The effect of heat stress on proliferation, synthesis of steroids, and gene expression of duck granulosa cells.

abstract：:Our previous work has demonstrated that Yupingfeng, a Chinese herb medicine, considered as prebiotic showed beneficial properties in poultry health and disease prevention and regulated intestinal microbiota. The effects of Yupingfeng on fatty acids related to meat flavor and ruminal microbiota are not yet known in Qin...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Yang H,Tan S,Chen S,Wu Y,Yang Y,Li H,Yu H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the E1 activating enzyme UBA2 on the expression of the SUMO-1 protein during in vitro maturation (IVM) of pig oocytes and embryonic development. In the 5 μg/ml UBA2 treatment group, the expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2 and the embryo cleavage rate w...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Xu D,Bi J,Guan Y,Luo X,Chen X,Lv Y,Jin Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was conducted to investigate the protective efficiency of dietary lycopene (LYC) supplementation on growth performance, intestinal morphology, and digestive enzyme activities aflatoxinB1 (AFB1 ) challenged broilers. A total of 240 days old Arber across male broiler chicks were randomly allocated in f...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Sarker MT,Wang ZY,Yang H,Wan X,Emmanuel A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble sugars in feeds are important for ruminant production; however, performing numerous sugar analyses within a short period is a laborious task. Here, we developed a phenol-sulfuric acid (PSA) assay in a microplate format to quantify soluble sugars in ruminant feeds. This method is easy and quick and requires onl...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kondo M,Mulianda R,Matamura M,Shibata T,Mishima T,Jayanegara A,Isono N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs in humans, domestic animals and poultry. Different from upregulation of complement C3 in human NAFLD, C3 expression is inhibited in goose fatty liver (GFL), implying a specific role of C3 in GFL. This study was mainly focused on uncovering the uniqueness of goose liver ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Xing Y,Xu C,Lin X,Zhao M,Gong D,Liu L,Geng T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic co-digestion of animal manure and lignocellulosic biomass is a potent approach for sustainable biomethane production. Co-digestion of dairy manure (DM) and Japanese knotweed (JK), which was collected from a riverbank, was investigated at five different DM-to-JK mixing ratios (100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 60:40, and ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Pan Z,Qi G,Andriamanohiarisoamanana FJ,Yamashiro T,Iwasaki M,Umetsu K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of growth and parturition on hair cortisol concentrations of cattle was investigated. Plasma, saliva, and hair (black and white from the shoulders and hip) samples were collected from calves at 6 and 24 weeks old and from dairy cattle at the dry (1 and 2 months prepartum) and lactation (10, 50, 150, and 250...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Hayashi H,Arai C,Ikeuchi Y,Yamanaka M,Hirayama T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To create high-quality eggs by using different breed and feed materials, we investigated free amino acid contents and taste sensor traits using two chicken breeds (Rhode Island Red; RIR and Australorp; AUS) fed two feeds (mixed and fermented feeds). Two-way ANOVA revealed significant breed and feed main and interactio...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Goto T,Shimamoto S,Ohtsuka A,Ijiri D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into the chinchilla male fertility concerned mainly semen quality. Little attention has been paid to lifetime reproductive performance, essential from the economical point of view. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze factors affecting the intensity of breeding use and lifetime performance of male chinc...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kania-Gierdziewicz J,Otwinowska-Mindur A,Bieniek J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine mtDNA sequences of the 481 bp HV1 region from two Indonesian native goat breeds, Kacang and Marica, to confirm the phylogeographic distribution of caprine haplogroup B in Southeast Asia. Based on these sequences, 12 haplotypes were observed and categorized into the predomin...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Mannen H,Iso K,Kawaguchi F,Sasazaki S,Yonezawa T,Dagong MIA,Bugiwati SRA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we investigated the effect of prophylactic oral treatment with carbonate apatite-based particles (ID35caps) containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG-derived immunostimulatory oligodeoxynucleotides (ID35) when used in mice with acute colitis. Mice were administered orally with control particles (carbonate apatite pa...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Shigemori S,Namai F,Ogita T,Sato T,Shimosato T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating leptin concentrations could potentially be used as a predictor of production traits in cattle. This study aimed to clarify the correlations between circulating leptin concentrations and growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality indexes in finishing bulls fed high-concentrate diets (concentrate-t...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Geng C,Zhang M,Yang L,Jin Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal microbiota impact host's biological activities, including digestion of indigestible feed components, energy harvest, and immunity. In this study, fecal microbiota of high body weight (HW) and low body weight (LW) growing pigs at 103 days of age were compared. Principal coordinates analysis separated t...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Oh JK,Chae JP,Pajarillo EAB,Kim SH,Kwak MJ,Eun JS,Chee SW,Whang KY,Kim SH,Kang DK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meat tenderness is considered as the most important criterion for meat quality by consumers and can be improved by the actions of endogenous proteases, mainly calpains, during postmortem storage at 0-5°C. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine the postmortem calpain activation and proteolysis in breast (...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Chang YS,Wu SY,Stromer MH,Chou RR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are a number of Vietnamese native pig (VnP) populations, some are on the verge of extinction, and therefore adequate management and conservation are necessary. In this study, we conducted a field survey of VnP populations and analyzed interrelationships among their characteristics. We also established a...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Ishihara S,Yamasaki F,Ninh PH,Dinh NC,Arakawa A,Taniguchi M,Cuc NTK,Mikawa S,Takeya M,Kikuchi K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred Yorkshire × Landrace sows were randomly assigned to one of two dietary treatments (diet ND: 6,000 IU vitamin D3 /d feed; diet 25-D: 200 μg/day 25OHD3 feed). The experiment began on d 90 of gestation and continued until weaning on day 21 of lactation. In sows that received 25OHD3 , the growth rate of the pi...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Wang K,Chen Y,Zhang D,Wang R,Zhao Z,Feng M,Wei H,Li L,Zhang S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct selection for litter size or weight at weaning in pigs is often hindered by external interventions such as cross-fostering. The objective of this study was to infer the causal structure among phenotypes of reproductive traits in pigs to enable subsequent direct selection for these traits. Examined traits includ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Okamura T,Ishii K,Nishio M,Rosa GJM,Satoh M,Sasaki O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The difference in the frequency of the occurrence of reflexes/reactions in 355 cows (average weight 505.5 ± 7.9 kg) and 262 bulls (average weight 735.6 ± 8.4 kg) following stunning with a Matador SS 3,000 B trigger-activated captive bolt gun (Termet) was determined. The stun shot more than 2 cm from the ideal position...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Vecerek V,Kamenik J,Voslarova E,Vecerkova L,Machovcova Z,Volfova M,Konvalinova J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fecal microbiota in seven different monogastric animal species, elephant, horse, human, marmoset, mouse, pig and, rat were compared using the same analytical protocol of 16S rRNA metagenome. Fecal microbiota in herbivores showed higher alpha diversity than omnivores except for pigs. Additionally, principal coordinate ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kobayashi R,Nagaoka K,Nishimura N,Koike S,Takahashi E,Niimi K,Murase H,Kinjo T,Tsukahara T,Inoue R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempted to establish a culture model to recreate the milk production pathway in bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs). BMECs were isolated from Holstein cows (nonlactating, nonpregnant, and parous) and were stored by cryopreservation. To separate the apical and basolateral compartments, BMECs were cultu...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Tsugami Y,Suzuki N,Kawahara M,Suzuki T,Nishimura T,Kobayashi K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep is one of the essential behaviors in mammalian health and welfare. In this study, we focused on how concentrate-rich diets (Conc) can influence the sleep of cattle. We hypothesized that Conc would suppress the daily sleep of cows because of behavioral frustration according to shorter eating and rumination. We su...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Fukasawa M,Komatsu T,Higashiyama Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The underlying mechanism of taste receptor type 1 subunit 2 (T1R2) and taste receptor type 1 subunit 3 (T1R3) in the hormonal and reproductive system is still elusive. A low or a high dose of sweetness equivalent to that sodium saccharin (SS, 1.5 or 7.5 mM) and rebaudioside A (RA, 0.5 or 2.5 mM) was administered to yo...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Li J,Shen T,Shi F,Fu Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the energy balance in early lactating local goats when supplemented with conjugated linoleic acid. Fifteen local goats from the north-east of Mexico were used. Three treatments were evaluated: (a) Control (Base diet); (b) CLA 50 g; and (c) CLA 90 g. The CLA was a mixture of...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Granados-Rivera LD,Hernández-Mendo O,Maldonado-Jáquez JA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effects of ultrafiltration technique on the desalination efficiency, nutrient content, physicochemical properties, functional properties, texture profile, and microstructure of salted duck egg white were evaluated. The results showed that ultrafiltration can remove 92.93% salt from salted duck egg w...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Thammasena R,Fu CW,Liu JH,Liu DC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver performs several important functions; however, predicting its functions is difficult. Methods of analyzing gene expression profiles, for example, microarray, provide functional information of tissues. Liver and peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) were collected from Holstein cows subjected to two different physio...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kizaki K,Kageyama T,Toji N,Koshi K,Sasaki K,Yamagishi N,Ishiguro-Oonuma T,Takahashi T,Hashizume K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate silage fermentation and protein degradation of alfalfa prepared with corn or sweet sorghum (SS) at different mixing ratios. The chemical composition, ensiling characteristics, and protein degradation of alfalfa prepared with and without corn or SS at mixing ratios of 7:3, 1:1, and ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Tao Y,Sun Q,Li F,Xu C,Cai Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether regular changes of the sire in a breeding farm of Hokkaido Native Horses (HKDs) enables the DNA-level genetic variation of the produced animals to be maintained. The genotypes of 31 microsatellite markers were identified and analyzed in 207 animals produced in a breeding farm in which the sire ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Amano T,Tozaki T,Takasu M,Onogi A,Yamada F,Kawai M,Ueda J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays are widely used for genetic and genomic analyses in cattle breeding; thus, data derived from SNP arrays have accumulated on a large scale nationwide. Commercial SNP arrays contain a considerable number of unassigned SNPs on the chromosome/position on the genome; these SNPs a...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Sasaki S,Muraki E,Inoue Y,Suezawa R,Nikadori H,Yoshida Y,Nariai S,Hideshima R,Moriwaki S,Nakashima R,Uchiyama K,Yoshinari K,Takeda M,Kojima T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of pathological lesions in pigs from small-scale farms and to determine associations between pathological lesions and hematological parameters, and carcass and meat quality in slaughtered pigs. The study was conducted on 625 pigs (~115 kg) originating from 20 small-...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Čobanović N,Janković L,Vasilev D,Dimitrijević M,Teodorović V,Kureljušić B,Karabasil N

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine the effects of feeding dry-processed sweet potato waste on the growth of broilers. Sweet potato waste was air-dried (A-SPW) or heat-dried (D-SPW). Twenty-four 14-d-old chicks were assigned to the following groups (14-28 days): control, fed a corn-soybean meal-based diet; A-SPW, fed ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Zhang X,Zhang Y,Ijiri D,Ohtsuka A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00