Frontiers in Veterinary Science | Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2025

Zearalenone causes ovarian damage and abnormal estradiol secretion in meat rabbits by inducing oxidative stress and inflammatory responses

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Fengyang Wu
Fengxia Wang
Zhaohong Tang
Xinyu Yang
Yanhua Liu
Man Zhao
Shudong Liu
Shuaijuan Han
Baojiang Chen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1566284

930 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Apr 2025

Effects of substituting alfalfa silage with whole plant quinoa silage on rumen fermentation characteristics and rumen microbial community of sheep in vitro

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jie Bai
Lijuan Tang
Mao Liu
Ting Jiao
Guiqin Zhao

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1565497

954 views
1 citation

Clinical Trial

Published on 08 Apr 2025

Dietary supplementation with Chinese herbal mixture extracts enhances growth performance, immunity, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal microbiota function in calves

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Mingxi Zhang
Di Shen
Yongxing Wu
Donghe Dang
Shuwei Dong
Jingyan Zhang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1530124

1,062 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Apr 2025

Temporal modulation of duodenal microbiota in dairy cows: effects of dietary shift from high forage to high concentration

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

FuWei Wang
Biao Xie
Hongjin Ji
Jianmin Xia
Yangyi Hao
Zhijun Cao
Wei Wang
Min Gao
Shengli Li
Kailun Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1551327

781 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Apr 2025

Dietary supplementation with hydroxy-methionine manganese improves meat quality, antioxidant capacity, and lipid metabolism in Cherry Valley ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yang Liu
Qinteng Hou
Yaqi Chang
Yueqin Xie
Hua Zhao
Xiaoling Chen
Guangmang Liu
Jiayong Tang
Gang Tian
Jingyi Cai

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1481793

920 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Effect of adding citrus flavonoid (Bioflavex) to diet on growth, feed efficiency, rumen histomorphology, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Saleh Al-Ghamdi
Hani H. Al-Baadani
Abdulrahman S. Alharthi
Gamaleldin M. Suliman
Ibrahim A. Alhidary

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1572911

947 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Mar 2025

Therapeutic impact of dietary ginger supplementation in chickens experimentally infected with coccidia—anti-oxidant, biochemical, and pathological evaluations

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Alshimaa Saber
Amany Sayed Mawas
Atef M. Khalil
Ahmed I. Ahmed
Dina M. W. Shibat Elhamd
Esraa Ali
Ibrahim F. Rehan
Asmaa Elnagar
František Zigo
Mohammed Salah

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1511759

1,417 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Mar 2025

Impact of different concentrations of biogas slurry as a fertilizer substitute on the structure and gene distribution of microbial communities in oilseed rape soil

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xue Yang
Kai Zhang
YaYing Chen
Cancai Zheng
Chunlong Lei
Xiaoqin Song
Bin Wen
Xin Yuan
Hanyang Liu
Jiawen Zhu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1563124

789 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Effects of glycyrrhetinic acid on production performance, serum biochemical indexes, ruminal parameters, and rumen microflora of beef cattle

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Long Wang
Mingren Qu
Lin Li
Wenliang Mei
Fengwei Zhang
Ziyu Hu
Geping Li
Lanjiao Xu
Huan Liang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1529383

917 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Transcriptional profiling of milk fat synthesis in mammary gland of dairy cows with different forage quality using RNA sequencing

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hang Zhang
Changjin Ao
Khas-Erdene
Ni Dan

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1469169

791 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Insights into high-altitude adaptation and meat quality regulation by gastrointestinal metabolites in Tibetan and black pigs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Xue Bai
Zhiying Huang
Helin Tan
Yiren Gu
Xun Wang
Long Jin
Peng Shang
Keren Long
Diyan Li
Mingzhou Li

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1569196

1,320 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Effects of a powder made from three medicinal plants on growth performance, intestinal health, antioxidant activity, and anti-inflammatory ability in Xianghuang chickens

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Can Yang
XiaoWu Tang
RunTao Wu
YunMiao Jiang
Qi Quan
YuTian Xiao
JiaXuan Kuang
JiaYi Chen
QingHai Tang
Zhi Jiang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1538623

674 views

Review

Published on 26 Mar 2025

The characteristics, influence factors, and regulatory strategies of growth retardation in ruminants: a review

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Tao Li
Bakhtawar Riaz Raja
Jie Liao
Longqing Zheng
Fuquan Yin
Shangquan Gan
Xuemei Sun
Gang Lyu
Jian Ma

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1566427

1,211 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 25 Mar 2025

Animal health and nutrition: metabolic disorders in cattle and improvement strategies

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Danju Kang
Shera Elizabeth Lungu
Felix Danso
Chrystella Fernanda Dzou
Yanjun Chen
Xinyu Zheng
Fanghong Nie
Hongying Lin
Jinjun Chen
Guangxian Zhou

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1470391

3,889 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 21 Mar 2025

Agaricus bisporus stipe fed to dairy heifers: effects on growth performance, immunity and antioxidant capacity, and rumen microbiota

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Peng Jia
Chunguang Lu
Xingyu Yang
Xueyuan Jiang
Hulong Lei
Naisheng Lu
Dong Xia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1556330

1,066 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Mar 2025

Monitoring the effects of oxidative stress on the growth of Holstein bull calves using Diquat

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ting Liu
Huan Chen
Dongzhu Cairang
Shuru Cheng
Zhihao Luo
Ming Zhang
David P. Casper

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1573555

743 views