Frontiers in Veterinary Science | Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Safety and effects of scorpion-derived antimicrobial peptides as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broilers: growth performance, immune function, and intestinal development

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Mingyang Gao
Zhengli Wang
Hongfeng Zhao
Zihui Li
Hong Shen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1677663

343 views

Editorial

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Editorial: Unlocking the power of gut microbiota to improving health and welfare in non-ruminant livestock

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Shuai Liu
Yanting Chen
Jinghui Li
Mingyao Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1674586

664 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Impact of mixed silages of licorice aerial parts and whole plant corn on nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation, and gastrointestinal microbiota in Simmental cattle

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Haonan Liu
Limin Tang
Xingyu Xu
Qifeng Gao
Yuliang Sun
Wenhao Li
Dong Lu
Houjun Yu
Tao Jiang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1658831

328 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Oct 2025

The Variation of Gut Microbiota in Captive Sichuan Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) from Infancy to Adulthood

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Chen Rong
Xinyi Liu
Siteng Wang
Lan Guo
Meirong Li
Xiaojuan Xu
Ran Lv
Litong Hong
Guodong Wang
Changlin Deng

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1683047

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Ruminal solubility and bioavailability of trace minerals in growing lambs fed varying levels of live yeast with a total mixed ration

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Mutassim M. Abdelrahman
Ayman A. Swelum
Hani A. Ba-Awadh
Mohammed A. Al-Badwi
Mohsen M. Alobre
Gamaleldin M. Suliman
Mohammed M. Qaid
Majdi A. Bahadi
Abdullah N. Al-Owaimer

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1657871

418 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Impact of different production systems on the slaughter performance and meat quality of gayal (Bos frontalis)

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Li Zhi
Qing Li
Zibei Wang
Meng Zhang
Shichun He
Hao Zhang
Sifan Dai
Lijuan Zhang
Shusheng Zhao
Feng Jiang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1538622

498 views

Editorial

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Editorial: Functional Nutritional Strategies as Alternatives to Antimicrobials

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Matteo Dell'Anno
Monika Hejna
Francesca Riva
Luciana ROSSI

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1711519

211 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Effects of Alfalfa Fermented Feed on Growth Performance, Meat Quality and Fecal Microflora of Taoyuan Black Pigs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yongfei Zhu
Xinyu Lei
Xiaoya Zhang
Yongmei Wu
Biguang Lv
Xuan Cheng
Haoqian Cheng
Li Wang
Yinghui Li
Cong Li

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1689943

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2025

A pseudo-ketogenic sugar-ghee-enriched diet induces metabolic and immune alterations in rats: a model of flawed ketogenic diet practice

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Farah Ismail
Mohammad Khalifeh
Wael Hananeh
Batool Khataybeh
Rasha Al-Azaizeh
Muath Q. Al-Ghadi

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1582086

694 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Oct 2025

Bovine Adipose Mitochondrial Adaptation and a Potential Lactate–Ketone Toggle in Early Lactation

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Nial Joseph O Boyle
Miguel Chirivi
Ursula Abou-Rjeileh
Adam Leslie Lock
Andres Contreras
Reinhard Stöger
Lisa Chakrabarti

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1676955

727 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Effects of dietary canthaxanthin on egg production, serum parameters, and intestinal health in indigenous chickens under heat stress

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xiaoyun Zhou
Yiping Song
Jie Chen
Xi Chen
Lanxin Guan
Yaxuan Wang
Mei Xiao
Wenchao Liu
Lilong An

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1672896

980 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2025

N-carbamylglutamate supplementation improves laying performance of layers by regulating hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xiao-Bing Peng
Qing-Yue Wang
Yan Zhang
Na Liu
Wei Ma
Chun-Qiang Wang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1668137

568 views

Original Research

Accepted on 01 Oct 2025

Diet supplemented with fermented onion improves growth performance, health, meat quality, and rumen metabolite profiles in Liangshan black sheep

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

wang sheng Jiang
Chaoyun Yang
chen Ji
chao Li
gang Lv
wei hong Gao
Wei Zhang
yi Zhang
Zengwen Huang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1695023

146 views

Original Research

Accepted on 01 Oct 2025

Effect of Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract, Lactobacillus acidophilus and their combined supplementation on production performance, immunity, antioxidation and intestinal health in broilers

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jianxiong Lu
Shuaibing Li
Jiahui Wu
Yan Chen
Susu Jiang
Guohua Zhang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1675593

106 views

Review

Accepted on 01 Oct 2025

Heat Stress Affects Dairy Cow Performance via Oxidative Stress, Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, Gut Microbiota, and Multi-Dimensional Mitigation

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Qiang Zhang
wenguang zhang
lin zhu
lulu yang
Yunhan Li
Pengbo Gu
Sriguleng si

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1686241

140 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Synergistic effects of multi-strain probiotics and Chinese herbal medicine on growth performance and gut health in weaned piglets

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Kai Ji
Sheng Lei
Lingling Wang
Lang Tian
Zizeng Wen
Rongjing Shi
Lin Liu
Jinjia Liu
Baoming Shi
Jian Wang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1677127

832 views