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    Animal Science Journal: Volume 95, Issue 1

    January/December 2024
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  • First Published: 02 January 2024

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Effect of fermented tomato pomace on the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal microflora in broiler chickens

Emrah Gungor,  Aydin Altop,  Guray Erener, 
  • First Published: 14 January 2024
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Fennel seeds dietary inclusion as a sustainable approach to reduce methane production and improve nutrient utilization and ruminal fermentation

Ahmed E. Kholif,  Gouda A. Gouda,  Mahmoud Fahmy,  Tarek A. Morsy,  Mahmoud M. Abdelsattar,  Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez, 
  • First Published: 14 January 2024
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Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry-based quantitative method using tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatization for plasma levels of free amino acids and related metabolites in Japanese Black cattle

Hanwool Do,  Emi Yoshida,  Tatsunori Masaki,  Shigeru Oosaki,  Mitsuhiro Sakase,  Eiji Iwamoto,  Shozo Tomonaga, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2024

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Human social enrichment is linked with reduced mortality in artificially reared ewe lambs

Sarah Cowie, 
  • First Published: 16 January 2024

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Ovarian dynamics in progesterone tablet-induced superovulation in goats assessed by magnetic resonance imaging

Kazuki Hano,  Satoshi Takashima,  Yuka Inatani,  Risa Kainuma,  Yuki Oiji,  Kotono Nakamura,  Masato Yayota,  Masaki Takasu, 
  • First Published: 17 January 2024

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Variation among individual beef cattle in methane-to-carbon dioxide ratio measured under on-farm conditions using the sniffer method

Kohei Oikawa,  Minji Kim,  Fuminori Terada,  Tatsunori Masaki,  Yaichirou Yasuda,  Yoshikazu Shiroshita,  Takahiro Ideo,  Yuko Kamiya,  Tomoyuki Suzuki, 
  • First Published: 29 January 2024
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Isolation and characterization of tannin-degrading bacteria from the rumen of wild Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yezoensis)

Yoshihiko Sawabe,  Hidehisa Yamano,  Satoshi Koike,  Yasuo Kobayashi, 
  • First Published: 29 January 2024
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Low dietary carbohydrate induces structural alterations in enterocytes of the chicken ileum

Md Salahuddin,  Kohzy Hiramatsu,  Md Al-Amin,  Yuriko Imai,  Kazumi Kita, 
  • First Published: 29 January 2024
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A retrospective study on the effects of dry period length on milk yield and postpartum health in Holstein dairy cows

Takeshi Koyama,  Tamako Tanigawa,  Masahito Sugimoto,  Ikuo Osaka, 
  • First Published: 01 February 2024
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Investigation on muscle fiber types and meat quality and estimation of their heritability and correlation coefficients with each other in four pig populations

Min Yan,  Longyun Li,  Yizhong Huang,  Xi Tang,  Yujie Shu,  Dengshuai Cui,  Chuangang Yu,  Yongqiang Hu,  Junwu Ma,  Shijun Xiao,  Yuanmei Guo, 
  • First Published: 01 February 2024

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Acknowledgments to reviewers

  • First Published: 05 February 2024

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Physicochemical properties as indicators of sensory characteristics of jidori and broiler chicken meat

Yuri Yoshida,  Fumika Honma,  Naoaki Obana,  Kazunori Matsumoto,  Takanori Nishimura,  Masakazu Irie, 
  • First Published: 05 February 2024
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Effects of allicin on growth performance, antioxidant profile, and microbiota compared to monensin of growing goats

Yitian Tang,  Li Huang,  Xinyang Sun,  Chunhuan Ren,  Tian Wei Liu,  Wenxuan Wu,  Zijun Zhang,  Wen Zhu, 
  • First Published: 07 February 2024
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Rumen degradable protein levels on fatty acid profile of rumen bacteria and milk fat of dairy cows supplemented with calcium salts of fatty acids

Tiago Antônio Del Valle,  Elissandra Maiara de Castro Zilio,  Lucas Ghedin Ghizzi,  Julia Avansi Marques,  Lucas Yudi Sakamoro,  Nathalia Trevisan Sconamiglio,  Mauro Sérgio da Silva Dias,  Tássia Barrera de Paula Silva,  Alanne Tenório Nunes,  Guilherme Gomes da Silva,  Larissa Schneider Gheller,  Francisco Palma Rennó, 
  • First Published: 07 February 2024
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Monitoring ventral tail base surface temperature for fever detection in calves

Tomomi Ozawa,  Yuji Takahashi,  Yoshihiro Muneta,  Kaori Hoshinoo,  Kumiko Kimura,  Seijiro Tou,  Shin Kakihara,  Noriko Yamanaka,  Toru Miyamoto,  Shogo Higaki,  Koji Yoshioka, 
  • First Published: 07 February 2024

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Effect of rice bran extract on in vitro rumen fermentation and methane production

Jamal James D. Manlapig,  Suzuna Kawakami,  Masaya Matamura,  Makoto Kondo,  Tomomi Ban-Tokuda,  Hiroki Matsui, 
  • First Published: 09 February 2024

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Effect of different inflammation states on the antimicrobial components in milk of goat udders after milking cessation

Jinkun Sun,  Naoki Suzuki,  Takahiro Nii,  Naoki Isobe, 
  • First Published: 13 February 2024
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Effects of starch content of calf starter on rumen properties and blood concentrations of metabolites and hormones in dairy calves under a high plane of milk feeding

Hitomi Satoh,  Rika Fukumori,  Ren Kumano,  Maho Kamata,  Kensuke Shimada,  Kenichi Izumi,  Shin Oikawa, 
  • First Published: 21 February 2024

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Prediction of response to truncated selection based on BLUP of breeding values and its prediction accuracy

Masahiro Satoh, 
  • First Published: 24 February 2024

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Investigating the effect of supplementing different levels of Isochrysis galbana on in vitro rumen fermentation parameters

Zahra Salehian,  Hamed Khalilvandi-Behroozyar,  Rasoul Pirmohammadi,  Nasrollah Ahmadifard,  Hadi Almasi,  Mohammad Ramin, 
  • First Published: 24 February 2024
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Estimation of genetic parameters for visceral diseases of fattening Japanese Black cattle in Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Ryoichi Nakamura,  Makiko Sasaki,  Nobutaka Shoji,  Masaru Takahashi,  Akihiro Watanabe,  Kumi Iijima,  Kiyotoshi Hasegawa,  Kenji Oyama,  Hideyuki Mannen, 
  • First Published: 24 February 2024

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Recent advances of oocyte/embryo vitrification in mammals from rodents and large animals

Maki Kamoshita,  Hibiki Sugita,  Atsuko Kageyama,  Yui Kawata,  Junya Ito,  Naomi Kashiwazaki, 
  • First Published: 24 February 2024

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Sensory and physicochemical characteristics of Japanese jidori chicken (Choshu-Kurokashiwa) and broiler thigh meat: Effect of cooking procedure

Shohei Murata,  Keisuke Sasaki, 
  • First Published: 27 February 2024
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A method of calculating weighted values of objective traits for BLUP of breeding values to achieve relative desired changes

Masahiro Satoh, 
  • First Published: 27 February 2024
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Condensed tannin-induced variations in the rumen metabolome and the correlation with fermentation characteristics in goats

K. E. Tian,  Dicky Aldian,  Gan Luo,  Armess Sossou,  Masato Yayota, 
  • First Published: 10 March 2024

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The role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in metabolic diseases and mammary epithelial cell homeostasis in dairy cows

Shinichi Yonekura, 
  • First Published: 12 March 2024

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Transportation-induced nausea-like behavior in goats and the effects of anti-motion sickness medication

Masato Aoyama,  Takumi Motegi,  Hiroki Kaneta,  Shoei Sugita, 
  • First Published: 14 March 2024
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Ruminal degradation characteristics of bagasse with different fermentation treatments in the rumen of beef cattle

Anqiang Lai,  Yanru Huang,  Haocen Luo,  Yadong Jin,  Langzhou Wang,  Binlong Chen,  Kaimei Deng,  Wenming Huang,  Yi Zhang, 
  • First Published: 18 March 2024

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Method for evaluating milk production in mouse mammary gland

Hibiki Sakai,  Akihiro Kamikawa, 
  • First Published: 28 March 2024

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Low oxygen tension during in vitro embryo production improves the yield, quality, and cryotolerance of bovine blastocysts

Francisco Báez,  Victoria de Brun,  Nélida Rodríguez-Osorio,  Carolina Viñoles, 
  • First Published: 28 March 2024

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Carcass characteristics, meat quality, and nutritional profiles of Mithun (Bos frontalis) meat reared under a semi-intensive system

Lalchamliani,  Geeta Chauhan,  Vikram Ramesh,  Girish P. Shivanagowda,  Kobu Khate,  Nagappa S. Karabasanavar,  Sanjod K. Mendiratta,  Nazrul Haque,  Abhijit Mitra, 
  • First Published: 29 March 2024
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Comparison of different organic selenium supplementations on selenium status and serum biomarkers in dairy cows

Jinhui Yang,  Wentao Qian,  Hongliang Li,  Menghui Wang,  Xiaojun Wei,  Mingqi Li,  Yang Liu, 
  • First Published: 29 March 2024

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Feed characteristics of dried corn grain and corn grain silage produced in Japan compared with imported corn grain

Eiko Touno,  Shin-ichi Tagawa,  Tomomi Kamizono,  Hisanori Kunizane,  Hiroshi Uchino,  Hidenori Kawamoto,  Sunao Uozumi,  Shin Deguchi, 
  • First Published: 03 April 2024
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Intraday and interday variations of milk fatty acids in dairy cows in early and late lactation

Noriaki Nagahaka,  Eisuke Abe,  Hiroshi Hiraoka,  Makoto Kondo, 
  • First Published: 04 April 2024

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Vitrification of immature oocytes in pigs

Tamás Somfai, 
  • First Published: 05 April 2024

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Effect of dietary fat on proximal composition, sensorial analysis and shelf life of a traditional Spanish cooked pork product “Lomo de Sajonia” from Iberian pork

Ainhoa Sarmiento-García,  Begoña Rubio,  Beatriz Martinez,  Juan-José García,  Ceferina Vieira, 
  • First Published: 06 April 2024
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Nucleic acid-extracted torula yeast from the paper industry as a protein feed for ruminants: A comparison with soybean meal

Chunyan Liu,  Sanae Asano,  Saeko Sato,  Kae Murai,  Nanami Yabe,  Hiroshi Kajikawa, 
  • First Published: 16 April 2024
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Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis significantly change the growth performance, serum immunity and cecal microbiota of Cherry Valley ducks during the fattening period

Menghui Zhang,  Anan Yu,  Hongzhi Wu,  Xiaolan Xiong,  Jianhui Li,  Li Chen, 
  • First Published: 23 April 2024

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Advancements in medical research using fetal sheep: Implications for human health and treatment methods

Tomoyuki Abe,  Borjigin Sarentonglaga,  Yoshikazu Nagao, 
  • First Published: 23 April 2024

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Influences of oxidative stress and energy balance on pregnancy rates after the transfer of embryos to repeat-breeder Japanese Black cattle

Tomohiro Isobe,  Yuusuke Kajihara,  Yoshihisa Ikebata, 
  • First Published: 25 April 2024
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Effect of defatted Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley seed flour as a fat replacer on physicochemical, technological, and sensory properties of beef patty

Thierry Noumo Ngangmou,  Lidiya C. Johny,  Pierre Desire Mbougueng,  Alphonse Sokamte Tegang,  Leopold Tatsadjieu Ngoune,  P V Suresh,  Carl Moses F. Mbofung, 
  • First Published: 30 April 2024
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The role of lncFABP4 in modulating adipogenic differentiation in buffalo intramuscular preadipocytes

Ruirui Li,  Ruirui Zhu,  Xintong Yang,  Ye Feng,  Qin He,  Haopeng Wang,  Qingyou Liu,  Deshun Shi,  Jieping Huang, 
  • First Published: 04 May 2024
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Effects of slatted frame placed in compost pile on enhancing heat generation and organic matter degradation during high-moisture cow manure composting

Dai Hanajima, 
  • First Published: 05 May 2024
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Enhancing physicochemical, rheological properties, and in vitro rumen fermentation of starch with Melastoma candidum D. Don fruit extract

Rusli Fidriyanto,  Ario Betha Juanssilfero,  Ki Ageng Sarwono,  Roni Ridwan,  Nahrowi Nahrowi,  Anuraga Jayanegara, 
  • First Published: 07 May 2024
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Effect of rice bran fermented with Ligilactobacillus equi on in vitro fermentation profile and microbial population

Jamal James D. Manlapig,  Makoto Kondo,  Tomomi Ban-Tokuda,  Hiroki Matsui, 
  • First Published: 20 May 2024
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Considering potential roles of selected MicroRNAs in evaluating subclinical mastitis and Milk quality in California mastitis test (+) and infected bovine milk

Hüseyin Özkan,  Hasan Hüseyin Keçeli,  Ufuk Kaya,  Sevda Dalkiran,  Murat Yüksel,  Erhan Tek,  Akın Yakan, 
  • First Published: 20 May 2024
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Effect of feeding sodium butyrate to beef female cows during pre- and post-partum period on concentrations of glucagon-like peptides in plasma and colostrum

Yudai Inabu,  Hiroshi Horike,  Haruki Yamano,  Yutaka Taguchi,  Shunnosuke Okada,  Tetsuji Etoh,  Yuji Shiotsuka,  Ryoichi Fujino,  Hideyuki Takahashi, 
  • First Published: 20 May 2024
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Implications of Jatropha curcas L. cake feed on swine health: A microbiota-gut-brain axis perspective

Zhenyu Zhang,  Hua Zhao,  Xiaoling Chen,  Gang Tian,  Guangmang Liu,  Jingyi Cai,  Gang Jia, 
  • First Published: 23 May 2024

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Time-dependent change in Reishi (Ganoderma lingzhi) triterpenoids in culture with rumen fluid

Airi Baba,  Natsui Ichikawa,  Maho Yamanaka,  Dongmei Wang,  Akiko Isa,  Takuji Hirayama,  Kuniyoshi Shimizu,  Toshinori Nakagawa, 
  • First Published: 23 May 2024

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Effect of residual methane emission on physiological characteristics and carcass performance in Japanese Black cattle

Minji Kim,  Tatsunori Masaki,  Kohei Oikawa,  Akane Ashihara,  Kentaro Ikuta,  Eiji Iwamoto,  Huseong Lee,  Satoshi Haga,  Yoshinobu Uemoto,  Sanggun Roh,  Fuminori Terada,  Itoko Nonaka, 
  • First Published: 26 May 2024
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Estimation of moisture content in dry-cured beef ham by measuring the impedance of the surface

Aoto Yamaguchi,  Takayuki Muramoto, 
  • First Published: 26 May 2024
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Reaction-norm animal model analysis of average daily gain heat tolerance in purebred Duroc pigs

Yo Fukuzawa,  Shinichiro Ogawa,  Toshihiro Okamura,  Motohide Nishio,  Kazuo Ishii,  Hiroshi Takahashi,  Masahiro Satoh, 
  • First Published: 26 May 2024
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Comparison of behavioral and physiological changes in postpartum healthy and inflammatory diseased cows

Chen-Yu Huang,  Tomoki Kojima,  Ken-ichi Yayou, 
  • First Published: 28 May 2024
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Effects of abrupt and gradual light/dark switching on growth performance, behavior, villus development, meat characteristics, and immunity of broilers

Umut Can Gündoğar,  Esin Ebru Onbaşılar,  Ozan Ahlat, 
  • First Published: 29 May 2024
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Effects of replacing corn silage and soybean meal with an increasing percentage of fresh herbage on dairy cow nitrogen use efficiency and flows

Manon Ferreira,  Rémy Delagarde,  Nadège Edouard, 
  • First Published: 30 May 2024
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Effects of Antrodia cinnamomea solid culture mycelium by-products on growth performance and immune response in weaning black piglets

Shen Chang Chang,  Chun Ming Wang,  Jhih Siang Chang,  Li Jen Lin,  Min Jung Lin,  Shao Yu Peng,  Tzu Tai Lee, 
  • First Published: 03 June 2024
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Effects of bisphenol A and tauroursodeoxycholic acid on maturation of porcine oocytes and parthenogenetic development of embryos

Ling Yang,  Qiongao Zhang,  Maosheng Cui,  Leying Zhang,  Yong Ma, 
  • First Published: 06 June 2024
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Effect of milking time on yield, composition, and antimicrobial components of milk in lactating goats

Zi-Long Liang,  Takahiro Nii,  Naoki Suzuki,  Yusaku Tsugami,  Toshihisa Sugino,  Naoki Isobe, 
  • First Published: 18 June 2024
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Effects of cyclic antimicrobial lipopeptides from Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, intestinal morphology, and cecal gene expression and microbiota community in broilers

Hsiu-Wei Chen,  Yu-Hsiang Yu, 
  • First Published: 20 June 2024
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Comparison of physiologically functional compounds in Sika deer Cervus nippon meats obtained from different regions in Japan

Shiho Miyata,  Kazuhiro Chiku,  Chisato Yamaguchi,  Toshihide Nishimura, 
  • First Published: 25 June 2024
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TLR5 ligand induces the gene expression of antimicrobial peptides and CXCL8 through IL-1β gene expression in cultured rumen epithelial cells

Koki Nishihara,  Yutaka Suzuki,  Satoshi Haga,  Sanggun Roh, 
  • First Published: 25 June 2024
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Denatured collagen in keratin layers and smooth muscles of teats with low or high teat apex scores in Holstein dairy cows

Ritsuki Shiroma,  Yvan Bienvenu Niyonzima,  Hiroya Kadokawa, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2024
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Agro-industrial by-products as ruminant feed: Nutritive value and in vitro rumen fermentation evaluation

Eslam Ahmed,  Abeer Gaafar,  Takehiro Nishida, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2024
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Genetic relationship of energy balance predicted from milk traits with fertility in Japanese Holsteins

Akiko Nishiura,  Osamu Sasaki,  Takeshi Yamazaki,  Shigeki Yamaguchi,  Koichi Hagiya,  Satoshi Nakagawa,  Hayato Abe,  Yuka Nakahori,  Yuriko Saito,  Ryoki Tatebayashi,  Yutaka Masuda, 
  • First Published: 01 July 2024

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Effect of harvesting strategy of second-cut orchardgrass silage on feed intake, digestion, and milk production in dairy cows

Makoto Miyaji,  Akira Yajima,  Takanori Yagi,  Yuka Shinoda,  Masaya Komatsu,  Sadaki Asakuma,  Yasuko Ueda, 
  • First Published: 05 July 2024

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Evaluation of genomic prediction considering non-additive genetic effects on fatty acid traits of Japanese Black cattle

Hidemi Oyama,  Motohide Nishio,  Eri Shibata,  Hinaka Takemyo,  Kasumi Ichinoseki,  Kazuo Ishii, 
  • First Published: 08 July 2024
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Effect of bittern immersion on textural properties and water-holding capacity in beef

Shiho Takada,  Takayuki Muramoto, 
  • First Published: 09 July 2024

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RETRACTION: Meat Quality Traits as a Function of Cow Maturity

  • First Published: 10 July 2024

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Analysis of pig posture detection in group-housed pigs using deep learning-based mask scoring instance segmentation

Salam Jayachitra Devi,  Juwar Doley,  Jaya Bharati,  N. H. Mohan,  Vivek Kumar Gupta, 
  • First Published: 15 July 2024

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Coexistence of roof rats and carnivores in barns on a livestock farm in Japan

Ryoko Koizumi,  Tomohiko Endo,  Tsutomu Tanikawa,  Shigeki Hirata,  Yasushi Kiyokawa, 
  • First Published: 18 July 2024

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Effect of parsley (Petroselinum crispum) oil as feed additive on broiler performance, carcass, liver and kidney functions, antioxidant, lipid profile, and immunity

Mahmoud Alagawany,  Mohamed S. Elewa,  Diaa E. Abou-Kassem,  Tamer Ahmed Ismail,  Ayman S. Salah,  Mahmoud Madkour,  Alessandro Di Cerbo,  Claudia Zizzadoro, 
  • First Published: 18 July 2024

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Effects of cashew nutshell liquid on milk production and methane emission of dairy cows in a farm condition

R-Jun Frederick Avelino Gaspe,  Taketo Obitsu,  Toshihisa Sugino,  Yuzo Kurokawa,  Yuma Kuroki, 
  • First Published: 25 July 2024
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Rumen-protected methionine modulates body temperature and reduces the incidence of heat stress temperatures during the hottest hours of the day of grazing heat-stressed Bos indicus beef cows

Vinicius de Souza Izquierdo,  Bernardo da Silva Menezes,  Matheus Gomes Lopes,  Edgard Gonçalves Malaguez,  Fernanda Lopes,  Fabricio Molina Pereira,  Cassio Cassal Brauner,  Philipe Moriel,  Marcio Nunes Corrêa,  Eduardo Schmitt, 
  • First Published: 25 July 2024

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Failure of isoxsuprine HCl to increase sheep fertility after cervical versus laparoscopic AI using chilled semen at different durations

Bülent Bülbül,  Cemal Dayanıklı,  Ebru Şengül,  Aydın Turan,  Muhammet Aksoy,  Zekariya Nur, 
  • First Published: 01 August 2024
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Production, reproduction, and some adaptation characteristics of Romanov sheep raised under humid temperate climate

Orhan Akat,  Mehmet Akif Cam, 
  • First Published: 06 August 2024

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Genome-wide association study for conformation traits in Ayrshire cattle

Anastasiia Ivanovna Azovtseva,  Marina Vladimirovna Pozovnikova,  Yuriy Sergheevich Shcherbakov,  Olga Vasilievna Tulinova,  Elena Anatolyevna Romanova,  Anna Evgenievna Ryabova, 
  • First Published: 20 August 2024
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Effects of pre-heating of broiler breeder's eggs on hatchability, chick quality, overall performance, and welfare traits in broilers

Kadir Erensoy,  Musa Sarıca,  Moise Noubandiguim,  Numan Karaçay, 
  • First Published: 20 August 2024
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Analysis of the relationship between energy balance and properties of rumen fermentation of primiparous dairy cows during the perinatal period

Rie Sawado,  Ryo Osawa,  Hideo Sobajima,  Noboru Hayashi,  Itoko Nonaka,  Fuminori Terada,  Makoto Mitsumori, 
  • First Published: 20 August 2024
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Genetic polymorphisms of calpain1 and calpain3 genes and their effects on growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in Betong chicken (KU line)

Panatda Bungsrisawat,  Sornthep Tumwasorn,  Wiriya Loongyai,  Sasitorn Nakthong,  Pattama Nitthaisong,  Hidenori Tanaka,  Ryo Akashi,  Panwadee Sopannarath, 
  • First Published: 21 August 2024
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Comparison of nutrient supply from the dam to fetus and placental development in Holstein and Japanese black cows pregnant with similar or different fetus breeds

Riku Mashimo,  Yuka Kumazaki,  Kaori Nakagami,  Nobuyuki Kusaba,  Chiho Kawashima, 
  • First Published: 22 August 2024

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Improvement of nonsurgical artificial insemination with cryopreserved spermatozoa in Alexandromys montebelli, Japanese grass vole

Konosuke Okada,  Astuko Kageyama, 
  • First Published: 09 September 2024

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Turmeric essential oil improves intestinal integrity, immunological parameters, and performance of broiler chickens under cyclic heat stress

Maíse dos Santos Macário,  Ana Paula Del Vesco,  Claudson Oliveira Brito,  Isis Regina Santos de Oliveira,  Thaís Pacheco Santana,  Angélica de Souza Khatlab,  Leandro Teixeira Barbosa, 
  • First Published: 09 September 2024
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Path planning optimization for swine manure-cleaning robots through enhanced slime mold algorithm with cellular automata

Yong Peng Duan,  Ya Zhi Yang,  Yue Cao,  Hao Ming Li,  Ze Wei Hu,  Ri Liang Cao,  Zhen Yu Liu, 
  • First Published: 22 September 2024
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Rocket seed meal (Eruca sativa) can replace soybean meal in fattening lamb diets improving performance, protein metabolism, and economic balance

Gamal A. Mousa,  Ahmed E. Kholif,  Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez,  Mohamed M. Abdo,  Ola G. A. Hassan, 
  • First Published: 22 September 2024

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Maternal genetic phylogeography analysis of Kyrgyz native cattle

Ayin,  Ryo Masuko,  Naho Kakutani,  Fuki Kawaguchi,  Shinji Sasazaki,  Sanjar Sultankulov,  Asankadyr Zhunushov,  Masahide Nishibori,  Takahiro Yonezawa,  Hideyuki Mannen, 
  • First Published: 22 September 2024
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PMEL p.L18del associates with beef quality of Kumamoto sub-breed of Japanese Brown cattle

Taito Yamashita,  Toko Hatakeyama,  Syun Hashimoto,  Toshiaki Inenaga,  Atsushi Kashimura,  Hirokazu Matsumoto, 
  • First Published: 24 September 2024
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Effects of parity, calving season, and previous lactation's milk yield on fertility of dairy cows on a commercial farm

Yosuke Sasaki,  Seishiro Kaneda,  Tomoya Minamino,  Kazuyuki Honkawa,  Yoichiro Horii, 
  • First Published: 27 September 2024

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Protective effects of sodium humate on the intestinal barrier damage of Salmonella Typhimurium-challenged broilers

Weiming Ma,  Xing Zou,  Xinyu Sun,  Wenzhe Wang,  Kexin Liu,  Yanjun He,  Yun Liu,  Dong Wang, 
  • First Published: 27 September 2024
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In vitro rumen fermentation characteristics of bakery by-products containing high starch and sugar

Sandi Nayohan,  Miyu Sekoguchi,  Yoshimasa Nishikawa,  Masaya Matamura,  Anuraga Jayanegara,  Hiroki Matsui,  Makoto Kondo, 
  • First Published: 28 September 2024
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Genetic parameters of behavior traits of beef cattle classified using wearable devices

Akio Onogi,  Riku Fujii,  Toshio Watanabe,  Atsushi Ogino,  Masakazu Shinomiya,  Kazuhito Kurogi, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2024
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Changes in mammary infection status in dairy cows during the dry period using dry cow therapy approaches on three farms

Hajime Nagahata,  Nodoka Komori,  Mayu Fukutome,  Tomochika Sugiura,  Keiichi Hisaeda,  Satoshi Gondaira,  Hidetoshi Higuchi,  Tatsuya Ando,  Ken Nakada, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2024
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Comparative effects of zinc hydroxy chloride, zinc sulfate, and zinc-methionine on egg quality and quantity traits in laying hens

Ali Afshar Bakeshlo,  Behnam Ahmadipour,  Fariborz Khajali,  Nasrollah Pirany, 
  • First Published: 03 October 2024
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Predicting primal weight and primal yield in pork carcasses from a large-scale survey at major meat processing centers in Japan

Toshiaki Okumura,  Shinya Iizuka,  Ikuyo Nakajima,  Kazunori Matsumoto,  Masakazu Irie, 
  • First Published: 03 October 2024
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Effects of various levels of coated cysteamine hydrochloride in the diet on feed intake, digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and blood metabolites in growing Charolais crossbred cattle

Watcharawit Meenongyai,  Kannika Wongpanit,  Piyamas Phongkaew,  Pichad Khejornsart,  Pramoet Kamkuan,  Phongphet Khamngamdi,  Nattawut Kokaew,  Sahapap Papsaree,  Chayanun Tammanoi,  Nuttawut Namwongsa,  Natthaphon Phungkrathok,  Artsani Srijan,  Chakkrit Siriket,  Naroon Waramit,  Tanmay Modak,  Md Abdur Rahman,  Md Sifat Habib Siam,  A. K. M. Ahsan Kabir,  Noboru Manabe, 
  • First Published: 03 October 2024
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Serosurvey and associated risk factors for bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in cattle in Egypt

Mohamed Marzok,  Hattan S. Gattan,  Mohamed Salem,  Abdelfattah Selim, 
  • First Published: 03 October 2024

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Thiet Nguyen,  Dat Nguyen Thanh,  Ngu Nguyen Trong,  Narongsak Chaiyabutr,  Sumpun Thammacharoen, 
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A genome-wide association study reveals fetal genetic factor for gestation length on chromosome 21 in Japanese Black cattle

Marina Kurose-Iwanaga,  Eiji Muraki,  Shinji Sasaki, 
  • First Published: 15 October 2024
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  • First Published: 16 October 2024
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Possibility of early pregnancy detection in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) based on fecal steroid hormone concentrations

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Correction to “Serosurvey and associated risk factors for bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in cattle in Egypt”

  • First Published: 24 October 2024

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Genetic correlations between milk fatty acids grouped according to origin until 95 days in milk and fertility of Holstein cows in Japan

Takeshi Yamazaki,  Akiko Nishiura,  Yuzu Chiba,  Satoshi Nakagawa,  Hayato Abe,  Yuka Nakahori,  Koichi Hagiya,  Takefumi Osawa,  Yutaka Masuda, 
  • First Published: 27 October 2024

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Impact of the mare colostral immunoglobulins on the expression of TLR3, TLR4, and TLR7 in foals

Anna Migdał,  Łukasz Migdał,  Maria Oczkowicz,  Barbara Tombarkiewicz,  Adam Okólski, 
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Estimation of genetic and non-genetic effects on productive life of Iranian Holstein dairy cows

Reza Reisi-Vanani,  Saeid Ansari-Mahyari,  Abbas Pakdel,  Roger I. Cue, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2024
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Dietary water fly (Notonecta sp.) meal as an alternative protein source for sheep: Effects on performance, nutrient intake, nitrogen balance, and fermentation parameters

Lizbeth E. Robles Jimenez,  Navid Ghavipanje,  Manuela Renna,  Octavio Alonso Castelán Ortega,  Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez,  Manuel Gonzalez-Ronquillo, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2024
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An estimation of lysine requirements of fattening pigs maintained and raised in Japan

Naoya Tsuchino,  Katsuaki Takahashi,  Takashi Ueno,  Teruo Ozeki,  Masaya Katsumata, 
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Effects of supplementation with mature coconut water on oxidative stress, semen quality, reproductive hormone levels, and sexual behavior in Boer bucks

Nur Faizah Nadia Mohd-Zainurian,  Haizal Danial Esah,  Nuradilla Mohamad-Fauzi,  Noor Hashida Hashim,  Mohd Shahmi Hakimi Mazlishah,  Shamsul Azlin Ahmad Shamsuddin,  Yusmin Mohd-Yusuf,  Nor Azlina Abd Aziz, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2024
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Effects of quercetagetin on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, slaughter performance, meat quality, and antioxidant capacity of broiler chickens

Hui-qing Liang,  Dong-feng Fan,  Wen-yue Hu,  Feng-yang Wu,  Kai Tan,  Peng-yu Zhao,  Shuai-juan Han,  Bao-jiang Chen, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2024
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Modeling impact of improved forage cultivation on milk productivity and feed sufficiency in semiarid tropics of central India: A doubly robust analysis

Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary,  Purushottam Sharma,  Priyanka Singh,  Deepak Upadhyay,  Sunil Kumar,  Gaurendra Gupta,  Sita Ram Kantwa,  Vinod Kumar Wasnik,  Mahendra Prasad, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2024
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Heritabilities for copy number variation of porcine endogenous retrovirus by a quantitative PCR

Thanh-Nhan T. Giang,  Can V. Ta,  Shinya Ishihara,  Aisaku Arakawa,  Toshihiro Okamura,  Thanh Q. Dang-Nguyen,  Dai V. Nguyen,  Lan D. Pham,  Kazuhiro Kikuchi,  Masaaki Taniguchi, 
  • First Published: 20 November 2024
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Investigation of corticosteroid levels in the hairs of female Holstein calves

Hiroki Fushuku,  Nobuyoshi Matsunaga, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2024
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Genetic characteristics of the coronet scores related to Holstein cattle hoof health in Japan

Yuriko Saito,  Akiko Nishiura,  Takeshi Yamazaki,  Shigeki Yamaguchi,  Ryoki Tatebayashi,  Osamu Sasaki,  Masahiro Satoh, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2024
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The influence of corpus luteum and first-wave dominant follicle location on conception rate after artificial insemination in Holstein cattle

Thomas Chia-Tang Ho,  Tomoaki Kubo,  Akiko Aoki,  Yuki Ichikawa,  Hideyuki Uruma,  Yuka Kawamoto,  Yoji Tamura,  Shusuke Kojima,  Mami Matsuo,  Keisuke Koyama, 
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Effect of dietary supplementation with rumen-protected amino acids, lysine and methionine, on the performance of Comisana ewes and on the growth of their lambs

Giulia Grassi,  Paola Di Gregorio,  Giambattista Capasso,  Andrea Rando,  Anna Maria Perna, 
  • First Published: 08 December 2024
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Effects of heat stress on predicted energy balance, fat-to-protein ratio, and milk β-hydroxybutyrate in first-lactation Holstein cattle in Hokkaido, Japan

Satoka Ishida,  Akiko Nishiura,  Takeshi Yamazaki,  Hayato Abe,  Satoshi Nakagawa,  Yuka Nakahori,  Shigeki Yamaguchi,  Yutaka Masuda,  Yuriko Saito,  Ryoki Tatebayashi,  Takefumi Osawa,  Che-Hsuan Huang,  Koichi Hagiya, 
  • First Published: 08 December 2024
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Exploring the integration of thermal imaging technology with the data mining algorithms for precise prediction of honey and beeswax yield

Mustafa Kibar,  Yasin Altay,  İbrahim Aytekin, 
  • First Published: 08 December 2024
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Effects of free and nanoencapsulated garlic essential oil on growth performance and immune functions in broiler chickens

Negin Amiri,  Mohsen Afsharmanesh,  Amir Meimandipour,  Mohammadreza Poorghasemi,  Sayed Abdollah Hosseini,  Mohammad Salarmoini,  Mohammad Naeem Asa, 
  • First Published: 09 December 2024

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Prediction of pork loin storage period using a compact impedance device

Kei Terada,  Shuichi Okabe,  Makoto Otsuka, 
  • First Published: 15 December 2024