Frontiers in Animal Science

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Jul 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 Stein
Javier Polo
Joe David Crenshaw

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1648283

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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1583281

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Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Homeless cats, a societal problem - an analysis of the collaboration between cat shelters and the competent authorities in Sweden

Frida Lundmark Hedman
Malin Karlsson
Jenny Yngvesson

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1629711

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Editorial

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Editorial: Animal fibers

Seyed Abbas Rafat
Gustavo Augusto Gutierrez Reynoso

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1624318

192 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Evaluating the economic viability of growing winter hybrid rye to feed and bed organic pigs

Yuzhi Z. Li
Megan Kavanagh
William F. Lazarus
Gabriella Lima
Adrienne M. Hilbrands
Melissa Wilson
Axel Garcia y Garcia
Joel Tallaksen
Lee J. Johnston

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1566483

356 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Community perspectives and participation in rangeland restoration: challenges and opportunities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Mhlangabezi Slayi

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1606434

227 views

Systematic Review

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Exploring opportunities in Africa’s dairy production: digital transition as a catalyst for marketing innovation and value chain synergies – a systematic review laying foundations for future research

Courage Maccarthy Vuvor
Stefano Epifani
Giuseppe Pulina

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1632532

759 views

Correction

Accepted on 15 Jul 2025

Correction: Alfalfa Quality Improvement and Loss ReductionTechnology Advances

Siyi Wang
Guolin Yang
yuanyuan jing
Mingjiu Wang
Zhennan He
Le Sun
Heng Jiang
Yue Zhang
Fengqin Gao

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1642518

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Jul 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
Guiqing Yan

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1641431

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Jul 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

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

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

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

434 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Multi-omics revealed the promoting effect of dietary inulin supplementation on hepatic gluconeogenesis in goats

Dan Zhu
Yun Hu
Yong Liu
Chuanshe Zhou
Zhiliang Tan
Jinhe Kang
Zheng Wang

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1614869

394 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Development of a TaqMan-based quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of Porcine circovirus type 3

Zhiqiang Hu
Ranran Lai
Wei Xu
Ran Guan
Mingxiang Li
Zhimin Zhang
Guiying Hao
Guangwen Yan

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1603264

325 views

Review

Accepted on 11 Jul 2025

FROM FAT TO FACTS: THE POTENTIAL OF ADIPOKINE AND INSULIN DOSING IN OBESE FELINE PATIENTS

Laura Cernat
Sorana Daina
Adrian Maximilian Macri

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1637154

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2025

Effects of birth body weight and zinc source on growth, gut health, and immune response in weaned piglets

Clara Negrini
Diana Luise
Federico Correa
Sara Virdis
Andrea Serra
Alessio Bonaldo
Naiana Manzke
Alessandra Monteiro
Maurizio Mazzoni
Paolo Trevisi

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1614280

610 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Jul 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

129 views