authors: Shane Maher, Torres Sweeney, Stafford Vigors, Michael McDonald and John V. O’Doherty
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:43
  22. Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (GenX), a substitute for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, has been widely detected in various environmental matrices and foods recently, attracting great attention. How...

    Authors: Xupeng Zang, Yongzhong Wang, Lei Jiang, Yuhao Qiu, Yue Ding, Shengchen Gu, Gengyuan Cai, Ting Gu and Linjun Hong
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:42
  23. As the global population increases, the demand for protein sources is expected to increase, driving the demand for cell-based cultivated meat. This study aimed to enhance the productivity of cultivated meat th...

    Authors: Kyeong-Hyeon Eom, Dayi Jeong, Jae-Yoon Choi, Gyeong-Min Gim, Soo-Young Yum, Sumin Jin, Hojae Bae and Goo Jang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:41
  24. Salmonella enteritidis is a prevalent foodborne pathogen causing diseases in humans and poultry globally. While clove extract is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, its specific effects on gut injury and ...

    Authors: Yaxue Lv, Nan Zeng, Yuqing Feng, Sheng Zhang, Xiaodan Zhou and Chunqi Gao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:40
  25. Previous evidence suggests that methionine (Met) consumption can promote placental angiogenesis and improve fetal survival. To investigate the mechanisms by which increased levels of Met as hydroxyl-Met (OHMet...

    Authors: Rui Zhou, Shanshan Lai, Peiqiang Yuan, Li Zhe, Lunxiang Yang, Yves Mercier, Liang Hu, Xiaoling Zhang, Lun Hua, Yong Zhuo, Shengyu Xu, Yan Lin, Bin Feng, Lianqiang Che, De Wu and Zhengfeng Fang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:39
  26. Aflatoxins have been reported as a significant pollutant in feed, capable of causing harm to the liver, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys of piglets. However, research on the interactions among aflatoxin B1 (...

    Authors: Jiangdi Mao, Yusen Wei, Zhixiang Ni, Jinzhi Zhang, Junli Zhu and Haifeng Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:38
  27. Milk synthesis is an energy-intensive process influenced by oxygen availability. This study investigates how hypoxia affects milk synthesis in BMECs, focusing on key genes involved in lactation and energy meta...

    Authors: Yanshan Jin, Zhuolin Liu, Ziyan Yang, Lizhu Fang, Feng-Qi Zhao and Hongyun Liu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:37
  28. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation is a key epigenetic modification that can modulate gene expression and strongly affect mammalian developmental processes. However, the genome-wide methylation of long non-codi...

    Authors: Cui Mao, Wei You, Yuta Yang, Haijian Cheng, Xin Hu, Xianyong Lan and Enliang Song
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:36
  29. Poor feather growth not only affects the appearance of the organism but also decreases the feed efficiency. Methionine (Met) is an essential amino acid required for feather follicle development; yet the exact ...

    Authors: Sheng Zhang, Yijun Chen, Yaxue Lv, Yuqing Feng and Chunqi Gao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:35
  30. Mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most intractable problems for the dairy industry, causing significantly reduced milk yields and early slaughter of cows worldwide. MicroRNAs (miR...

    Authors: Xueqin Liu, Siyuan Mi, Gerile Dari, Siqian Chen, Jiuzhou Song, David E. MacHugh and Ying Yu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:34
  31. Goat breeds in the Alpine area and Mediterranean basin exhibit a unique genetic heritage shaped by centuries of selection and adaptability to harsh environments. Understanding their adaptive traits can aid bre...

    Authors: Sara Pegolo, Vittoria Bisutti, Lucio Flavio Macedo Mota, Alessio Cecchinato, Nicolò Amalfitano, Maria Luisa Dettori, Michele Pazzola, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca and Giovanni Bittante
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:33
  32. Subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) is a common metabolic disorder in ruminants that disrupts the rumen microbiome and animal health, but diagnosis is challenging due to subtle symptoms and invasive testing require...

    Authors: Tao Liu, Jingyi Xu, Xiaodong Chen, Jianrong Ren, Jinhui He, Yue Wang, Yangchun Cao, Le Luo Guan, Junhu Yao and Shengru Wu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:32
  33. The creatine-creatine kinase-phosphocreatine (Cr-CK-PCr) system maintains intracellular ratios of ATP/ADP for support of cellular functions and has been characterized at the placental-uterine interface of rode...

    Authors: Arianna N. Lopez, Maddison A. Olivarez, Claire Stenhouse, Robyn M. Moses, Makenzie G. Newton, Nirvay Sah, Heewon Seo, Joseph Cain, Carli Lefevre, Alexandria Ross, Patrick Ryan, Jeffrey G. Wiegert, Guoyao Wu, Gregory A. Johnson and Fuller W. Bazer
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:31
  34. Black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) stands out as a promising nutritional resource due to its rich bioactive substances and favorable protein profile. Nonetheless, its potential to mitigate coccidia infectio...

    Authors: Jing Yuan, Kolapo M. Ajuwon and Olayiwola Adeola
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:30
  35. Ferroptosis is a newly identified form of regulated cell death (RCD) characterized by iron overload and excessive lipid peroxidation. To date, numerous studies in human and mouse models have shown that ferropt...

    Authors: Bei Zhou, Junjie Guo, Kan Xiao and Yulan Liu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:29
  36. Intestinal oxidative stress serves as an endogenous host defense against the gut microbiota by increasing energy expenditure and therefore decreasing feed efficiency (FE). Several systems coordinately regulate...

    Authors: Hongfeng Jiang, Genghui Li, Xue Yang, Xiaohua Feng, Penglin Li, Huisi Yang, Demin Cai, Qingyan Jiang and Gang Shu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:28
  37. Organic selenium (Se) has gained recognition in poultry nutrition as a feed additive to boost production and Se deposition in eggs and tissues, owing to its high bioavailability, efficient tissue accumulation ...

    Authors: Jianmin Zhou, Uchechukwu Edna Obianwuna, Longfei Zhang, Yongli Liu, Haijun Zhang, Kai Qiu, Jing Wang, Guanghai Qi and Shugeng Wu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:27
  38. Freezing-induced sperm damage, often associated with oxidative stress, can result in regulated cell death. Given that oxidative stress can trigger various forms of regulated cell death, the prevailing form dur...

    Authors: Erhan Hai, Boyuan Li, Yukun Song, Jian Zhang and Jiaxin Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:26
  39. Ferroptosis is characterized by increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and membrane lipid peroxidation that can exacerbate inflammatory damage. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from bovine ...

    Authors: Bingchun Liang, Yindi Xiong, Eduardo R. Cobo, John Kastelic, Xiaofang Tong, Bo Han and Jian Gao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:24
  40. Thermogenic adipose tissue, both beige and brown, experiences whitening as animals are exposed to warmth and age, but the potential mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, we employed single-nucleu...

    Authors: Manman Li, Nange Ma, Shujie Luo, Yuyi Lu, Xixi Yan, Yang Li, Xinmei Li, Zhuohui Li, Zhipei Wu, Zhenyu Wei, Wei Wang, Huimei Fan, Yu Jiang, Yan Xiong and Yu Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:23
  41. As an important genetic resource of chickens, gamecock has unique morphological and behavioral characteristics such as large size, muscular development and strong aggression, making it a good model for studyin...

    Authors: Naiyi Xu, Linyun Zhang, Feifan Chen, Zhengfu Feng, Jiangtao Zheng, DongHua Li, Yongju Zhao and Xiangtao Kang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:22
  42. India harbors the world’s largest cattle population, encompassing over 50 distinct Bos indicus breeds. This rich genetic diversity underscores the inadequacy of a single reference genome to fully capture the geno...

    Authors: Sarwar Azam, Abhisek Sahu, Naveen Kumar Pandey, Mahesh Neupane, Curtis P Van Tassell, Benjamin D Rosen, Ravi Kumar Gandham, Subha Narayan Rath and Subeer S Majumdar
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:21
  43. Wheat and, to a lesser extent, sorghum are the dominant feed grains in Australian chicken-meat production. There is considerable local interest in the development of reduced-crude protein (CP) broiler diets in...

    Authors: Mengzhu Wang, Mehdi Toghyani, Shemil P. Macelline, Andreas Lemme, Andrew J. Holmes, Peter H. Selle and Sonia Y. Liu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:20
  44. Intramuscular fat is an important factor in evaluating pork quality and varies widely among different pig breeds. However, the regulatory mechanism of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in lipid metabolism remains large...

    Authors: Xiao He, Fang Xie, Ying Nie, Xuefeng Wang, Junyi Luo, Ting Chen, Qianyun Xi, Yongliang Zhang and Jiajie Sun
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:19
  45. Crossbreeding is widely promoted as an efficient strategy to improve the productivity in agriculture. The molecular mechanism underlying heterosis for egg production is always intriguing in chicken. The transc...

    Authors: Jingwei Yuan, Yuanmei Wang, Yanyan Sun, Yunlei Li, Aixin Ni, Qin Li, Hanhan Yang, Xinying Xu, Yunhe Zong, Hui Ma and Jilan Chen
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:18
  46. Meat originating from the spent hen is an important source of poultry meat production; however, multiple factors cause the decline in the meat quality of spent hens. Chinese herbs have been widely used as medi...

    Authors: Zhihua Li, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Chengwen Meng, Xiangfeng Kong, Jue Gui, Wenchao Lin, Yadong Cui, Wei Lan and Qinghua He
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:17
  47. With the global expansion of aquaculture and the increasing demand for fish meal, identifying appropriate and sustainable alternative protein sources for aquafeeds has become essential. Single-cell protein (SC...

    Authors: Luke Pilmer, Lindsey Woolley, Alan Lymbery, Chinh Dam, Abigail Elizur, Md Javed Foysal and Gavin Partridge
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:16
  48. In perinatal dairy cows, ketosis is a prevalent metabolic disorder that lowers milk output and performance. Mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic inflammation in mammary tissue are linked to elevated blood ket...

    Authors: Yihui Huo, Taiyu Shen, Tianyin Feng, Moli Li, Wanli Zhao, Juan J. Loor, Ben Aernouts, Androniki Psifidi and Chuang Xu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:15
  49. It is important to promote intestinal development and maturation of chicks for feed digestion and utilization, intestinal health, and disease resistance. This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary ...

    Authors: Fangshen Guo, Jianing Qiao, Zeqiong Hu, Jia Huang, Ruichen Bi, Waseem Abbas, Wenrui Zhen, Yuming Guo and Zhong Wang
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2025 16:14

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