Frontiers in Animal Science | Animal Nutrition

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Fecal microbiota transplantation alleviates weaning stress in Tibetan piglets by modulating gut microbiota–metabolite interactions

in Animal Nutrition

Jian Zhang
Mingxuan Zhao
Hongliang Zhang
Mengjia Han
Zhankun Tan
Peng Shang

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1634097

215 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Aug 2025

Meat quality and fatty acid profile in broilers as affected by low-fat Tenebrio molitor meal in the diet

in Animal Nutrition

Teodora Popova
Evgeni Petkov
Desislava Vlahova-Vangelova
Nikolay Kolev
Desislav Balev
Stefan Dragoev
Krasimir Dimov

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1629411

605 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Differences in longissimus thoracis metabolites in feedlot steers with differing plasma Zn concentration and implant status

in Animal Nutrition

Brock M. Ortner
Dathan T. Smerchek
Stephanie L. Hansen

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1640542

522 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Aug 2025

Effects of guanidinoacetic acid supplementation on growth performance, serum biochemical parameters, immune function, and antioxidant capacity in Xinjiang Hu sheep

in Animal Nutrition

Wenshu Zhu
Jiancheng Liu
Yakun Wang
Xucheng Mo
Wenshuai Zeng
Zixuan Ye
Mengjian Liu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1639519

659 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Aug 2025

Trace minerals for maintenance and weight gain in male and female hair sheep

in Animal Nutrition

EVANDRA JUSTINO
Edson Santos
Matheus Abreu
Caio Julio Lima Herbster
Antonio de Sousa Brito Neto
Marcos Inacio Marcondes
Luciano Pinheiro da Silva
Leilson Rocha Bezerra
Stefanie Alvarenga Santos
Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1624560

111 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Novel milk ingredient blend in nursery pig diets did not improve growth performance and survival compared to control diets without or with spray-dried plasma

in Animal Nutrition

Yanbin Shen
Sung Woo Kim
Hans H. Stein
Javier Polo
Joe Crenshaw

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1648283

645 views

Review

Published on 18 Aug 2025

From fat to facts: the potential of adipokine and insulin dosing in obese feline patients

in Animal Nutrition

Laura Cernat
Sorana Daina
Adrian Macri

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1637154

669 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Dietary apparent metabolizable energy and crude protein levels influence slaughter performance, meat quality, and amino acid composition in slow-growing Danzhou chicken meat

in Animal Nutrition

Dingfa Wang
Luli Zhou
Liguang Shi
Ting Cao
Khaled Abouelezz
Guanyu Hou

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1646519

501 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Effects of honeycomb polysaccharides on growth performance, slaughter performance, antioxidant capacity, and immune function in Cyan-Shank Partridge chickens

in Animal Nutrition

Haibo Zhang
Ling Yin
Jingqi Zhang
Guiqin Yan

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1641431

490 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Dietary metabolic energy/lysine ratios improve the yolk color and Hastelloy unit without affecting the egg performance of brown laying hens

in Animal Nutrition

Jiagang Du
Rufei Zhuang
Yuanju Zhang
Yan Wang
Yunguo Liu
Qianqian Zhang
Jianying Zhang

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1638293

770 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jul 2025

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.) as natural dietary feed additive in rabbit: effects on productive traits, antioxidant status, caecal environment, and gut morphology

in Animal Nutrition

Caterina Losacco
Gianluca Pugliese
Letizia Passantino
Francesco Giannico
Edmondo Edmondo Ceci
Vincenzo Roselli
Lucia Gambacorta
Michele Schiavitto
Vito Laudadio
Luca Piemontese

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1658188

321 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Effects of silage from different maize varieties on growth traits, meat quality, slaughter performance, apparent digestibility of nutrients, and rumen microbiota in Hu sheep

in Animal Nutrition

Longfei Yan
Jinling Hua
Wenwen Lu
Huwei Zhao
Chen Chao
Liang Yan
Xiaokang Lv

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1640756

830 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Jul 2025

Optimization of RUSITEC Model Adaptations for In vitro Simulation of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis and Evaluation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Supplementation on Microbial Fermentation and Stability

in Animal Nutrition

R M Petri
B Antlinger
Johannes Khol
C Gruber
Jutta C Kesselring

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1620969

341 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jul 2025

Whole blood RNA-seq analysis reveals the immunomodulatory effects of a supplemental multi-strain direct-fed microbial in the diet of newly weaned beef steers1

in Animal Nutrition

Adekunle Ajiboye
Samanthia Johnson
Modoluwamu Idowu
Yarahy Leal
Taylor Sidney
Godstime Taiwo
Ibukun M. Ogunade
Christopher Ashwell

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1623311

1,112 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Impact of maternal diet and pregnancy type on the abundance of zoonotic bacteria (Firmicutes and Proteobacteria) in sheep feces and wool

in Animal Nutrition

Maria Gallardo Paffetti
Lucía Azócar-Aedo
Angel Parra-Vizcaíno
José M. Larraín
Adriano Díaz

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1583281

1,076 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Biphasic effects of Callicarpa nudiflora water extract on rumen fermentation in vitro and microbial communities in sheep

in Animal Nutrition

Wanqin Yang
Runhang Li
Wenxi Wang
Kunna Li
Yiying Huang
Ying Ying
Yuning Liu
Hongxin Wu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1595795

975 views