Frontiers in Veterinary Science | Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

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

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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

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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

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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

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Original Research

Accepted on 11 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
Lanjiao Xu
Chuanbin Chen
Xiaona Gao
Wenyan Zhang
Ziyu Hu
Mingren Qu
Gen Wan

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1592101

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Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2025

Effects of maternal and post-weaning supplementation with microbe-derived antioxidants on sow and piglet performance, oxidative status, and gut microbiota

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jiayong Tang
Yifan Wang
Qiang Zhou
Zhengfeng Fang
Yan Lin
Shengyu Xu
Bin Feng
Yong Zhuo
Xuemei Jiang
Hua Zhao

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1574259

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Mini Review

Accepted on 10 Jun 2025

Reconciling the definitions of Raw Meat-Based Diets and Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods for Companion Animals. A mini review

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Samuel S Kiprotich
Eric Altom
Robert Mason
Charles G Aldrich

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1547953

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Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2025

Effects of folic acid on body folate status, ovarian function, and organ indexes of offspring during embryonic stage

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jianfei Zhao
Zhongqian Lu
Jialin Wu
Yufei Zhu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1564592

578 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Jun 2025

Effects of antioxidant capacity-based dietary replacement of Vitamin E by 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

Marica Simoni
Tommaso Danese
Nicolo Mezzasalma
arianna goi
rosario pitino
Giorgia Mantovani
Melania Andrani
Angela Costa
Antigoni Plomaritou
Luisa Ragionieri

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1608147

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Original Research

Accepted on 09 Jun 2025

Synergistic effects of Chinese Herbal Formula combined with Microcin J25 against Escherichia coli and Salmonella in calf diarrhea and clinical evaluation of preventive and therapeutic effects in the Ningxia Region

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Dongzhao Ding
Lei-Xin Zhu
Qian Shao
Xin Li
Yinchao Tong
Wen Zhang
FuJiang Wang
Yunpeng Fan
Qi Yang
SuZhu Qing

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1619420

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Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Effects of feeding Candida utilis-fermented pea starch on overall, metabolic and intestinal health of dogs and cats

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Priscilla Curso-Almeida
Marina Subramaniam
Matheus de Oliveira Costa
Jennifer L. Adolphe
Murray D. Drew
Matthew E. Loewen
Lynn P. Weber

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1542484

759 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Effects of chicken hemoglobin antimicrobial peptides on intestinal mucosal immunity under chronic heat stress and vaccination responses in broilers

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Decheng Wang
Fengjiao Hu
Hui Liu
Ruiping She
Jijing Tian

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1574513

640 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 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

158 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jun 2025

Dietary canthaxanthin improves egg production rate through regulating hepatic lipid metabolism and redox status in indigenous chickens

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jie Chen
Sumeng Yu
Xiaofeng Zhang
Yiping Song
Xiaoyun Zhou
Mei Xiao
Wenchao Liu
Lilong An

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1607039

728 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jun 2025

The effects of Astragalus, Epimedium, and Fructus Ligustri Lucidi extract on the antioxidant capacity, and immune status of goslings under stress conditions

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Qing Qu
Yihong Sun
Yayan Liang
Yongsheng Nie
Ming Gao
Yaohui Yuan
Wei Wang
Shuo Zhou

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1558440

341 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jun 2025

Impact of dietary Alpinia Katsumadai extracts on production performance, meat quality, and gene expression in AMPK signaling regulatory pathway of Wuzhishan pigs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hongzhi Wu
Xilong Yu
Xiaoyu Zhang
Euphrème Ipemba
Ghislain Boungou Bakala
Lessebe Gambou Dieu Leveut
Weiqi Peng
Fengjie Ji
Hanfeng Li
Ting Cao

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1563498

387 views