Design of a Combined Solar Powered Pasture Chopping and Conveying Machine. by Kanyamumba Liberty

“…Zero grazing provides advantages like Animals are kept inside hence more secure, feeds are utilized well, reduces pasture damage, maximum use of land, urban and peri-urban farmers can keep cattle, many animals can be fed from a small area, easy collection of manure, crop and biogas production, and easy detection of heat in animals. [1]. …”
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Comparative peculiarities of genomic diversity in <i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i> chickens with decorative plumage: the muffs and beard phenotype by N. V. Dementieva, Y. S. Shcherbakov, A. E. Ryabova, A. B. Vakhrameev, A. V. Makarova, O. A. Nikolaeva, A. P. Dysin, A. I. Azovtseva, N. R. Reinbah, O. V. Mitrofanova

“…Throughout history, humans have been attempting to develop the ornamental features of domestic animals in addition to their productive qualities. …”
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Reduced Glutathione Promoted Growth Performance by Improving the Jejunal Barrier, Antioxidant Function, and Altering Proteomics of Weaned Piglets by Zhimei Tian, Yiyan Cui, Miao Yu, Dun Deng, Zhenming Li, Xianyong Ma, Mingren Qu

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The quality of Tibetan sheep meat from pastures was synergistically regulated by the rumen microbiota and related genes at different phenological stages by Xiaowei Chen, Yuzhu Sha, Xiu Liu, Yanyu He, Wenhao Li, Liangwei Yao, Jiqing Wang, Wenxin Yang, Qianling Chen, Min Gao, Wei Huang, Bin Ma, Bin Ma

“…Studies have shown that animal meat quality is related to the gut microbiota. …”
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DPV pUL15 possesses a potential NLS, which is important for the location of the terminase complex and for viral proliferation and genome cleavage by Qiao Yang, Yaya Feng, Lizhen Liu, Linlin Yang, Mingshu Wang, Ying Wu, Bin Tian, Xumin Ou, Renyong Jia, Dekang Zhu, Shun Chen, Mafeng Liu, Xinxin Zhao, Shaqiu Zhang, Juan Huang, Di Sun, Yu He, Zhen Wu, Ling Zhang, Yanling Yu, Anchun Cheng

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The functions of herpesvirus shuttling proteins in the virus lifecycle by Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Huijun Cao, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Mingshu Wang, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Anchun Cheng, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Bin Tian, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Xumin Ou, Di Sun, Di Sun, Di Sun, Di Sun, Di Sun, Yu He, Yu He, Yu He, Yu He, Yu He, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Xinxin Zhao, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Ying Wu, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Shaqiu Zhang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, Juan Huang, YanLing Yu, Ling Zhang, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Shun Chen, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Mafeng Liu, Dekang Zhu, Dekang Zhu, Dekang Zhu, Dekang Zhu, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia, Renyong Jia

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Dietary steviol glycosides mixture supplementation modulates the gene expression of gut chemoreceptors and enhances the antioxidant capacity in weaned piglets by Yunxia Xiong, Zhentao He, Qiwen Wu, Hao Xiao, Shuting Cao, Xuefen Yang, Yajing Li, Zongyong Jiang, Cui Zhu, Li Wang

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Identification and subcellular localization of proteins that interact with Duck plague virus pUL14 in infected host cells by Jieyu Wan, Mingshu Wang, Anchun Cheng, Wei Zhang, Qiao Yang, Bin Tian, Xumin Ou, Di Sun, Yu He, Xinxin Zhao, Ying Wu, Shaqiu Zhang, Juan Huang, Zhen Wu, YanLing Yu, Ling Zhang, Dekang Zhu, Renyong Jia, Mafeng Liu, Shun Chen

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Comparative multiomics analyses reveal the breed effect on the colonic host–microbe interactions in pig by Liang Huang, Shiqi Luo, Shuqi Liu, Mingliang Jin, Yizhen Wang, Xin Zong

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Effects of Supplemental Exogenous Emulsifier on Performance, Nutrient Metabolism, and Serum Lipid Profile in Broiler Chickens by Amitava Roy, Sudipto Haldar, Souvik Mondal, Tapan Kumar Ghosh

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Dietary Quercetin Regulates Gut Microbiome Diversity and Abundance in <i>Apis cerana</i> (Hymenoptera Apidae) by Haodong Wu, Conghui Ji, Ruisheng Wang, Lijiao Gao, Wenhua Luo, Jialin Liu

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TRIM8 inhibits porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus replication by targeting and ubiquitinately degrading the nucleocapsid protein by Zhenbin Bi, Wei Wang, Shanshen Gu, Yajing Zhou, Zhengchang Wu, Wenbin Bao, Haifei Wang

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Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life? by Sophie Amalie Blirup-Plum, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Katrine Top Hartmann, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Karen Pankoke, Mette Sif Hansen, Ken Steen Pedersen, Inge Larsen, Jens Peter Nielsen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Egle Kudirkiene, Thomas Hartig Braunstein, Kristiane Barington

“…In Denmark, the pig sector is accountable for the majority of antimicrobial usage in animals. As new-born piglets are at risk of developing infectious omphalitis, and many pigs are treated by antimicrobials within the first days of life, an early and accurate diagnosis of the disease is imperative to maintain animal welfare and reduce the antimicrobial usage. …”
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Combatting Salmonella: a focus on antimicrobial resistance and the need for effective vaccination by Junaid Nazir, Tasaduq Manzoor, Afnan Saleem, Ubaid Gani, Sahar Saleem Bhat, Shabir Khan, Zulfqarul Haq, Priyanka Jha, Syed Mudasir Ahmad

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Research note: Whole-genome sequencing revealed genomic diversity dynamics in duck conserved populations by Yu-Ze Yang, Zhong-Tao Yin, Xiao-Ran Lin, Chun-Ying Zhao, Fang-Xi Yang, Fei-Fan Chen, Zhuo-Cheng Hou

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Formononetin promotes porcine oocytes maturation and improves embryonic development by reducing oxidative stress by Na Wang, Han Yang, Yelei Chen, Hekun Wang, Chaorui Wang, Jianglin Fan, Yajie Chen, Yinghua Li, Maobi Zhu

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Significance of KLK7 expression, polymorphisms, and function in sheep horn growth by Mingzhu Shan, Hao Li, Xinyue Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Pingjie Feng, Lisheng Zhou, Zhangyuan Pan, Mingxing Chu

“…By comparing the amino acid sequence of KLK7 with KLK7 sequences in other species, we discovered eight amino acids at specific positions in the KLK7 protein sequence that may have regulatory functions in determining the size of horns in ruminant animals. Thirteen SNPs with F-statistic value (Fst) > 0.15 were identified. …”
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Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals key genes and pathways associated with egg yolk percentage in chicken by Wen Li, Yuxing Luo, Shoujia Zhu, Mengyuan Wang, Xuli Zhao, Zhonghua Ning

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The impact of relaxation music (Weightless by Marconi Union) on production performance, welfare, and hematological and biochemical blood parameters in broiler chickens by Patrycja Ciborowska, Damian Bień, Artur Żbikowski, Karol Pawłowski, Jakub Urban, Anna Zalewska, Arkadiusz Matuszewski, Karwan Yaseen Kareem, Klara Piotrowska, Monika Michalczuk

“…Literature indicates that specific music genres, as environmental enrichment, can improve animal welfare and production outcomes.The research involved 1,200 Ross 308 chickens divided into control (C) and experimental (M) groups. …”
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Experimental infection of wild boars (Sus scrofa) with Rickettsia rickettsii and evaluation of the transmission potential to Amblyomma sculptum ticks by Lucianne Cardoso Neves, Lina de Campos Binder, Warley Vieira de Freitas Paula, Nicolas Jalowitzki de Lima, Ennya Rafaella Neves Cardoso, Rayane Almeida Santos, Raphaela Bueno Mendes Bittencourt, Gracielle Teles Pádua, Gabriel Cândido dos Santos, Mariana Avelar Tavares, Maria Carolina de Azevedo Serpa, Adriano Pinter, Artur Luiz de Almeida Felicio, Marcelo B. Labruna, Felipe da Silva Krawczak

“…Methods Four wild boars were infected with R. rickettsii through infestation with R. rickettsii-infected A. sculptum adults (infected group); a fifth wild boar was infested with uninfected A. sculptum adults (control group). Simultaneously, the animals were infested with uninfected larvae and nymphs of A. sculptum. …”
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