Use of antibiotics in broiler production: Global impacts and alternatives
June 2018
Antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections. However, a selective pressure gave rise to bacteria resistant to antibiotics. This leaves scientists worried about the danger to human and animal...
Share article
Antioxidant mechanism of tea polyphenols and its impact on health benefits
June 2020
Tea trees have a long history of cultivation and utilization. People in many countries have the habit of drinking tea and choosing green tea, oolong tea, or black tea according to different regions...
Share article
Phytogenic feed additives as natural antibiotic alternatives in animal health and production: A review of the literature of the last decade
June 2024
The use of antibiotics in animal production raises great public safety concerns; therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of substitutes for antibiotics. In recent decades, plant-derived...
Share article
Specialized protein products in broiler chicken nutrition: A review
June 2015
In poultry nutrition, most attention is given to protein products, due to the importance of protein as a major constituent of the biologically active compounds in the body. It also assists in the synthesis...
Share article
Poultry gut health and beyond
June 2023
Intestinal health is critically important for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and thus is a key factor in determining performance. Intestinal health issues are very common in high performing...
Share article
Taurine drives body protein renewal and accretion in beef steers
December 2024
The aims of the present study were to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with rumen-protected taurine (RPT) on the whole-body protein turnover, the plasma metabolomics, and the whole...
Share article
The interaction among gut microbes, the intestinal barrier and short chain fatty acids
June 2022
The mammalian gut is inhabited by a massive and complicated microbial community, in which the host achieves a stable symbiotic environment through the interdependence, coordination, reciprocal constraints...
Share article
Potential use of garlic products in ruminant feeding: A review
September 2023
The addition of antibiotics as growth promoters to ruminant feed can result in bacterial resistance and antibiotic residues in ruminant products. Correspondingly, there is serious public concern regarding...
Share article
Research progress on cottonseed meal as a protein source in pig nutrition: An updated review
September 2024
At a global level, the supply of protein sources is insufficient to support the current magnitude of pig production. Moreover, given the exorbitant expense of conventional protein feed options like...
Share article
Nutrition strategies to control post-weaning diarrhea of piglets: From the perspective of feeds
June 2024
Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is a globally significant threat to the swine industry. Historically, antibiotics as well as high doses of zinc oxide and copper sulfate have been commonly used to control...
Share article
Mechanism of action, benefits, and research gap in fermented soybean meal utilization as a high-quality protein source for livestock and poultry
March 2024
Animal nutritionists have incessantly worked towards providing livestock with high-quality plant protein feed resources. Soybean meal (SBM) has been an essential and predominantly adopted vegetable...
Share article
The role of seaweed as a potential dietary supplementation for enteric methane mitigation in ruminants: Challenges and opportunities
December 2021
Seaweeds are macroalgae, which can be of many different morphologies, sizes, colors, and chemical profiles. They include brown, red, and green seaweeds. Brown seaweeds have been more investigated and...
Share article
Cassava: Nutrient composition and nutritive value in poultry diets
December 2016
Insufficient supply, high prices and competition with the human food and biofuel industries means there is a continuous demand for alternative energy sources for poultry. As a result, cassava is becoming...
Share article
The future of feed formulation for poultry: Toward more sustainable production of meat and eggs
December 2023
Current methods for feed formulation are based on minimizing costs, not maximizing profits. Complex models of bird growth and reproduction as functions of genetic, feed and other environmental variables...
Share article
Fermented soybean meal improved laying performance and egg quality of laying hens by modulating cecal microbiota, nutrient digestibility, intestinal health, antioxidant and immunological functions
September 2024
Antinutritional factors in feedstuffs may limit their utilization in livestock production, but fermentation process can be used to improve feed quality; however, studies on fermented soybeans for laying...
Share article
Recent advances in fermented feeds towards improved broiler chicken performance, gastrointestinal tract microecology and immune responses: A review
March 2019
Previously, fermentation has been associated with methods that improve the nutritional value of unconventional feed ingredients for broilers. In recent decades, the fermentation process has been employed...
Share article
Lipo-nutritional quality of pork: The lipid composition, regulation, and molecular mechanisms of fatty acid deposition
June 2023
Pork is one of the main meats consumed by people, and its nutritional value is closely related to human health. The lipid deposition and composition of pork not only affect the sensory quality but also...
Share article
Microencapsulated Lactobacillus plantarum promotes intestinal development through gut colonization of layer chicks
September 2024
The effects of Lactobacillus plantarum in microencapsulation (LPM) on intestinal development in layer chicks were investigated in this study, as well as the colonization of L. plantarum in the gut....
Share article
Black soldier fly larvae in broiler diets improve broiler performance and modulate the immune system
September 2021
Non-conventional feed ingredients are receiving more interest in their ability to increase farming efficiency, sustainability and animal performance. The objective of this study was to determine the...
Share article
Animals as sources of food-borne pathogens: A review
September 2018
Food-producing animals are the major reservoirs for many foodborne pathogens such as Campylobacter species, non-Typhi serotypes of Salmonella enterica, Shiga toxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli,...
Share article
Sheep-derived butyrate-producing Clostridium beijerinckii R8 alleviates diarrhea by shaping the gut microbiota of goat kids
December 2024
Newborn goat kids exposed to environmental stress are susceptible to diarrhea due to immature intestinal functions and undeveloped gut microbiota. Butyrate-producing bacteria as next generation probiotics...
Share article
Rumen microbiota succession throughout the perinatal period and its association with postpartum production traits in dairy cows: A review
September 2024
The transition period for dairy cows usually refers to the 3 weeks pre-calving to the 3 weeks post-calving. During this period, dairy cows undergo metabolic and physiological adaptations because of...
Share article
Gut microbiota-derived short chain fatty acids are potential mediators in gut inflammation
March 2022
Gut inflammation is a challenging concern in humans and animals, which disturbs normal growth and leads to severe bowel diseases. Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) are the gut microbiota metabolites produced...
Share article
Dihydroquercetin attenuated Prevotella copri-caused intestinal injury by modulating gut microbiota and bile acids in weaned piglets
Available online 7 November 2024
Gut microbiota disruption during the weaning process is a significant factor of intestinal injury. Our previous studies have suggested that Prevotella may play a critical role in causing intestinal...
Share article
Research progress on anti-stress nutrition strategies in swine
June 2023
In swine production, stress is a common encounter that leads to serious bacterial infection and adverse effects on growth performance. Though antibiotics have been frequently used to control pathogen...
Share article