{"title":"Mechanical analysis of bovid horns and cervid antlers: a possible ultimate cause for antler casting","authors":"Yaxin Liu, Chunwang Li","doi":"10.1071/an23031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an23031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59176437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Net protein contribution from an intensive Australian pork supply chain","authors":"R. J. van Barneveld, R. Hewitt, D. N. D’Souza","doi":"10.1071/an23057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an23057","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59176530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy intake and nutritional balance of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in special Bavarian landscapes in southern Germany","authors":"A. König, S. Dahl, W. Windisch","doi":"10.1071/an23034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an23034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59176623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Twinning in cattle: a pathway for reducing the methane intensity of beef","authors":"J. Gebbels, M. Kragt, P. Vercoe","doi":"10.1071/an23088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an23088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"103 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59177630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Next-Generation Vaccines Against COVID-19 Variants: Beyond the Spike Protein.","authors":"Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, Haitao Hu","doi":"10.15212/zoonoses-2023-0003","DOIUrl":"10.15212/zoonoses-2023-0003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vaccines are among the most effective medical countermeasures against infectious diseases. The current Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spurred the scientific strategies to fight against the disease. Since 2020, a great number of vaccines based on different platforms have been in development in response to the pandemic, among which mRNA, adenoviral vector, and subunit vaccines have been clinically approved for use in humans. These first-generation COVID-19 vaccines largely target the viral spike (S) protein and aim for eliciting potent neutralizing antibodies. With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, especially the highly transmissible Omicron strains, the S-based vaccine strategies have been faced constant challenges due to strong immune escape by the variants. The coronavirus nucleocapsid (N) is one of the viral proteins that induces strong T-cell immunity and is more conserved across different SARS-CoV-2 variants. Inclusion of N in the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been reported. Here, we briefly reviewed and discussed COVID-19 disease, current S-based vaccine strategies, and focused on the immunobiology of N protein in SARS-CoV-2 host immunity, as well as the next-generation vaccine strategies involving N protein, to combat current and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10686570/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81184858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Skinner, A. J. Cawdell-Smith, J. Biffin, H. Regtop, W. Bryden
{"title":"Vitamin K: history, metabolism, and nutrition in the horse","authors":"J. Skinner, A. J. Cawdell-Smith, J. Biffin, H. Regtop, W. Bryden","doi":"10.1071/an22319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an22319","url":null,"abstract":"Vitamin K (VK) has long been known for its essential role in blood coagulation. However, over the past decade, evidence has mounted for its intrinsic and essential roles in other functions within the body, including bone metabolism, calci fi cation, brain development and glucose metabolism. Thus, VK should no longer be considered a single-function ‘ haemostasis vitamin ’ , but rather as a ‘ multi-function vitamin ’ . While current research has focused on its emerging role in human nutrition, the role that VK plays in other species such as the horse has not been well described, with most of our current understanding having been extrapolated from other species, especially rodents. This review assesses the current state o f knowledge of VK as it pertains to human and animal nutrition, and, where data exist, its metabolism and nutrition in the horse is explored. Future research on the roles of VK as they pertain to horses, particularly extra-hepatic functions, is necessary. Such insight will allow a greater understanding of how VK is metabolised","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59172346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. A. Grinnell, M. Komainda, B. Tonn, D. Hamidi, J. Isselstein
{"title":"Long-term effects of extensive grazing on pasture productivity","authors":"N. A. Grinnell, M. Komainda, B. Tonn, D. Hamidi, J. Isselstein","doi":"10.1071/an22316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an22316","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59172069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Charmley, C. McSweeney, G. Bishop-Hurley, J. Simington, J. Padmanabha, P. Giacomantonio
{"title":"Evaluation of the productivity and feed value of Wondergraze and Redlands leucaena cultivars under grazing","authors":"E. Charmley, C. McSweeney, G. Bishop-Hurley, J. Simington, J. Padmanabha, P. Giacomantonio","doi":"10.1071/an22341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an22341","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59172743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Norton, D. Garden, M. Rohan, B. Orchard, P. Armstrong, T. Brassil
{"title":"Lime, phosphorus and stocking rate of an extensively managed permanent pasture affect feed-on-offer, sheep growth rate, carrying capacity and wool production","authors":"M. Norton, D. Garden, M. Rohan, B. Orchard, P. Armstrong, T. Brassil","doi":"10.1071/an22366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an22366","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59172977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of fermented carrot by-product diets on blood profiles, immune responses, and faecal characteristics in fattening pigs","authors":"G. Chu, B. Park","doi":"10.1071/an22372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/an22372","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49242,"journal":{"name":"Animal Production Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59173147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}