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Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2026

Nutritional, metabolic, and intestinal responses to dried Opuntia ficus-indica cladode powder in growing rabbits

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Vincenzo Tufarelli
Caterina Losacco
Gianluca Pugliese
Francesco Giannico
Vincenzo Roselli
Maria A. Colonna
Anna Caputi Jambrenghi
Michele Schiavitto
Luca Piemontese
Letizia Passantino

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1991356

173 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Oct 2026

Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals the protective mechanism of ferulic acid against lipopolysaccharide-induced ferroptosis in IPEC-J2 cells

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jiayu Chen
Hongchao Li
Yaxuan Niu
Tao Guo
Xiangyu Wang
Yue Zhang
Wenwen Wang
Yuanqing Xu
Yuan Wang
Mingxing Chu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1950560

337 views

Review

Published on 12 Oct 2026

Mulberry (Morus alba) leaves in sheep and goat nutrition: a critical narrative review of rumen function, performance, meat quality, and mechanistic evidence

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Muhammad Jawad
Pengyu Zhang
Haoqi Yang
Jianguo Shi
Linfeng Mi
Yanyi He
Sina Lu
Pengpeng Fu
Huzaifa Iftikhar
Xiaoyue Song

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1986200

357 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Oct 2026

Effects of combined Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens supplementation on fecal characteristics, fecal microbiota, and immune function of healthy adult dogs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Sofia M. Wilson
Yifei Kang
Marcial A. Guevara
Zainab Alzoubi
Brett R. Loman
Kelly S. Swanson

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

350 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Oct 2026

AI-Driven, Qualitative GC–MS/MS-Based Endogenous Steroid Profiling with Automated Classification for Sex Cohort Determination

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Taqdees Khan
Inhyeok Jang
Hee Cheol Kim
Jundong Yu
Young Beom Kwak

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

134 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Oct 2026

Effects of Dietary Defatted Olive Seed Flour Supplementation on Growth Performance, Systemic Status, and Intestinal Health in Broiler Chickens

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ibrahim Alhidary
Abdulrahman Alharthi
Yasser A. Alayedh
Hani H. Al-Baadani

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

110 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Oct 2026

Dietary L-glutamate, L-aspartate, and their combination supplementation modulated hematological, immune, and metabolic responses in weaned piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Supatirada Wongchanla
Youngmin Park
Sangwoo Park
Shuhan Sun
Yanhong Liu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

130 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2026

Dietary quercetin and glucoraphanin supplementation improves growth performance and modulates ruminal microbiota in meat sheep

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Rao Li
Xiuyuan Yu
Huimei Feng
Chaowu Fu
Yurong Yang
Yibao Jiang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1976936

543 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Oct 2026

Bacillus Fermented complete feed: A Green Alternative to Improve Disease Resistance, Growth Performance and Hepato-intestinal Health of Nile Tilapia

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Bin Gong
Zongsheng Xie
Ying Liu
Xiaoting Li
Jixin Jia
Menghan Qiu
Zongqi Wu
Chunyan Peng
Yajun Wang
Yuyue Qin

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

127 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Oct 2026

Response of broiler chickens fed low-energy diets to increase levels of lysolecithin: linking growth performance with lipid metabolism gene expression, gut microbial modulation, intestinal morphology, and economic efficiency

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hanan S. Al-Khalaifah
Wafaa A. Eleraky
Sabry A. A. El-Sayed
Basant M. Shafik
Asmaa T. Y. Kishawy
Doaa Ibrahim
Shimaa A. E. Atwa
Sherief M. Abdel-Raheem
Marwa El-Shahat
Khalid Youssif

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1921649

987 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2026

In Vitro Investigation of Probiotic-Mediated Enhancement of Soluble Protein Utilization and Rumen Fermentation Efficiency

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xiaoqing Yang
Xiaoxue Ma
Chen Ning
Yayin Qi
Shu Li
Yanyan Wu
Wenju Zhang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

120 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2026

Manganese dioxide nanozyme alleviates PEDV GIIc-associated growth retardation in neonatal piglets by improving antioxidant status, intestinal morphology, and manganese homeostasis

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jintao Wang
Xin Lai
Mingfang Hu
Sheng Liang
Tianci Wu
Xiyin Fan
Yuheng Luo
Jun He
Lianqiang Che
Daiwen Chen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1963407

414 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 05 Oct 2026

GNSS-derived metrics as indicators of gastrointestinal parasitism in naturally infected grazing ewes and lambs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Diógenes Santana
Saulo Henrique Weber
Kassy Gomes Silva
Carolina Schult Rieke
Julia Canha Consoni
EDUARDO MENDONCA SCHEEREN
Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff
Cristina Sotomaior

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

122 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 05 Oct 2026

Essential oils commonly used for dairy calves: mechanistic insights into inconsistent growth responses - A systematic review

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Alzahraa M. Abdelatty
Sobhy M.A. Sallam
Heba M. Fouad
Gehad E. Eisa
Mahmoud Ibrahim
Shereen A. Mohamed
Omnia Badr

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

101 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Oct 2026

Hyoscine N-Butylbromide Administration Before Colostrum Feeding Improves Passive Transfer in Dairy Calves

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Durmuş Fatih Başer
Abdurrahman Kürsat ÖZSOY

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

273 views

Correction

Accepted on 02 Oct 2026

Correction: Nano zinc supplementation in broiler nutrition: current evidence, mechanisms of action, and future perspectives

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Frontiers Production Office

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

133 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2026

Effects of dietary N-carbamylglutamate supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, and cecal microbiota in Huoyan geese

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Sida Lei
Yirou Xu
Yuchao Zhang
Huacheng Xu
Meiqi Wang
Bin Wang
Di Han
Changjiang Li
Wei Ma
Chunqiang Wang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1933899

589 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2026

Dynamic changes in gut microbiota of three breeds of stud boars pre- and post-amoxicillin administration

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Liusheng Wang
Huiting He
Tao Huang
Zhelong Jiang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1930671

492 views

Review

Published on 01 Oct 2026

Effects of artificial milk on growth performance and intestinal barrier function in suckling piglets: a review

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Guangyao Song
Jingrong Feng
Han Yuan
Huijin Jia
Wanghong Zhang
Sumei Zhao
Junhong Zhu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1967552

477 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2026

Dietary Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder and Xylanase Supplementation as a Sustainable Nutritional Strategy: Effects on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemistry, and Selected Cecal Bacterial Populations in Broiler Chickens

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ahmed A.A. Abdel-Wareth
Mohamed A Fawaz
Abdalla H.H. Ali
Hazem G.M. El-Sayed
Ayman A.M. Abd El-Hafez
Atef M. Saleem
Md Salahuddin
Jayant Lohakare
Hamdy A. Hassan

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

219 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2026

Assessment of the hepatoprotective effect of a multi-component preparation containing phospholipids, selected amino acids, betaine, and milk thistle extract in dogs with asymptomatic elevation of liver parameters: a pilot study

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Renata Nieradka
Michał Jank
Sebastian Otto
Agnieszka Kurosad

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1938591

798 views

Review

Published on 30 Sep 2026

Copper–molybdenum interactions in ruminant nutrition and reproductive physiology: mechanistic insights into growth, digestibility, and follicular development

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Junfang Hao
Qian Xu
Kai Huang
Jiangbo Zhang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1878484

1,118 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2026

Fibrolytic capacity of the gut microbiome in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana): a pilot study

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli
Folko Balfanz
Fritz Vollrath

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1933152

612 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2026

Comparative analysis of feeding probiotic and exogenous buffer on growth performance, nutrient utilization, blood biochemistry, rumen fermentation pattern and carcass characteristics of crossbred lambs reared under feedlot

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Qazi Shehriyar Sahib
Haidar Ali Ahmed
Ifla Aafaq
Javid Farooq
Tahir Nazir
Zubair Ahmad Akhoon

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1964601

427 views

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Nutritional, metabolic, and intestinal responses to dried Opuntia ficus-indica cladode powder in growing rabbits

Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals the protective mechanism of ferulic acid against lipopolysaccharide-induced ferroptosis in IPEC-J2 cells

Mulberry (Morus alba) leaves in sheep and goat nutrition: a critical narrative review of rumen function, performance, meat quality, and mechanistic evidence

Effects of combined Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens supplementation on fecal characteristics, fecal microbiota, and immune function of healthy adult dogs

AI-Driven, Qualitative GC–MS/MS-Based Endogenous Steroid Profiling with Automated Classification for Sex Cohort Determination

Effects of Dietary Defatted Olive Seed Flour Supplementation on Growth Performance, Systemic Status, and Intestinal Health in Broiler Chickens

Dietary L-glutamate, L-aspartate, and their combination supplementation modulated hematological, immune, and metabolic responses in weaned piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Dietary quercetin and glucoraphanin supplementation improves growth performance and modulates ruminal microbiota in meat sheep

Bacillus Fermented complete feed: A Green Alternative to Improve Disease Resistance, Growth Performance and Hepato-intestinal Health of Nile Tilapia

Response of broiler chickens fed low-energy diets to increase levels of lysolecithin: linking growth performance with lipid metabolism gene expression, gut microbial modulation, intestinal morphology, and economic efficiency

In Vitro Investigation of Probiotic-Mediated Enhancement of Soluble Protein Utilization and Rumen Fermentation Efficiency

Manganese dioxide nanozyme alleviates PEDV GIIc-associated growth retardation in neonatal piglets by improving antioxidant status, intestinal morphology, and manganese homeostasis

GNSS-derived metrics as indicators of gastrointestinal parasitism in naturally infected grazing ewes and lambs

Essential oils commonly used for dairy calves: mechanistic insights into inconsistent growth responses - A systematic review

Hyoscine N-Butylbromide Administration Before Colostrum Feeding Improves Passive Transfer in Dairy Calves

Correction: Nano zinc supplementation in broiler nutrition: current evidence, mechanisms of action, and future perspectives

Effects of dietary N-carbamylglutamate supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, and cecal microbiota in Huoyan geese

Dynamic changes in gut microbiota of three breeds of stud boars pre- and post-amoxicillin administration

Effects of artificial milk on growth performance and intestinal barrier function in suckling piglets: a review

Dietary Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder and Xylanase Supplementation as a Sustainable Nutritional Strategy: Effects on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemistry, and Selected Cecal Bacterial Populations in Broiler Chickens

Assessment of the hepatoprotective effect of a multi-component preparation containing phospholipids, selected amino acids, betaine, and milk thistle extract in dogs with asymptomatic elevation of liver parameters: a pilot study

Copper–molybdenum interactions in ruminant nutrition and reproductive physiology: mechanistic insights into growth, digestibility, and follicular development

Fibrolytic capacity of the gut microbiome in captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana): a pilot study

Comparative analysis of feeding probiotic and exogenous buffer on growth performance, nutrient utilization, blood biochemistry, rumen fermentation pattern and carcass characteristics of crossbred lambs reared under feedlot