Noman Khurshid, Saima Naveed, Fazal Raziq, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Assad Ullah
{"title":"Assessing the effect of a yeast product (Pichia guilliermondii) on growth performance, carcass traits, gut morphology, intestinal microbial computation, and immune response in broilers.","authors":"Noman Khurshid, Saima Naveed, Fazal Raziq, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Assad Ullah","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04629-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04629-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"409"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145186755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ngozi Ejum Ogbuagu, Rine Christopher Reuben, Kelvin Olutimilehin Jolayemi, Ochuko Orakpoghenor, Stephen Kyari, Talatu Patience Markus, Collins Chimezie Udechukwu
{"title":"Effects of dietary inclusion of African catfish waste silage and probiotics on in vitro rumen fermentation and methane emissions.","authors":"Ngozi Ejum Ogbuagu, Rine Christopher Reuben, Kelvin Olutimilehin Jolayemi, Ochuko Orakpoghenor, Stephen Kyari, Talatu Patience Markus, Collins Chimezie Udechukwu","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04675-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04675-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the effects of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) waste silage (AS) supplemented with or without probiotics (PB; Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Bacillus coagulans) on in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics and greenhouse gas emissions using two ruminal inocula derived from White Fulani bulls and Red Sokoto bucks. Four White Fulani bulls (400 ± 20 kg) and four Red Sokoto bucks (25 ± 5 kg) served as rumen inoculum donors. Experimental diets were formulated with varying levels of AS inclusion (0%, 8%, 14%, and 20%), with or without probiotics (0.2 mL/g of diet). The diet was mixed with rumen inoculum to undergo fermentation. Total gas emissions were measured at 2, 4, 6, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 48 h of fermentation using a manometer for total gas production and a portable gas detector for methane (CH₄), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen sulfide (H₂S). The pH levels were assessed using a potentiometer, while fermentation characteristics were determined using standard formulae. The inclusion of AS and PB significantly (P < 0.01) increased gas production rates and short-chain fatty acid production. AS alone increased pH, while PB inclusion tended to reduce pH in bulls, likely due to enhanced fermentation acidification. Asymptotic CH₄ production decreased (P < 0.0001) with increasing AS levels and probiotic supplementation. While probiotic inclusion reduced CO emissions, AS had no effect. Higher AS levels significantly (P < 0.0001) reduced H₂S production, with probiotics yielding the lowest H₂S values in both inocula. Probiotic supplementation also enhanced (P < 0.0001) dry matter digestibility and metabolizable energy, with the highest values observed at 20% AS inclusion. In conclusion, the inclusion of African catfish waste silage and probiotics (L. plantarum and B. coagulans) in ruminant diets reduced greenhouse gas emissions while improving rumen fermentation characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"411"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145186797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W S Sepúlveda, L X Estévez-Moreno, D M Martínez, N O Mancilla, A Abreu, G C Miranda-de la Lama
{"title":"Perceptions and quality attributes of goat meat in north-eastern region of Colombia: insights from consumers and farmers.","authors":"W S Sepúlveda, L X Estévez-Moreno, D M Martínez, N O Mancilla, A Abreu, G C Miranda-de la Lama","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04671-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04671-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"413"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12479643/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145186774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paloma Helena Gonçalves, Gabriel Santos Souza David, Laura Franco Prados, Bianca Rodrigues Domingos, Beatriz Lima Vellini, Felipe Almeida Nascimento, Willian Manoel Ricardo Foresto, Naiara Caixeta da Silva, Flávio Dutra de Resende, Gustavo Rezende Siqueira
{"title":"Association of corn processing methods and sodium lasalocid for beef cattle on pasture during the finishing phase.","authors":"Paloma Helena Gonçalves, Gabriel Santos Souza David, Laura Franco Prados, Bianca Rodrigues Domingos, Beatriz Lima Vellini, Felipe Almeida Nascimento, Willian Manoel Ricardo Foresto, Naiara Caixeta da Silva, Flávio Dutra de Resende, Gustavo Rezende Siqueira","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04659-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04659-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"406"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145150955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of grape pomace fermented with probiotic microorganisms on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant capacity, serum biochemistry and some cecal microorganisms in broiler chickens.","authors":"Emrah Gungor","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04662-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04662-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"399"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145150990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feral pig re-domestication in Martinique: a case study using participatory approach based on a serious game to co-design agroecological breeding systems.","authors":"Nicolas Degras, Julie Labatut, Gisèle Alexandre, Nathalie Mandonnet, Audrey Fanchone, Jean-Luc Gourdine","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04668-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04668-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"397"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145151127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Airton Gonçalves de Oliveira, Dermeval Araujo Furtado, Ricardo de Sousa Silva, Tacila Rodrigues Arruda, José Pinheiro Lopes Neto, Patrício Gomes Leite, Raimundo Calixto Martins Rodrigues, Ivson de Sousa Barbosa, José Ilton Pereira Alves, Neila Lidiany Ribeiro
{"title":"Physiological and zootechnical variables of Japanese quails consuming macroalgae (Gracilaria birdiae) under different environmental conditions.","authors":"Airton Gonçalves de Oliveira, Dermeval Araujo Furtado, Ricardo de Sousa Silva, Tacila Rodrigues Arruda, José Pinheiro Lopes Neto, Patrício Gomes Leite, Raimundo Calixto Martins Rodrigues, Ivson de Sousa Barbosa, José Ilton Pereira Alves, Neila Lidiany Ribeiro","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04636-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04636-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"395"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145151067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amina Benmoussa, Malika Meziane Ahmed, Khedidja Boudour, El Hassen Lankri
{"title":"Contribution to the valorization of potato (Solanum tuberosum L) by-products in the broilers feed formulation: physicochemical characterization and nutritional value of potato peels.","authors":"Amina Benmoussa, Malika Meziane Ahmed, Khedidja Boudour, El Hassen Lankri","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04623-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04623-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"398"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145150941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yohana Rosaly Corrêa, Juliana Silva de Oliveira, Manoel Francisco de Sousa, Liv Soares Severino, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros, Anderson Lopes Pereira, Luana da Silva Cordeiro, Thácyla Beatriz Duarte Correia, Alberto Jefferson da Silva Macêdo, Edson Mauro Santos
{"title":"Effects of the addition of detoxified castor bean meal to sugarcane silage: blood parameters and histopathological findings in confined sheep.","authors":"Yohana Rosaly Corrêa, Juliana Silva de Oliveira, Manoel Francisco de Sousa, Liv Soares Severino, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros, Anderson Lopes Pereira, Luana da Silva Cordeiro, Thácyla Beatriz Duarte Correia, Alberto Jefferson da Silva Macêdo, Edson Mauro Santos","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04647-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04647-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 8","pages":"407"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145150994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}