Frontiers in Veterinary Science | Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2025

Effects of nano-zinc oxide supplementation on milk yield, rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and blood indices of high-yielding dairy cows

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Abed Zarghami
Mahdi Ganjkhanlou
Abolfazl Zali
Ashkan Fekri
Valiollah Palangi

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1720270

800 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Nov 2025

Effects of added exogenous hormones on lactation-related physiological functions of equine mammary epithelial cells

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Chao Li
Shengchen Zheng
Jianwei Lin
Qian Li
Kailun Yang
Xiaobin Li

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1660502

797 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2025

Metabolic profiling of prebiotic, probiotic, and synbiotic supplements in a canine colonic fermentation model: a pilot feasibility study reveals distinct and complementary effects

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Alessandro Gramenzi
Luana Clerico
Benedetta Belà
Meri Di Leonardo
Isa Fusaro
Giulia Pignataro

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1641809

857 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Nov 2025

Effects of Lactobacillus supplementation on growth and meat quality of Simmental bulls

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yong qing Liu
Gai fang Wang
Rui WANG
Ying He
Xia Zhang
Cai ping Feng

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

124 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 2025

Metabolomic and microbial diversity perspectives on Aspergillus oryzae culture-induced modifications in ovine feed utilization and rumen ecosystem

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jinglong Xie
Caidie Wang
Yanhui Zhao
Xiaoming Li
Guijun Ma
Kailun Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1658361

622 views

Review

Published on 14 Nov 2025

Innovative lipid delivery systems in ruminant diets: the role of spray drying

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Thâmilla Thalline Batista de Oliveira
Thalia Catherine Sacramento Ferreira
Pedro Paulo Lordelo Guimaraes Tavares
Paulo Romano Cruz Correia
Cláudio Vaz Di Mambro Ribeiro
Carolina Oliveira de Souza

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1619263

837 views

Review

Accepted on 13 Nov 2025

Sustainable AGP Alternatives: A Systems Approach to Non-Antibiotic Growth Regulators Standardization, Synergistic Formulation and Environmental Safety

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Manzar Abbas
Ghulam Abbas
Fatima .
Abdullah Hassan Hashmi
Seemab Jaffery
Yunxia Li
Gaoping Zhao
Li Xihe

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

192 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2025

Effects of zinc supplementation on milk production performance and growth status of Bactrian camels

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xinrui Zhou
Menglei Jiang
Muhammad Amjad
Khosbileg
Miaoyu Liu
Zihui Wu
Jiarui Cheng
Jiabin Tang
Linghua Xu
Xuedan Zhu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1677915

895 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2025

Effects of compound probiotics on growth performance, immunity, antioxidant capacity and gut microbiota in weaned rabbits

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Changchuan Ye
Menglei Shi
Jingnan Ren
Yan Zhang
Yeqiu Zhang
Yingmei Zhang
Yifei Du
Xinyi Wang
Qinghua Liu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1714335

713 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2025

Protective effects of α-ketoglutaric acid on palmitic acid-induced deterioration in sheep endometrial epithelial cells via ferroptosis inhibition

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ziyi Bai
Qinyuan Fang
Shubin Li
Mengxuan Jia
Rongrong Zhang
Chunyu Wang
Zhenli Wu
Gang Liu
Yongbin Liu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1617348

777 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Nov 2025

Potential of fermented herbal extracts to modulate digestion and gut microbiota during the weaner and fattening period on commercial pig farms

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli
Natalia Nöllenburg
Simone Koger
Katharina Schobersberger
Julia C. Vötterl
Christine Leeb

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1620045

672 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

Feeding fresh food and providing water ad libitum is clinically proven to exceed calculated daily water requirements and impact urine relative supersaturation in dogs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Rae Sires
Ryan Yamka
Joe Wakshlag

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1675990

3,139 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

Effects of dietary supplementation of Poria cocos polysaccharides on intestinal barrier, immune function, and growth of Hyla rabbits

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Wen-Yi Wei
XIao-Peng Zhou
XIao-Lin Yang
Ying Zong
Kun Shi
Jian-Ming Li
Nai-Chao Diao
Rui Du
Fan-Li Zeng

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1643620

972 views

Correction

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Correction: Effects of dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio on growth performance and lipid metabolism in nursery pigs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Junjie Guo
Xiaoqian Chen
Huiling Zhu
Kan Xiao
Yanbing Zhang
Shiwei Zhao
Guoshun Chen
Yulan Liu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1729211

746 views

Review

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Heat stress in poultry: the role of nutritional supplements in alleviating heat stress and enhancing gut health in poultry

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Sammad F. Olayiwola
Sunday A. Adedokun

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1691532

2,312 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Effects of replacing soybean meal with cottonseed meal in amino acid balanced diets on growth performance, apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and microbial diversity in fattening Dorper × Hu crossbred sheep

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yuanrui Yue
Jianwei Lin
Gang Lv
Baocang Liu
Xiaoyu Deng
Yunjie Li
Xiaobin Li
Kaixu Chen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1681407

812 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Dietary supplementation of nucleotides and oligosaccharides in kittens reduces the expression of circulating miR-1-3p, miR-133a-3p, miR-206-3p and miR-383-5p

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Fabio Albanese
Matthew Harrison
Michelle J. Farquhar
Lucy J. Holcombe
Jujhar Atwal
Phil Watson
Anna M. Piccinini

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2024.1382436

1,415 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Nov 2025

Potentiated zinc and monovalent copper oxide as dietary supplements for weanling piglets: effects on systemic and mucosal immunity, gut permeability and fecal microbiota composition

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Luca Marchetti
Raffaella Rebucci
Paola Cremonesi
Filippo Biscarini
Bianca Castiglioni
Davide Lanzoni
Alessandra Monteiro
Yron Joseph Yabut Manaig
Valentino Bontempo

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

304 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Nov 2025

Taxonomic and functional shifts in the rumen microbiome of buffalo calves under long-term strategic supplementation of phyto-feed additives

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Pramod Kumar Soni
Anju Kala
Payal Agarwal
Rampratim Deka
Habibur Rahman
Kennady Vijayalakshmy
Lal Chandra Chaudhary

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1647762

781 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Dietary supplementation of Citrus bioflavonoids improves lactation performance in buffaloes during hot weather by regulating antioxidant capacity, immune function, and rumen microbes

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yinghui Li
Hanxing Yao
Chenglong Li
Mengwei Li
Fengming Chen
Xingguo Huang
Chengjian Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1707093

736 views

Perspective

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Considering the concept of nutritional modification coupled with phytase supplementation for reducing Campylobacter jejuni in broilers

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Kirsty Gibbs
Abiodun Bello
Sasha van der Klein
Charlotte Poulsen
Karsten Kragh
Leon Marchal

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1686545

1,289 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

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

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Shengwang Jiang
Chaoyun Yang
Chen Ji
Chao Li
Gang Lv
Hongwei Gao
Wei Zhang
Yi Zhang
Zengwen Huang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1695023

831 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

In vitro fermentation characteristics of dietary fibers using fecal inocula from dogs fed a canned diet and treated with metronidazole

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Sara E. Martini
Patrícia M. Oba
Elizabeth L. Geary
Laura L. Bauer
Ryan N. Dilger
Kelly S. Swanson

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1670624

926 views

Original Research

Published on 28 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

Rong Chen
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

649 views

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Effects of nano-zinc oxide supplementation on milk yield, rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and blood indices of high-yielding dairy cows

Effects of added exogenous hormones on lactation-related physiological functions of equine mammary epithelial cells

Metabolic profiling of prebiotic, probiotic, and synbiotic supplements in a canine colonic fermentation model: a pilot feasibility study reveals distinct and complementary effects

Effects of Lactobacillus supplementation on growth and meat quality of Simmental bulls

Metabolomic and microbial diversity perspectives on Aspergillus oryzae culture-induced modifications in ovine feed utilization and rumen ecosystem

Innovative lipid delivery systems in ruminant diets: the role of spray drying

Sustainable AGP Alternatives: A Systems Approach to Non-Antibiotic Growth Regulators Standardization, Synergistic Formulation and Environmental Safety

Effects of zinc supplementation on milk production performance and growth status of Bactrian camels

Effects of compound probiotics on growth performance, immunity, antioxidant capacity and gut microbiota in weaned rabbits

Protective effects of α-ketoglutaric acid on palmitic acid-induced deterioration in sheep endometrial epithelial cells via ferroptosis inhibition

Potential of fermented herbal extracts to modulate digestion and gut microbiota during the weaner and fattening period on commercial pig farms

Feeding fresh food and providing water ad libitum is clinically proven to exceed calculated daily water requirements and impact urine relative supersaturation in dogs

Effects of dietary supplementation of Poria cocos polysaccharides on intestinal barrier, immune function, and growth of Hyla rabbits

Correction: Effects of dietary n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio on growth performance and lipid metabolism in nursery pigs

Heat stress in poultry: the role of nutritional supplements in alleviating heat stress and enhancing gut health in poultry

Effects of replacing soybean meal with cottonseed meal in amino acid balanced diets on growth performance, apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and microbial diversity in fattening Dorper × Hu crossbred sheep

Dietary supplementation of nucleotides and oligosaccharides in kittens reduces the expression of circulating miR-1-3p, miR-133a-3p, miR-206-3p and miR-383-5p

Potentiated zinc and monovalent copper oxide as dietary supplements for weanling piglets: effects on systemic and mucosal immunity, gut permeability and fecal microbiota composition

Taxonomic and functional shifts in the rumen microbiome of buffalo calves under long-term strategic supplementation of phyto-feed additives

Dietary supplementation of Citrus bioflavonoids improves lactation performance in buffaloes during hot weather by regulating antioxidant capacity, immune function, and rumen microbes

Considering the concept of nutritional modification coupled with phytase supplementation for reducing Campylobacter jejuni in broilers

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

In vitro fermentation characteristics of dietary fibers using fecal inocula from dogs fed a canned diet and treated with metronidazole

The variation of gut microbiota in captive Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) from infancy to adulthood