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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Prebiotics in animal nutrition: Harnessing agro-industrial waste for improved gut health and performance
June 2025
This review provides an overview of the current research on prebiotics and their applications in animal nutrition and health. Various types of prebiotics are introduced and classified, with an analysis...
Mitigating enteric methane emissions: An overview of methanogenesis, inhibitors and future prospects
June 2025
Enteric methane emissions account for approximately 17% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and represent 2% to 12% of energy losses from energy intake in ruminants. To reduce these emissions...
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...
Investigation on the action mechanisms of taurine on rumen microbial crude protein synthesis and nitrogen metabolism in beef steers using sodium sulfate as a contrast
September 2025
Taurine is a sulfur-containing nonproteinogenic amino acid. Recent studies have shown that taurine can improve rumen microbial crude protein (MCP) synthesis. This experiment aimed to investigate the...
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...
Ruminal microbiota-derived inosine alleviates metabolic disorders in dairy cows supplemented with grape seed extract
December 2025
Ruminal microbiota and their metabolites can shape host metabolic responses. Grape seed extract (GSE) can modulate ruminal microbiota profiles and metabolites in vitro, thus, underscoring their potential...
Exogenous protease supplementation in high- and low-fishmeal diets for Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei): Comparative effect on growth, immunity, nutrient digestibility and gut health
September 2025
The present study evaluated the effects of exogenous protease supplementation in low- and high-fishmeal (FM) diets on growth performance, feed utilization, innate immunity, digestive enzyme activity,...
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...
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...
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...
Strategic technologies to improve phytogenic feed additive efficacy in pigs and poultry
Available online 12 July 2025
Phytogenic feed additives (PFA) are a diverse group of plant-derived materials that have gained considerable interest and use over the last few years in the food and agriculture industry. This is due...
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...
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...
The role of milk urea nitrogen in nutritional assessment and its relationship with phenotype of dairy cows: A review
March 2025
Urea is a small molecule that can readily cross the blood-milk barrier into milk, leading to a strong correlation between blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and milk urea nitrogen (MUN) concentrations. Although...
Vitamin E inhibits inflammation and improves immune response of mud crabs (Scylla paramamosain) by activating an antioxidant enzyme system and apoptosis mechanism
September 2025
An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary vitamin E levels on growth, antioxidant status and immune response for mud crabs (Scylla paramamosain). A total of 180 mud crabs...
Impact of dietary supplementation of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) on nutrient digestibility, serum antioxidants, ruminal volatile fatty acids, and abundance of microbial dominant flora in goats
September 2025
This experiment aimed to investigate the potential impact of supplementing different levels of black soldier fly (BSF) on growth performance, serum antioxidants, and ruminal microbiota of goats. Twenty-four...
Attrition of amino acids in the life span of broiler chickens
September 2025
A dietary protein intake of approximately 2.5 kg is required to generate 1.0 kg of protein in the carcass of broiler chickens at 42 d post–hatch, reflecting the attrition or wastage of dietary amino...
Dietary fiber derived short-chain fatty acids as a critical driver of the gut–bone axis in animal bone health: A review
September 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...
Insect fat as feed: Potential to modify the fatty acid composition of animal-derived foods
September 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...