Frontiers in Animal Science

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Short term heat stress alters the hematological, immunological, and plasma metabolomic responses of Florida Cracker sheep

Makenzie Harrison
John Odunayo Adebayo
Anijia Mills-Widemon
Sola Ikuejamoye-Omotore
Zaira M. Estrada-Reyes
Ibukun M. Ogunade
Andres A. Pech-Cervantes
Thomas H. Terrill
Aftab Siddique
Alexis Ruiz-González

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1631531

1,873 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Detecting frequent sequential patterns between weather and cattle behavior using data mining

Ly Ly Trieu
Derek W. Bailey
Huiping Cao
Tran Cao Son
Colin T. Tobin
Cory Oltjen

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1640550

1,750 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 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

Renee Maxine Petri
Birgit Antlinger
Lorenz Johannes Khol
Christina Gruber
Jutta Cordula Kesselring

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1620969

2,570 views

Review

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Acknowledging ecological debt: towards just, humane and sustainable food systems in Africa

Mwenda Mbaka
Janice H. Cox

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1565731

3,275 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1658188

2,616 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Fiber quality at dehairing and characterization of skin follicle parameters in Peruvian Q’ara llamas

Virgilio Machaca
Rubén Pinares
Franklin Lozano
Arturo Quispe-Quispe
Alex D. Machaca
A. Víctor Bustinza Choque

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1628219

1,875 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Guardians of giants: a bibliometric analysis of mahout-elephant relationships and management takeaways for the Nilgiris

Jaisridhar Palanivelan
Hariraj Nagarajan
Cinthia Fernandaz
Jasimudeen S
Senthilkumar Manivasagam
Shanmugam Rajagopal
Raja P
Vinothkumar Bhojan
Manivasakan S

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1599053

1,935 views

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

1,619 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

2,187 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

782 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

2,310 views
4 citations

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

1,475 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

1,255 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

2,263 views
1 citation

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

2,057 views
1 citation

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

1,906 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

2,417 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

2,562 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

1,840 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

1,804 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

4,610 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

1,529 views
2 citations

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

1,556 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

2,226 views

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Volume 6 - 2025

Short term heat stress alters the hematological, immunological, and plasma metabolomic responses of Florida Cracker sheep

Detecting frequent sequential patterns between weather and cattle behavior using data mining

Optimization of RUSITEC model adaptations for in vitro simulation of subacute ruminal acidosis and evaluation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae supplementation on microbial fermentation and stability

Acknowledging ecological debt: towards just, humane and sustainable food systems in Africa

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

Fiber quality at dehairing and characterization of skin follicle parameters in Peruvian Q’ara llamas

Guardians of giants: a bibliometric analysis of mahout-elephant relationships and management takeaways for the Nilgiris

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

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

US consumer perception survey of animal welfare in broiler stunning

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