Frontiers in Animal Science

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1634097

1,371 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Silvopasture and altitudinal gradient reduce heat stress in livestock production in the Peruvian tropics

Hipolito Murga-Orrillo
Luis Alberto Arévalo López
Marco Antonio Mathios Flores
Jorge Cáceres Coral
Melissa Rojas García
Aldi Alida Guerra Teixeira
Nilton Luis Murga Valderrama

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1521790

1,711 views
1 citation

Correction

Published on 25 Aug 2025

Correction: Perception of buffalo farmers towards scientific buffalo husbandry practices: applying the extended UTAUT framework

Sabu Aiswarya
Makarabbi Gururaj
Saxena Navneet
Madan Lal Sharma

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1682216

670 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

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

1,829 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

US consumer perception survey of animal welfare in broiler stunning

Linda Barahona-Dominguez
Jihye An
Bethany Baker-Cook
Sungeun Cho

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1620566

1,758 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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1640542

1,278 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

FSH-mediated regulation of POSTN expression in ovine granulosa cells via SRF transcription factor

Linlin Pei
Wenhao Wang
Peilin Guo
Xinhua Duan
Xin Xu
Chunjie Liu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1637526

1,038 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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1639519

1,628 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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1648283

1,617 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Improved durability of 3D-printed ear tags for virtual fencing in cattle: mechanical and field performance

Hannah James
Clara Rial
Darke Hull
Jamison Taylor
Theopisti Nikolaou
Juan Boza
Julio Giordano
David Erickson

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1643958

1,809 views

Review

Published on 18 Aug 2025

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

Laura Cernat
Sorana Daina
Adrian Macri

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1637154

2,001 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Gene network analysis of fat composition in beef of Bos taurus indicus influenced cattle

Eduardo Emilio Rodriguez
Joel D. Leal-Gutierrez
Chad Carr
Raluca G. Mateescu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1641988

1,492 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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1646519

1,489 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Unnecessary suffering during the slaughter of cattle and pigs: mapping stun quality and associations to stun-to-stick intervals

Josefine Jerlström
Charlotte Berg
Anna Wallenbeck

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1633616

3,513 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2025

An index for the estimation of chicken adaptability to free-range farming systems of different slow-growing genotypes

Simona Mattioli
Laura Menchetti
Elisa Angelucci
Alice Cartoni Mancinelli
Alessandro Dal Bosco
Laura Madeo
Francesca Di Federico
Luigia Bosa
Livia Moscati
Cesare Castellini

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1648573

1,256 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

Haibo Zhang
Ling Yin
Jingqi Zhang
Guiqin Yan

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1641431

1,349 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Analyzing factors influencing dairy farmers’ intention to implement animal welfare practices: a case study of Germany

Henrike Grotsch
Marcus Mergenthaler
Holger Schulze

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1461282

1,720 views

Editorial

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Editorial: Economic impact of infections on the farm industry

Gianmarco Ferrara
Carlos Tejeda

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1662939

1,614 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Reduction in ribonucleotide reductase subunit RRM2 associated with alterations in mitochondrial proteins, leading to impaired gut health of woody breast chicken

Majid Shakeri
Elizabeth Ziabtchenko
Caitlin Harris
Janghan Choi
Hamid Reza Rafieian Naeini
Woo Kyun Kim
Byungwhi Kong
Brian Bowker

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1637145

1,317 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2025

Mapping genomic regions affecting resilience traits in a large dairy farm of Holstein cows

Chiara Punturiero
Andrea Delledonne
Carlotta Ferrari
Alessandro Bagnato
Maria Giuseppina Strillacci

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1627086

1,395 views

Systematic Review

Published on 08 Aug 2025

Phenotypic plasticity in trait performance of common dairy goat breeds under diverse environments: a systematic review

Puleng Kgabo Mashamaite
Obert Tada

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1640241

1,810 views
1 citation

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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1638293

1,647 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Perception of buffalo farmers towards scientific buffalo husbandry practices: applying the extended UTAUT framework

Sabu Aiswarya
Makarabbi Gururaj
Saxena Navneet
Madan Lal Sharma

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1618632

1,912 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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1640756

2,110 views
1 citation

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Volume 6 - 2025

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

Silvopasture and altitudinal gradient reduce heat stress in livestock production in the Peruvian tropics

Correction: Perception of buffalo farmers towards scientific buffalo husbandry practices: applying the extended UTAUT framework

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

US consumer perception survey of animal welfare in broiler stunning

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

FSH-mediated regulation of POSTN expression in ovine granulosa cells via SRF transcription factor

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

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

Improved durability of 3D-printed ear tags for virtual fencing in cattle: mechanical and field performance

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

Gene network analysis of fat composition in beef of Bos taurus indicus influenced cattle

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

Unnecessary suffering during the slaughter of cattle and pigs: mapping stun quality and associations to stun-to-stick intervals

An index for the estimation of chicken adaptability to free-range farming systems of different slow-growing genotypes

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

Analyzing factors influencing dairy farmers’ intention to implement animal welfare practices: a case study of Germany

Editorial: Economic impact of infections on the farm industry

Reduction in ribonucleotide reductase subunit RRM2 associated with alterations in mitochondrial proteins, leading to impaired gut health of woody breast chicken

Mapping genomic regions affecting resilience traits in a large dairy farm of Holstein cows

Phenotypic plasticity in trait performance of common dairy goat breeds under diverse environments: a systematic review

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

Perception of buffalo farmers towards scientific buffalo husbandry practices: applying the extended UTAUT framework

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