Animal Bioscience


Prepartum and/or postpartum supplementation with monensin-molasses multinutrient blocks to optimize fertility and calf performance in primiparous beef cows: Bruna Lima Chechin Catussi, Laísa Garcia da Silva, Fernando José Schalch Júnior, Rafaela Maria Sutiro Angelieri Auder, Juan Fernando Morales Gómez, Rodolfo Daniel Mingoti, Sergio Carlos Franco Morgulis, Pietro Sampaio Baruselli; Received February 24, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0068 [Accepted]; PDF


Dynamic of heat production partitioning in rooster by indirect calorimetry: Rony Riveros Lizana, Rosiane de Sousa Camargos, Marcos Macari, Matheus de Paula Reis, Bruno Balbino Leme, Nilva Kazue Sakomura; Received January 14, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0026 [Accepted]; PDF


PPIA, HPRT1, and YWHAZ are suitable reference genes for quantitative PCR assay of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis in sows: Hwan-Deuk Kim, Chan-Hee Jo, Yong-Ho Choe, Hyeon-Jeong Lee, Min Jang, Seul-Gi Bae, Sung-Ho Yun, Sung-Lim Lee, Gyu-Jin Rho, Seung-Joon Kim, Won-Jae Lee; Received March 3, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0083 [Accepted]; PDF


Severe choline deficiency induces alternative splicing aberrance in optimized duck primary hepatocyte cultures: Lulu Zhao, Hongying Cai, Yongbao Wu, Changfu Tian, Zhiguo Wen, Peilong Yang; Received February 3, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0051 [Accepted]; PDF


Effect of dietary metallo-protease and Bacillus velezensis CE 100 supplementations on growth performance, footpad dermatitis and manure odor in broiler chickens: Cheolju Park, Sangsoo Sun; Received January 19, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0033 [Accepted]; PDF


Oxidative stress impairs the meat quality of broiler by damaging mitochondrial function, affecting calcium metabolism and leading to ferroptosis: Zuodong Chen, Tong Xing, Jiaolong Li, Lin Zhang, Yun Jiang, Feng Gao; Received January 13, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0019 [Accepted]; PDF


Effects of feeding high-energy diet on growth performance, blood parameters, and carcass traits in Hanwoo steers: Dong Hun Kang, Ki Yong Chung, Bo Hye Park, Ui Hyung Kim, Sun Sik Jang, Zachary K Smith, Jongkyoo Kim; Received January 7, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0014 [Accepted]; PDF


Genetic parameters of milk and lactation curve traits of dairy cattle from research farms in Thailand: Santi Pangmao, Peter C Thomson, Mehar S Khatkar; Received December 17, 2021 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0559 [Accepted]; PDF


Impact of co-transfer of embryos produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer using two types of donor cells on pregnancy outcomes in dogs: Young-Bum Son, Yeon Ik Jeong, Yeon Woo Jeong, Mohammad Shamim Hossein, Woo Suk Hwang; Received January 27, 2022 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0043 [Accepted]; PDF


Association study and expression analysis of olfactomedin like 3 gene related to meat quality, carcass characteristics, retail meat cut, and fatty acid composition in sheep: Kasita Listyarini, Cece Sumantri, Sri Rahayu, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Asep Gunawan; Received September 3, 2021 Accepted May 2, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0406 [Accepted]; PDF


Feeding broiler chicks with S. pombe-expressed phytase-containing diet improves growth performance, phosphorus digestibility, toe ash, and footpad lesions: De Xin Dang, Seong Guk Chun, In Ho Kim; Received October 11, 2021 Accepted April 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0462 [Accepted]; PDF


Identification and functional prediction of long non-coding RNAs related to skeletal muscle development in Duroc pigs: Lixia Ma, Wei Chen, Shiyin Li, Ming Qin, Yongqing Zeng; Received January 13, 2022 Accepted April 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0020 [Accepted]; PDF


Supplementation of guanidinoacetic acid and rumen-protected methionine increased growth performance and meat quality of Tan lambs: Jian Hao Zhang, Hai Hai Li, Gui Jie Zhang, Ying Hui Zhang, Bo Liu, Shuai Huang, Jessie Guyader, Rong Zhen Zhong; Received January 5, 2022 Accepted April 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0008 [Accepted]; PDF


Chemical composition and standardized ileal digestibility of crude protein and amino acid in whole yeast and autolyzed yeast derived from sugarcane ethanol production fed to growing pigs: Chanwit Kaewtapee, Nontawut Jantra, Krittaya Petchpoung, Choawit Rakangthong, Chaiyapoom Bunchasak; Received December 10, 2021 Accepted April 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0540 [Accepted]; PDF


Whole genome sequencing of Luxi Black Head sheep for screening selection signatures associated with important traits: Zhaohua Liu, Xiuwen Tan, Jianying Wang, Qing Jin, Xianfeng Meng, Zhongfeng Cai, Xukui Cui, Ke Wang; Received December 4, 2021 Accepted April 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0533 [Accepted]; PDF


Microbial short-chain fatty acids: a bridge between dietary fibers and poultry gut health: Qasim Ali, Sen Ma, Shaokai La, Zhiguo Guo, Boshuai Liu, Zimin Gao, Umar Farooq, Zhichang Wang, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yalei Cui, Defeng Li, Yinghua Shi; Received December 19, 2021 Accepted April 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0562 [Accepted]; PDF


Impact of different shades of light-emitting diode on fecal microbiota and gut health in broiler chickens: Andrea Ianni, Francesca Bennato, Veronica Di Gianvittorio, Marco Di Domenico, Camillo Martino, Martina Colapietro, Cesare Cammà, Giuseppe Martino; Received January 19, 2022 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0028 [Accepted]; PDF


Recommended levels of calcium and non-phytate phosphorus for yellow-feathered broilers (finisher phase): Yibing Wang, Weiwei Wang, Sheng Zhang, shouqun Jiang; Received December 27, 2021 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0572 [Accepted]; PDF


Evaluating and predicting net energy value of wheat and wheat bran for broiler chickens: Ran Ning, Zichen Cheng, Xingbo Liu, Zhibin Ban, Yuming Guo, Wei Nie; Received November 11, 2021 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0501 [Accepted]; PDF


Whole-genome resequencing reveals domestication and signatures of selection in Ujimqin, Sunit, and Wu Ranke Mongolian sheep breeds: Hanning Wang, Liang Zhong, Yanbing Dong, Lingbo Meng, Cheng Ji, Hui Luo, Mengrong Fu, Zhi Qi, Lan Mi; Received December 24, 2021 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0569 [Accepted]; PDF


Fermentative products and bacterial community structure of C4 forage silage in response to epiphytic microbiota from C3 forages: Siran Wang, Tao Shao, Junfeng Li, Jie Zhao, Zhihao Dong; Received December 12, 2021 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0543 [Accepted]; PDF


Effect of propolis supplementation and breed on growth performance, immunity, blood parameters and cecal microbiota in growing rabbits: Ibrahim Al-Homidan, Moataz Fathi, Magdy Abdelsalam, Tarek Ebied, Osama Abou-Emera, Mohamed Mostafa, Mohamed Abd El-Razik, Mohamed Shehab-El-Deen; Received December 7, 2021 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0535 [Accepted]; PDF


Effects of Bacillus velezensis, Lactobacillus spp. or their combination fermented soybean meal on broiler performance, gut antioxidant activity and microflora: C. F. Tsai, L. J. Lin, C. H. Wang, C. S. Tsai, S. C. Chang, Tzu-Tai Lee; Received December 1, 2021 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0529 [Accepted]; PDF


Effects of dietary methyl sulfonyl methane and selenium on laying performance, egg quality, gut health indicators, and antioxidant capacity of laying hens: Yoo Bhin Kim, Sang Hyeok Lee, Da-Hye Kim, Kyung-Woo Lee; Received December 22, 2021 Accepted April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0564 [Accepted]; PDF


Three-step in vitro digestion model for evaluating and predicting fecal odor emission from growing pigs with different dietary protein intakes: Shih-Hua Lo, Ching-Yi Chen, Han-Tsung Wang; Received November 11, 2021 Accepted April 22, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0498 [Accepted]; PDF


Comparison of organic acids supplementation on the growth performance, intestinal characteristics and morphology, and cecal microflora in broilers fed corn-soybean meal diet: Hao Yang Sun, Hong Bin Zhou, Yang Liu, Yue Wang, Cheng Zhao, Liang Mei Xu; Received October 5, 2021 Accepted April 22, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0448 [Accepted]; PDF


Exogenous emulsifiers and multi-enzyme combination improves growth performance of the young broiler chickens fed low energy diets containing vegetable oil: Samiru Sudharaka Wickramasuriya, Shemil Priyan Macelline, Eunjoo Kim, Taeg Kyun Shin, Hyun Min Cho, Dinesh D. Jayasena, Jung Min Heo; Received January 14, 2022 Accepted April 22, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.22.0024 [Accepted]; PDF


Evaluation of coat color inheritance and production performance for crossbreed from Chinese indigenous Chenghua pig crossbred with Berkshire: Yujing Li, Rong Yuan, Zhengyin Gong, Qin Zou, Yifei Wang, Guoqing Tang, Li Zhu, Xuewei Li, Yanzhi Jiang; Received December 28, 2021 Accepted March 3, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0574 [Accepted]; PDF


Effects of quercetin and coated sodium butyrate dietary supplementation in diquat-challenged pullets: Ning Zhou, Yong Tian, Wenchao Liu, Bingjiang Tu, Tiantian Gu, Wenwu Xu, Kang Zou, Lizhi Lu; Received November 1, 2021 Accepted March 3, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0493 [Accepted]; PDF


Genome-wide association study for frozen-thawed sperm motility in stallions across various horse breeds: Elena V. Nikitkina, Natalia V. Dementieva, Yuri S. Shcherbakov, Mikhail M. Atroshchenko, Andrei A. Kudinov, Oleg I. Samoylov, Marina V. Pozovnikova, Artem P. Dysin, Anna A. Krutikova, Artem A. Musidray, Olga V. Mitrofanova, Kirill V. Plemyashov, Darren K. Griffin, Michael N. Romanov; Received November 12, 2021 Accepted March 3, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.21.0504 [Accepted]; PDF

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