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Original Research

Published on 07 Jul 2025

Effects of antioxidant capacity-based dietary replacement of vitamin E with commercial products containing grape skin–green tea extracts or hydrolyzed wood polyphenols on poultry performance, metabolism, immune-related gene expression, and meat quality

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

M. Simoni
T. Danese
N. Mezzasalma
A. Goi
R. Pitino
G. Mantovani
M. Andrani
A. Costa
A. Plomaritou
L. Ragionieri

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1608147

2,109 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 07 Jul 2025

Safety, efficacy, gastrointestinal tolerance, and digestibility of brewed chicken protein in healthy adult dogs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Meredith A. Smola
Patrícia M. Oba
Julio C. Mioto
Pernilla Audibert
Tomas Belloso
Kelly S. Swanson

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1593209

3,405 views
1 citation

Correction

Published on 04 Jul 2025

Correction: Supplementation of dietary Angelica sinensis extracts to lactating Wuzhishan sows: effects on milk composition, immune function, milk-derived hormones, and related gene expression

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hongzhi Wu
Xilong Yu
Xiaoyu Zhang
Weiqi Peng
Fengjie Ji
Qian Shen
Renlong Lv

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1648018

817 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2025

Modeling the weaning diet of piglets with fermented feed material: effects on growth performance and health parameters

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Sarunas Badaras
Vytaute Starkute
Ernestas Mockus
Modestas Ruzauskas
Dovile Klupsaite
Erika Mozuriene
Jurgita Dailidaviciene
Agila Dauksiene
Laurynas Vadopalas
Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1616209

2,003 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2025

Effects of summer supplementation of Houttuynia cordata extract on growth performance, anti-inflammatory properties, and rumen fermentation in Guizhou black goats

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Lingling Xie
Zhongling Jian
Mingyan Tang
Chen Li
Zhiyu Huang
Fu Wang
Ren Ou
Shengyong Lu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1627331

2,051 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2025

Establishing diagnostic criteria for feline obesity using a highly sensitive serum amyloid A assay

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Miki Kobayashi
Motoo Kobayashi
Tomoaki Hirose
Masashi Yuki
Satoru Imano
Yukari Asahi
Takahiro Teshima
Toshiro Arai

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1630963

2,143 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Impact of fecal microbiota transplantation in dogs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Leon Cantas
Rasmus Goll
Christopher G. Fenton
Ruth H. Paulssen
Henning Sørum

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1505226

3,804 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jun 2025

Effects of diet type on the core fecal bacterial taxa and the dysbiosis index of healthy adult dogs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Patrícia M. Oba
Leah J. Roberts
Elizabeth L. Geary
Jan S. Suchodolski
Kelly S. Swanson

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1572875

3,590 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 25 Jun 2025

Antioxidant activity of Jinxuan tea polysaccharide and its protective effect on intestinal injury induced by transport stress in chicks

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xueyan Sun
Qiaoyi Zhou
Jinjing Gao
Shujuan Liu
Feike Zhao
Caijin Ling
Binghu Fang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1610218

1,316 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Effects of dietary NDF/NFC ratios on in vitro rumen fermentation, methane emission, and microbial community composition

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jichao Li
Feng Guan
Pengyu Liu
Huiting Ma
Jiyou Zhang
Yumin Ma
Shengyong Mao
Xiao’e Xiang
Wei Jin

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1588357

2,092 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2025

Niacin mitigates heat stress-induced reduction in performance of Taihe black-boned silky fowl through modulation of gut microorganisms and short-chain fatty acids

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Wenliang Mei
Chuanbin Chen
Xiaona Gao
Wenyan Zhang
Ziyu Hu
Mingren Qu
Gen Wan
Lanjiao Xu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1592101

1,677 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jun 2025

Comparison of fecal microbiota and metabolites in diarrheal piglets pre-and post-weaning

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Tao Huang
Jiangpeng Dong
Wenyu Zhang
Zhengyu Hu
Xuhui Tan
Hao Li
Kailing Sun
Ayong Zhao
Min Huang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1613054

1,846 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jun 2025

Hyodeoxycholic acid modulates gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism to enhance intestinal barrier function in piglets

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jie Chong
Yongming Zhou
Zhi Li
Xiaokai Li
Jinwei Zhang
Haoran Cao
Jideng Ma
Liangpeng Ge
Hang Zhong
Jing Sun

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1610956

2,557 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Theaflavins enhances laying hen production performance and egg antioxidant capacity via improving antioxidant status and regulating lipid metabolism

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ling Zhou
Pinyao Zhao
Jinwei Zhang
Jie Zhong
Yulin Rao
Jia Tang
Longsheng Jiang
Fen Chen
Lijuan Chen
Keying Zhang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1566580

1,339 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Probiotic administration correlated with reduced diarrheal incidence and improved gut microbiota diversity in young goats

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Mohamed Osman Abdalrahem Essa
Cheng Cheng
Jun Li
Xiao Han
Zhong Kang Wei
Layla Ahmed Mohammed Abdelhadi
Huda Ahmed Hassan
Saber Y. Adam
Hosameldeen Mohamed Husien
Ahmed A. Saleh

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1604638

1,818 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Wenchen Sun
Linglan Deng
Wanjie Zou
Panting Wei
Shaobin Hao
Huadong Wu
Wei Lu
Yuyong He

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1620128

1,557 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Integrative multi-omics and bioinformatics analysis of the effects of BaiRui YuPingFeng Powder on intestinal health in broilers

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Haonan Xu
Fang Zhang
Yan Che
Yu Cui
Qisheng Yao
Yueqin Guan
Hao Chen
Yuying Huang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1606531

2,120 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Multi-omics analysis reveals the efficacy of two probiotic strains in managing feline chronic kidney disease through gut microbiome and host metabolome

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hsiao-Wen Huang
Tzu-Chien Kuo
Ya-Jane Lee
Ming-Ju Chen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1590388

3,737 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Editorial: Crosslinking of feed nutrients, microbiome and production in ruminants

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Wenjuan Du
Wenjie Xu
Yin Hu
Shengguo Zhao
Fuyong Li
Deguang Song
Junshi Shen
Qingbiao Xu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1610490

1,476 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

The effect of Japanese eel as a main ingredient on hair condition, antioxidant ability, apparent total tract digestibility and body weight gain in cat food

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yilin Yuan
Leilei Zhu
Xuan Cai
Hui Mao
Tingting Wang
Shengqing Tao
Jiayu Bao
Chengyin Liu
Jie Feng

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1553320

1,881 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Dietary inclusion of defatted black soldier fly larvae meal: impacts on laying hen performance, egg quality, serum biomarkers, and intestinal morphology

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Lifei Chen
Haoyang Sun
Hanhan Song
Guiying Wang
Xiuliang Ma
Jiacai Tu
Lei Yang
Junxia Li
Yuxi Wang
Xueqiang Meng

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1605077

2,560 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

The role of lycopene in alleviating soybean meal-induced intestinal injury in an early-weaned piglet model

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Shugui Zheng
Mingbo Li
Xinhong Luan
Chuan Tong
Jiguang Li
Zhiying Zhang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1552482

1,358 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Supplementation with Zn-loaded montmorillonite enhanced Zn ion transport, trace element deposition, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal function in broilers

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Shizhen Qin
Haibo Wang
Shijiao Qin
Jinlv Li
Defu Tang
Zhaoguo Shi

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1609339

1,656 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2025

Comparative analysis of milk production, composition, and plasma metabolomics across various dairy goat breeds in Yunnan Province, China

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xun Xiang
Hua Chang
Samiullah Khan
Ibrar Muhammad Khan
Feiyan Zhu
Linfu Yang
Gang Duan
Jiming Li
Nourhan Nassar
Feiyan Dai

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1552786

2,406 views
2 citations

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Effects of antioxidant capacity-based dietary replacement of vitamin E with commercial products containing grape skin–green tea extracts or hydrolyzed wood polyphenols on poultry performance, metabolism, immune-related gene expression, and meat quality

Safety, efficacy, gastrointestinal tolerance, and digestibility of brewed chicken protein in healthy adult dogs

Correction: Supplementation of dietary Angelica sinensis extracts to lactating Wuzhishan sows: effects on milk composition, immune function, milk-derived hormones, and related gene expression

Modeling the weaning diet of piglets with fermented feed material: effects on growth performance and health parameters

Effects of summer supplementation of Houttuynia cordata extract on growth performance, anti-inflammatory properties, and rumen fermentation in Guizhou black goats

Establishing diagnostic criteria for feline obesity using a highly sensitive serum amyloid A assay

Impact of fecal microbiota transplantation in dogs

Effects of diet type on the core fecal bacterial taxa and the dysbiosis index of healthy adult dogs

Antioxidant activity of Jinxuan tea polysaccharide and its protective effect on intestinal injury induced by transport stress in chicks

Effects of dietary NDF/NFC ratios on in vitro rumen fermentation, methane emission, and microbial community composition

Niacin mitigates heat stress-induced reduction in performance of Taihe black-boned silky fowl through modulation of gut microorganisms and short-chain fatty acids

Comparison of fecal microbiota and metabolites in diarrheal piglets pre-and post-weaning

Hyodeoxycholic acid modulates gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism to enhance intestinal barrier function in piglets

Theaflavins enhances laying hen production performance and egg antioxidant capacity via improving antioxidant status and regulating lipid metabolism

Probiotic administration correlated with reduced diarrheal incidence and improved gut microbiota diversity in young goats

Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs

Integrative multi-omics and bioinformatics analysis of the effects of BaiRui YuPingFeng Powder on intestinal health in broilers

Multi-omics analysis reveals the efficacy of two probiotic strains in managing feline chronic kidney disease through gut microbiome and host metabolome

Editorial: Crosslinking of feed nutrients, microbiome and production in ruminants

The effect of Japanese eel as a main ingredient on hair condition, antioxidant ability, apparent total tract digestibility and body weight gain in cat food

Dietary inclusion of defatted black soldier fly larvae meal: impacts on laying hen performance, egg quality, serum biomarkers, and intestinal morphology

The role of lycopene in alleviating soybean meal-induced intestinal injury in an early-weaned piglet model

Supplementation with Zn-loaded montmorillonite enhanced Zn ion transport, trace element deposition, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal function in broilers

Comparative analysis of milk production, composition, and plasma metabolomics across various dairy goat breeds in Yunnan Province, China