Composition and physiological functions of the porcine colostrum.

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate growth performance and meat quality of Ujimqin lambs fed native grass hay without or with concentrate (HC) or pellets. Ninety non-castrated 6-month-old male lambs of good health and similar body weight (26.83 ± 0.26 kg) were randomly divided into three groups (five lambs per cage). The ave...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Bu Z,Ge G,Jia Y,Du S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dairy cattle management lacks consideration of fetal breed, the effect of which on fetal growth and nutrition are unclear. We investigated blood parameters in 12 late-pregnant Holstein heifers with similar (Holstein, n = 5) or different (Japanese Black [n = 4] or F1 cross [n = 3]; Holstein × Japanese Black) fetus bree...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kawashima C,Kume S,Yamagishi N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of addition of lactoferrin on characteristics and functions of bovine epididymal, ejaculated, and frozen-thawed sperm. The addition of lactoferrin was significantly (p < .05) effective on increasing values of progressive motility, straightness, and linearity in capu...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kobayashi J,Sasaki A,Watanabe A,Komine K,Kuroishi T,Takada N,Sasada H,Sato E

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intake, digestion, and ruminal fermentation properties; the antioxidative activity; and the physical effectiveness of pineapple residue (PR) from the cut-fruit industry as a feed for cattle were investigated. Four nonlactating Holstein cows were fed a basal diet and diets with 1.4- and 3.6-kg dry matter (DM)/day o...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Liu C,Asano S,Ogata H,Ito S,Nakase T,Takeda S,Miyoshi K,Numata Y,Takahashi K,Kajikawa H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the inhibitory effect of capsaicin fertilizer on feeding in deer. We tested four captive adult female deer. In Experiment 1, in addition to the treatment (intact) containing only a solid feed (HC), we mixed the fertilizer not containing capsaicin (F) or the capsaicin fertilizer (CF) in the solid feed. ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Shiiba Y,Takeda KI,Matsushima K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of dietary rebaudioside A inclusion on feed intake, digestion of nutrients, rumen fermentation, and blood biochemical parameters of goats were evaluated in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin square study. Nine adult goats during summer were fed a basal forage/concentrate-based diet and the forage was chopped rice st...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Xu L,Wei Y,Wang J,Tang S,Zhou C,Tan Z,Han X

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare the fatty acid profiles of four types of fat depots from bulls, steers, and heifers. All animals were Polish Holstein-Friesian and Limousin crossbreds fattened semi-intensively-silage at libitum and concentrate in the amount corresponding to 30% of their net energy requirements. The ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Sobczuk-Szul M,Mochol M,Nogalski Z,Pogorzelska-Przybyłek P

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteric methane (CH4 ) emission in cattle generally decreases by approximately 1 g/g dry matter intake (DMI) with an increase in dietary lipids of 10 g/kg dry matter (DM). The effect of dietary lipids on CH4 emission in yaks has not been reported and is the subject of this study. Four Datong yaks were used in a 4 × 4 ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Zhang Q,Degen A,Hao L,Huang Y,Niu J,Wang X,Chai S,Liu S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of stress-induced adverse effects is important for animals and humans to maintain their quality of life (QOL). Stress decreases the productivity of farm animals and induces abnormal behaviors, which is one of the major problems in animal welfare. In humans, stress increases the risk of mental illness which ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Toyoda A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nest building is an instinctive behavior toward protection from predators, body temperature regulation, and courtship. Previously, we discovered that acute and chronic social defeat stress suppresses the onset of nest-building behavior in male mice (C57BL/6J). Here, we analyzed nest building and other behavioral defic...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Otabi H,Okayama T,Toyoda A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetic tests are used to assess the influence of physical and chemical factors with potential mutagenic and genotoxic properties on the animal organism. The test results make it possible to eliminate mutagens, as well as helping predict possible genetic consequences in animal cells and assess animal resistance. T...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kuchta-Gładysz M,Wójcik E,Słonina D,Grzesiakowska A,Otwinowska-Mindur A,Szeleszczuk O,Niedbała P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predicting periparturient disease risk is of immense value to the dairy industry. Periparturient diseases are interrelated with each other; however, predicting the onset risk of these diseases has predominantly been based on a single blood parameter for a single disease. This study examined a new diagnostic method to ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Ishikawa S,Ikuta K,Obara Y,Oka A,Otani Y,Takahashi Y,Bai H,Terada F,Kushibiki S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of different dietary chromium supplementation sources, chromium oxide (Cr2 O3 ), chromium methionine (Cr-Met), or chromium yeast (Cr-yeast), at different levels each (500 or 1,000 ppb) on growth performance, physiological traits, and carcass characteristics...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Safwat AM,Elnaggar AS,Elghalid OA,El-Tahawy WS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) is increasingly applied in functional food products and acts as a probiotic model in nutritious and clinical studies. Increasing evidences have revealed the immune modulation of LGG on macrophages. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of LGG on macrophage polarization of ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Wang B,Wu Y,Liu R,Xu H,Mei X,Shang Q,Liu S,Yu D,Li W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity stimulates the macrophage infiltration and senescence state in adipose tissues of humans and rodents. The adipogenesis capacity of Japanese Black cattle (Wagyu) is higher than that of Holsteins. We hypothesized that breed differences between Wagyu and Holsteins may affect the level of macrophage infiltration a...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Yamada T,Kamiya M,Higuchi M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the effect of a low-voltage electrical stimulation (ES) on the tenderness of yak longissimus muscle (LM). Samples from 16 yak bulls were divided into four treatment groups: normal chilling (NC), ES and chilling (ES & C) for 72 s (ES &C 72 s), ES & C for 90 s (ES & C 90 s), and ES & C for 108 s (ES...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Chen MY,Tian Y,Yu QL,Han L,Zhao SN,Song RD

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the expression profiles of follistatin (FST) and its associated molecules (MSTN, INHA, INHBB, INHBA, ACVR2A, and ACVR2B) in the oviduct of laying hens at 3 hr and 20 hr post-ovulation (p.o., n = 5; 35 weeks old), molting (n = 5; 60 weeks old), and non-laying (n = 4; 35-60 wee...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Wasti S,Sah N,Kuehu DL,Kim YS,Jha R,Mishra B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of research on the benefits and risks of shoeing conditions in harness racing. Thus, our objectives were to: (a) investigate whether velocity times (VT; s/km) are affected by racing unshod (N = 76,932 records on 5,247 horses); (b) determine the potential risks of galloping, being penalized, and disqual...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Solé M,Lindgren G,Bongcam-Rudloff E,Jansson A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein proteolytic enzymes (Proprotein Convertase, PC) is a Ca2+ -dependent serine protease family, whose main function is to cleave precursors of biologically inactive proteins or peptide chains into active functional molecules. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1) gene is mainly expressed in nerve ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Zhou J,Yang L,Yu J,Zhang K,Xu Z,Cao Z,Luan P,Li H,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of blue LED on melatonin secretion, feeding behaviour and growth was addressed in Holstein female dairy calves. In Exp.1, six animals (8 weeks old, 97 ± 4.1 kg BW) were exposed to yellow or blue LED for 2 hr before darkness over 7 days under a long-day photoperiod (LDPP). In Exp. 2, six animals (8 weeks old...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Elsabagh M,Mon M,Takao Y,Shinoda A,Watanabe T,Kushibiki S,Obitsu T,Sugino T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive lipid peroxidation negatively affects the physiological response and meat quality of chickens. Delaying post-hatch feeding was previously found to increase lipid peroxidation in the skeletal muscle of finishing broiler chickens. The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of delayed post-hatch fee...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Kohrogi R,Shimamoto S,Nakashima K,Sonoda D,Ohtsuka A,Ijiri D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During mammalian fertilization, sperm is fused with the oocyte's membrane, triggering the resumption of meiosis from the metaphase II arrest, the extrusion of the second polar body, and the exocytosis of cortical granules; these events are collectively called 'oocyte activation.' In all species studied to date, the tr...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Nakai M,Ito J,Suyama A,Kageyama A,Tobari Y,Kashiwazaki N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on growth performance, hepatic inflammation, and lipid metabolism in intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)-affected weaned piglets. Eight piglets with normal birth weight (NBW) and 16 IUGR-affected piglets ...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Zhao Y,Niu Y,He J,Gan Z,Ji S,Zhang L,Wang C,Wang T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light emitting diode (LED) is more energy efficient than incandescent or fluorescent light. This study was to evaluate effects of different colored LEDs on milk production, milk composition, and physiology of Holstein cow. According to milk production and parity, cows (n = 186) were allotted to four treatments: contro...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Son J,Park J,Kang D,Belal SA,Cha J,Shim K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated how the effects of photoperiod on circadian clock genes in the skin contribute to the regulation of hair follicle cycling of Inner Mongolia white cashmere goats. Twenty-four female (non-pregnant) Inner Mongolia white cashmere goats aged 1 - 1.5 years old with similar live weights (mean, 20.36 ±...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Zhang CZ,Sun HZ,Zhang CH,Jin L,Sang D,Li SL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the causative variations associated with two chicken comb phenotypes, pendulous comb (PC) or upright comb (UC), two pooled genomic DNA samples from PC and UC chickens were re-sequenced by Next-Generation Sequencer, and genome-wide Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected. Using three selective...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Guo X,Wang J,Ma C,Wang Z,Chen H,Su H,Wan Y,Jiang R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to better understand the genetic architecture and the possibility of genomic evaluation for feed efficiency traits by (i) performing genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and (ii) assessing the accuracy of genomic evaluation for feed efficiency traits, using single-step genomic best...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Takeda M,Uemoto Y,Inoue K,Ogino A,Nozaki T,Kurogi K,Yasumori T,Satoh M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether the enteric coating process affects growth performance, Fe bioavailability, and gene expression levels that maintain iron balance in the body. The test was divided into the control group, ferrous sulfate group, ferrous fumarate group, ferrous glycine chelate(1:1) (Fe-...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Lin Y,Shu X,Fu Z,Hu H,Wang WX,Gong S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of using encapsulated nitrate product (ENP) replacing soybean meal in diets differing in concentrate to forage ratio on ruminal fermentation and methane production in vitro using a semi-automatic gas production technique. Eight treatments were used in a randomize...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Natel AS,Abdalla AL,de Araujo RC,McManus C,Paim TDP,de Abdalla Filho AL,Louvandini P,Nazato C

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat-treated rapeseed was supplemented to indoor fed yaks in winter to test the effect on dry matter intake (DMI), body mass change, and meat quality. Sixteen 3-year-old yak steers (124 ± 15.3 kg) were divided randomly into two groups and were offered either heat-treated rapeseed (HTR) or rapeseed meal (CONT). The yak...

journal_title：Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho

authors： Hao L,Xiang Y,Degen A,Huang Y,Niu J,Sun L,Chai S,Zhou J,Ding L,Long R,Liu S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00