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    Animal Science Journal: Volume 96, Issue 1

    January/December 2025
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  • First Published: 26 December 2024

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Discrimination thresholds for glutamic acid and chicken oil in chicken broth assessed by an untrained panel at a research institute

Genya Watanabe,  Shota Ishida,  Karin Akada,  Masaya Komatsu,  Hiroki Sakurai,  Saki Shinoda,  Michiyo Motoyama,  Ikuyo Nakajima,  Atsushi Asano,  Yuji Miyaguchi,  Keisuke Sasaki, 
  • First Published: 05 January 2025

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Characterization of volatile compound profile in Mongolian traditional fermented mare's milk, as Airag

Oyundelger Ganzorig,  Batjargal Batdorj,  Ishii Satomi, 
  • First Published: 05 January 2025
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Impedance measurement for nondestructive venison pH estimation using touch-type electrodes

Akari Igarashi,  Takayuki Muramoto, 
  • First Published: 07 January 2025
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Effects of dietary supplementation of myristic acid on jejunal mucosa-associated microbiota, mucosal immunity, and growth performance of nursery pigs

Hyunjun Choi,  Gabriel Cipriano Rocha,  Sung Woo Kim, 
  • First Published: 08 January 2025
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Effects of graded levels Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, meat quality, and caecal microbiota and metabolite in yellow-feathered broilers

Ying Ju,  Liangliang Qi,  Yongqiang Hu,  Liling Huang,  Liying Li,  Yi Luo,  Xiaoguang Shi,  Xuzhou Liu,  Mingguo Jiang, 
  • First Published: 10 January 2025
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Can fecal characteristics be used to predict the digestibility of certain macro minerals in dry and lactating cows?

Emre Yilmaz,  Soner Uysal, 
  • First Published: 13 January 2025
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Comprehensive omics analysis of the fecal microbiome and serum metabolome in Dezhou donkey foals at the end of weaning and after weaning

Qiwen Yang,  Zhaofei Wang,  Jiangtian Su,  Ge Yang,  Haibing Liu,  Bing Liu,  Jie Cheng,  Boying Dong,  Halima Jafari,  Hua Wang,  Youxin Zhang,  Chuzhao Lei,  Ruihua Dang,  Jie Yu, 
  • First Published: 15 January 2025
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Antimicrobial Component Concentrations in the Milk of Peripartum Goats

Jin-Kun Sun,  Zi-Long Liang,  Takahiro Nii,  Naoki Suzuki,  Naoki Isobe, 
  • First Published: 22 January 2025
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Palmitic Acid in the Diet of Dairy Goats and Its Effect on Physicochemical Characteristics and Fatty Acid Profile of Goat Kid Meat

Yuridia Bautista-Martínez,  Jorge Alonso Maldonado-Jáquez,  José Felipe Orzuna-Orzuna,  Pablo Arenas-Báez,  Lorenzo Danilo Granados-Rivera, 
  • First Published: 22 January 2025
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Relationships Between Genetic Parameters in the Component Traits of a Ratio Trait and the Distribution and Heritability of Such Ratio Trait

Masahiro Satoh, 
  • First Published: 22 January 2025
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Physicochemical Properties and Contents of Amino Acids, Fatty Acids, and Phytanic Acid in Goat Meat Produced by Grazing System in an Abandoned Rice Field

Nthanda Chimwemwe Amini,  Taketo Obitsu,  Toshihisa Sugino,  Shogo Shinde, 
  • First Published: 26 January 2025
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Heat stress induces oxidative stress and activates the KEAP1-NFE2L2-ARE pathway in reproduction-related cells

Hanako Bai,  Manabu Kawahara,  Kazuya Kusama,  Toshihiro Sakurai,  Christiane Pfarrer,  Masashi Takahashi, 
  • First Published: 26 January 2025

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Acknowledgment to Reviewers

  • First Published: 31 January 2025

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Dietary Protein Reduction in Lean Pigs From Pietrain Paternal Line Under Commercial Setting: An Interplay Between Nitrogen Efficiency and Meat Attributes

Javier Álvarez-Rodríguez,  Alba Vigo-Morancho,  Francisco Javier Miana-Mena,  Leticia Pérez-Ciria,  Maria Angeles Latorre, 
  • First Published: 02 February 2025
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Curcumin Suppresses ROS Production and Increases Mitochondrial Activity in Cumulus Cells and Oocytes of COCs Derived From Non-Vascularized Follicles in Pigs

Tomoya Nakanishi,  Shingo Tonai,  Haruto Ichikawa,  Shota Mori,  Shinji Ishihara,  Yongjin Chang,  Yasuhisa Yamashita, 
  • First Published: 05 February 2025
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Ursodeoxycholic Acid Alleviates Palmitic Acid–Induced Apoptosis in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells

Md. Rezwanul Habib,  Yukako Tokutake,  Shinichi Yonekura, 
  • First Published: 10 February 2025
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Effects of Dietary Replacement of Alfalfa Hay With Corn Silage on Energy Utilization Efficiency and Metabolizable Energy Requirements in Crossbred Hu Ewes During Early Lactation

Qing Qing,  Mitsuru Tsubo,  Wuchen Du,  Atsushi Tsunekawa,  Fujiang Hou,  Toshiyoshi Ichinohe, 
  • First Published: 13 February 2025
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Effects of Pomegranate Flower Extracts on Antioxidant Properties, Phenolic Content, and Quality Attributes of Nitrite Reduced Chicken Sausages

Cem Okan Özer,  Ganime Beyzanur Var,  Ezgi Demir Özer,  Birol Kiliç, 
  • First Published: 13 February 2025

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Production and Utilization of Fermented Rice Bran as Animal Feed

Jamal James D. Manlapig,  Hiroki Matsui, 
  • First Published: 13 February 2025

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Insect Meal (Tenebrio molitor) Has High Nutrient Digestibility for Newly Weaned Piglets

Juliana Carolina Pereira,  Alan Roberto Alves da Silva,  Bernardetti Cajaíba Oliveira Rossiti,  Eduardo Rodrigues da Silva,  Letícia Garbin Ribeiro da Silva,  Mariane Zabotto Evangelista,  Urbano dos Santos Ruiz,  Marcos Livio Panhoza Tse, 
  • First Published: 19 February 2025
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Effects of Moringa oleifera as a Feed Supplement on Performance and Blood Lipid Profiles of Broiler Chicken: A Meta-Analysis

Heri Ahmad Sukria,  Sazli Tutur Risyahadi,  Lydia Rosa Foni,  Ryzal Satria Aditama,  Yuli Retnani,  Raihani Indah Kusuma,  Qorry Nurul Hasanah,  Muhammad Sulaiman Daulai,  B. T. R. Sri Syntia Manik,  Indah Wijayanti,  Anuraga Jayanegara, 
  • First Published: 20 February 2025

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Diversity of Subgroup of Fibrobacter succinogenes in the Rumen and Feces of Cattle and Sheep

Chiaki Ogawa,  Tomomi Ban-Tokuda,  Hiroki Matsui, 
  • First Published: 25 February 2025

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Behaviors in the Slaughter Corridor, Carcass, and Meat Quality Traits of Anatolian, Italian, and Italian × Anatolian Crossbreds (F1) Water Buffaloes

Seyfi Özdemir,  P. Dilara Kecici,  Hulya Yalcintan,  Bulent Ekiz, 
  • First Published: 25 February 2025
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Comparison of Carcass Composition, Meat Quality, Metric Traits of the Digestive System, and Leg Bones of the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) and Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix L.)

Marcin Wegner,  Dariusz Kokoszyński,  Marek Kotowicz,  Hanna Jankowiak,  Aleksandra Cebulska,  Jozef Bujko,  Dariusz Piwczyński,  Karol Włodarczyk, 
  • First Published: 26 February 2025
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Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist (IL-1ra) Production and Expression Dynamics in Mammary Glands After Lipopolysaccharide Infusion

Nur Laili Marufah,  Takahiro Nii,  Naoki Suzuki,  Jirapat Jaisue,  Naoki Isobe, 
  • First Published: 06 March 2025
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Methionine Supplementation of Maternal Diet Improves Hatching Traits, Initial Development, and Performance in Japanese Quail Fed Different Levels of Methionine During Growth

Thaís Pacheco Santana,  Alany Cristyane Felix da Silva,  Marisa Silva Bastos,  Juliana dos Santos Conceição,  Angélica de Souza Khatlab,  Eliane Gasparino,  Leandro Teixeira Barbosa,  Claudson Oliveira Brito,  Ana Paula Del Vesco, 
  • First Published: 07 March 2025

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Utilizing Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources—Based on Research Into Indigenous Cattle Breeds in the Basque Country in Northern Spain and Indigenous Pig Breeds in Vietnam

Masaaki Taniguchi, 
  • First Published: 11 March 2025

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Impact of Slaughter Weight on Flavor Metabolites in Longissimus Dorsi Muscle of Tianfu Finishing Pigs

Xuan Tao,  Pinyao Zhao,  Yuanfeng Li,  Xiang Ao, 
  • First Published: 18 March 2025
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Weighted Values for Direct and Maternal Genetic Effects to Maximize the Accuracy of Index Selection

Masahiro Satoh, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2025
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Thyme Essential Oil Supplementation in Growing Merino Lambs: Effects on Growth Performance, Blood Metabolites, and Fecal Microbiology

Ismail Cetin,  Ece Cetin,  Deniz Karakcı,  Egemen Ercetin, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2025
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Effects of Utilizing Spent Coffee Ground as Protein Source for Ruminant Diet by In Vitro Study

Kanokwan Chukaew,  Somkiert Prasanpanich,  Phongthorn Kongmun, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2025
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Effect of Feeding a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fermentation Product on Pathogenic and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria in Crossbred F1 (Luong Phuong × Ri) Broiler Chickens in the Production Systems With Low Biosecurity (Sector 3)

Nguyen Van Chao,  Le Dinh Phung,  Ho Thi Dung,  Bui Thi Hien,  Pham Hoang Son Hung,  Tran Quang Vui,  Nguyen Thi Hoa,  Anjan Mondal,  Victor L. Nsereko,  Le Duc Thao, 
  • First Published: 27 March 2025
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Effects of Somatic Cell Score on Milk Traits in Polish Holstein-Friesian Cows

Alicja Satoła, 
  • First Published: 01 April 2025
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Dynamic Changes in Postprandial Plasma Free Amino Acid Levels of the Hepatic Portal, Hepatic, and Jugular Veins in the Healthy Pre-Ruminant Calves

HueyShy Chee,  Atsushi Kimura,  Aiko Yamamoto-Kinami,  Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya,  Tomomi Kanazawa,  Yuki Hoshino,  Keiichi Matsuda,  Toshihiro Ichijo, 
  • First Published: 01 April 2025
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A Nationwide Survey in Japan to Identify the Factors Associated With Rodent Infestation on Livestock Farms

Yasushi Kiyokawa,  Ryoko Koizumi,  Ryoko Yamada,  Matthew Frye,  Michael H. Parsons,  Shigeki Hirata,  Tsutomu Tanikawa, 
  • First Published: 01 April 2025

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Presence of a Deletion Mutation of Myostatin (MSTN) Gene Associated With Double-Muscling Phenotype in Japanese Black Cattle Population

Nu Anh Thu Le,  Rena Kubo,  Liushiqi Borjigin,  Takayuki Ibi,  Shinji Sasaki,  Tetsuo Kunieda, 
  • First Published: 02 April 2025

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In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation Profiles of Various Starch-Rich Food By-Products

Sandi Nayohan,  Komura Erina,  Masaya Matamura,  Yoshimasa Nishikawa,  Didier Kichochi Barwani,  Hiroki Matsui,  Makoto Kondo, 
  • First Published: 03 April 2025
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Impact of Early-Harvested Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) Silage With Reducing the Concentrate Input on Dairy Cow Performance, Milk Production, and N Balance

Akira Yajima,  Makoto Miyaji,  Takanori Yagi,  Yuka Shinoda,  Masaya Komatsu,  Shingo Tada,  Sadaki Asakuma,  Yasuko Ueda, 
  • First Published: 06 April 2025
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Growth Performance, Apparent Digestibility, Serum Indices, and Fecal Bacterial Community Diversity in Yanbian Cattle Fed Diets With Fermented Spent Mushroom Substrate From Pleurotus Eryngii Instead of Brewers Spent Grain

Xin Feng,  Yunlong Du,  Jiaming Luan,  Shihui Lu,  Dongxu Yang,  Shibin Fang,  Yutong Liu,  Xiaoxue Yang,  Lingzhu Lin,  Lianyu Yang,  Chunyin Geng, 
  • First Published: 16 April 2025
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Efficacy of β–Glucan From Microalgae on the Intestinal Health and Growth of Nursery Pigs

Naiana E. Manzke,  Alexa R. Gormley,  Young Ihn Kim,  Wanpuech Parnsen,  Sung Woo Kim, 
  • First Published: 21 April 2025
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The Social Dominance of the Rams Did Not Influence Their Sexual Behavior but Did Affect the Number of Lambs Sired and the Lambing Rates

Estela Garza-Brenner,  Fernando Sánchez-Dávila,  Keyla Mauleón-Tolentino,  Zurisaday Santos-Jiménez,  Cecilia C. Zapata-Campos,  Rogelio A. Ledezma-Torres,  Carlos Luna-Palomera,  Javier Hernández-Melendez,  Juraj Grizelj,  José F. Vazquez-Armijo, 
  • First Published: 23 April 2025
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High Dietary Cation and Anion Difference Enhanced Renal Response to an Acute Acid Load of Lactating Goat Fed Under Tropical Conditions

Sapon Semsirmboon,  Dang Khoa do Nguyen,  Narongsak Chaiyabutr,  Sutthasinee Poonyachoti,  Thomas A. Lutz,  Sumpun Thammacharoen, 
  • First Published: 10 May 2025
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Resveratrol Supplementation in In Vitro Maturation and Culture Medium: Enhancing Blastocyst Viability After Vitrification

Kamolchanok Tonekam,  Yanapon Anthakat,  Apisit Polrachom,  Worawalan Samruan,  Preeyanan Anwised,  Pakpoom Boonchuen,  Mariena Ketudat-Cairns,  Rangsun Parnpai, 
  • First Published: 15 May 2025
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Effect of Microplastic Contamination on In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation and Feed Degradability

Khalil Abid,  Mohamed Aroua,  Salvatore Barbera,  Sara Glorio Patrucco,  Hatsumi Kaihara,  Mokhtar Mahouachi,  Samia Ben Saïd,  Sonia Tassone, 
  • First Published: 27 May 2025
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Improvement of Sperm Quality in Cryopreserved Boar Semen by Supplementation of Kaempferia parviflora and Cholesterol-Loaded Cyclodextrin in Semen Extender

Himalai Saiyamanon,  Ruthaiporn Ratchamak,  Khomsan Buathalad,  Wuttigrai Boonkum,  Vibuntita Chankitisakul, 
  • First Published: 28 May 2025

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Equol-Producing Bacteria in the Chicken Intestine: PCR Analysis on the Bacteria Quantitatively Correlating With Equol Concentration in Daidzein-Fed Laying Hens

Sota Sakai,  Kyohei Furukawa,  Fu Namai,  Keita Nishiyama,  Dipson Gyawali,  Tatsuhiko Goto,  Motoi Kikusato, 
  • First Published: 31 May 2025
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Association of Somatic Cell Score at First Calving With Milk Productivity and Mortality in Dairy Herds: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan

Akira Goto,  Mitsuo Yokoi,  Naoki Yamamoto,  Yoichi Inoue,  Keiichi Hisaeda,  Yasunori Shinozuka,  Ken Nakada, 
  • First Published: 02 June 2025

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Dietary Supplementation With Mannitol Regulates the Rumen and Intestinal Microbiome, Immune Function, and Antioxidant Capacity of Grazed Mongolian Sheep

Xiao Min,  Aldar,  Gong Jian, 
  • First Published: 03 June 2025
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Effects of Various Factors, Including Management Type at the Slaughterhouse, on the Presence of Dark Cutting in Cattle: A Study in Turkey

Seyfi Özdemir,  Bulent Ekiz, 
  • First Published: 03 June 2025
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Enhanced Retinol Extraction From Bovine Whole Blood Using n-Hexane and Phosphate-Buffered Saline

Wataru Iwasaki,  Nobutomo Morita,  Risa Yokoishi,  Tetsuro Inoue,  Takanori Jogi,  Seiyu Miki, 
  • First Published: 05 June 2025
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Effects of Crimson Clover Silage Inclusion on Nutrient Intake, Behavior, and Stress Condition in Gestating Sows

Andrew L. Makalani,  Yasuyuki Ishii,  Tomoyuki Kawashima,  Ikuo Kobayashi,  Toshihiro Takahashi, 
  • First Published: 08 June 2025
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Influence of Dietary Nucleotide Supplementation in Milk Replacer on Growth Performance and Blood Composition of Japanese Black Suckling Calves

Masahiro Shibata,  Sara Yasuhara,  Jiro Sasaki,  Masahiko Tabata,  Masahiro Osada, 
  • First Published: 09 June 2025

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Individual Variation in Salt Block Licking and Its Relationship With the Social Hierarchy of Resource Access in Beef Cows: A Case Study

Hirohiko Kume,  Kaoru Sato,  Michiru Fukasawa,  Shin-ichiro Ogura, 
  • First Published: 10 June 2025

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α-Glycerol Monolaurate Promotes Tight Junction Assembly and Enhances Epithelial Barrier Function in IPEC-J2 Cells and Partridge Chicks

Siyu Dai,  Shuai Meng,  Shifeng Liu,  Dagang Li,  Hong Wang, 
  • First Published: 19 June 2025
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Estimation of Genetic Parameters for OPU-IVF-Related Traits in Japanese Black Cattle

Hidemi Oyama,  Hinano Hashiba,  Eri Shibata,  Aisaku Arakawa,  Takemasa Hidaka,  Motohide Nishio, 
  • First Published: 22 June 2025
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Influence of Storage Time and Ultrasonic Treatment on the Microbial and Physicochemical Quality of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Venison

Agnieszka Ludwiczak,  Mikołaj Jakubowski,  Bartosz Matusiak,  Weronika Goździejewska,  Mabrouk Laifaoui,  Joanna Składanowska-Baryza, 
  • First Published: 23 June 2025
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Change Detection in Rumen Fermentation Characteristics and Ruminal Methane Gas Emissions Caused by Substituting Steam-Flaked Corn With Steam-Flaked Wheat Grains in Beef Finishing Diets in Laboratory Conditions

Byeng Ryel Min,  Rui Chen,  Nar Gurung,  Sandra Solaiman,  Mariline Hilaire,  Hossam Ismael,  Heba Abdo,  Santosh Chaudhary,  Frank Abrahamsen, 
  • First Published: 23 June 2025
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Reducing Protein Levels in Diets for Local Pig Breeds: A Case Study on Fat-Type Krškopolje Pig

Martin Škrlep,  Klavdija Poklukar,  Sam Millet,  Marjeta Čandek-Potokar, 
  • First Published: 25 June 2025
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Extremely Low Doses of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides From Streptococcus thermophilus LacZ Strongly Induce CXCL5 in Macrophages

Md. Rayhan Chowdhury,  Ariful Islam,  Takeshi Shimosato, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2025
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Comparison of Teat End Massage Characteristics Across Liner Types Using a Modeling Device

Masafumi Enokidani, 
  • First Published: 30 June 2025
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ceRNA Profiling Reveals circSAMD4A Promoted Porcine Adipocytes Differentiation via Targeting miR-127/PRKAR2B

Zhenzhen Zhang,  Huali Chen,  Li Ding,  Ya Chen,  Chunhui Yin,  Pan Zhou,  Honglin Yan,  Qingbi Gou, 
  • First Published: 01 July 2025
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Behavior, Welfare, and Meat Quality of Japanese Black Cattle Under Different Transportation Methods

Gianne Bianca P. Manalo,  Mitsushi Kobayashi,  Jitsuo Mizowaki,  Masayuki Nagase,  Makoto Iwamoto,  Kenta Koike,  Shigeru Ninomiya, 
  • First Published: 16 July 2025
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Detection of QTLs and Candidate Polymorphisms for Percentage of Oleic Acid Through GWAS and Post-GWAS Analysis in Japanese Black Beef

Fuki Kawaguchi,  Natsuki Maeda,  Ryotaro Ito,  Eiji Iwamoto,  Emi Yoshida,  Kenji Oyama,  Hideyuki Mannen,  Shinji Sasazaki, 
  • First Published: 16 July 2025
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Response of the Ruminal Microbial Environment to a High-Dose Supplementation of Blended Essential Oils

Peng Zhaoyu,  Kasumi Fujimura,  Alimari Endo,  Yutaka Uyeno, 
  • First Published: 18 July 2025
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Effect of Bacillus hisashii Supplementation on the Growth Performance, Nitrogen Excretion, and Intestinal Microbiota of Broiler Chickens Fed Low Crude Protein Diet

Motoi Kikusato,  Fu Namai, 
  • First Published: 22 July 2025

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Partial Substitution of Cereal Grains With Sugar-Rich Castella By-Product on Nutrient Digestibility and Lactation Performance of Dairy Cows

Sandi Nayohan,  Daiki Kasugai,  Masaya Matamura,  Yoshimasa Nishikawa,  Didier Kichochi Barwani,  Makoto Kondo, 
  • First Published: 22 July 2025

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Vitamin B6 Status Assessed by Plasma Vitamers and Homocysteine in Lactating Dairy Cows and Its Relationship to Rumen Fermentation, Plasma Metabolites, and Milk Production in Different Environmental Conditions

Suttida Prombood,  Taketo Obitsu,  R-Jun Frederick Avelino Gaspe,  Toshihisa Sugino,  Yuzou Kurokawa,  Thanutchaporn Kumrungsee, 
  • First Published: 22 July 2025
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Changes in Antimicrobial Component Concentrations at the Onset of the Dry Period and Peripartum in Dairy Cows

Jirapat Jaisue,  Jinkun Sun,  Nur Laili Marufah,  Masashi Itagaki,  Naoki Isobe, 
  • First Published: 22 July 2025

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Effect of Feeding Bean Sprout Residues to Cows on Ruminal Gas Production

Maho Yamanaka,  Makito Hori,  Toshinori Nakagawa,  Masaki Yokoo,  Takuji Hirayama, 
  • First Published: 23 July 2025