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Effects of Utilizing Spent Coffee Ground as Protein Source for Ruminant Diet by In Vitro Study

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70048

Kanokwan Chukaew, Somkiert Prasanpanich, Phongthorn Kongmun

{"title":"Effects of Utilizing Spent Coffee Ground as Protein Source for Ruminant Diet by In Vitro Study","authors":"Kanokwan Chukaew, Somkiert Prasanpanich, Phongthorn Kongmun","doi":"10.1111/asj.70048","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asj.70048","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 The aim of this research was to explore the substitution of palm kernel cake (PKC) with spent coffee grounds (SCGs) in ruminant diets through in vitro experiments. The research employed a completely randomized design. These treatments consisted of SCG substituting PKC at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. Results indicate that SCG contains higher concentrations of CP and EE compared to PKC, while PKC displays elevated levels of NDF and ADF relative to SCG. The cumulative gas production at 72 h exhibited a significant quadratic difference (p < 0.01). IVDMD demonstrated a linear decline with increasing levels of SCG substitution (p = 0.001). The highest ruminal NH3-N concentration was observed in the group with 50% SCG substitution, whereas the 75% and 100% substitution groups displayed the lowest values (p < 0.05). At 4 h post incubation, the total VFA concentration and the proportions of C2 and C4 showcased a linear reduction (p < 0.05), whereas the proportion of C3 displayed a significant quadratic difference (p = 0.030), with the 50% substitution level exhibiting the highest. The populations of Ruminococcus albus and Prevotella bryantii after 4 h post incubation experienced a notable linear decrease (p < 0.01). In conclusion, it is recommended to substitute PKC with SCG at levels ranging from 50% to 75%.\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7890,"journal":{"name":"Animal Science Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143662064","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}

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Thyme Essential Oil Supplementation in Growing Merino Lambs: Effects on Growth Performance, Blood Metabolites, and Fecal Microbiology

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70051

Ismail Cetin, Ece Cetin, Deniz Karakcı, Egemen Ercetin

{"title":"Thyme Essential Oil Supplementation in Growing Merino Lambs: Effects on Growth Performance, Blood Metabolites, and Fecal Microbiology","authors":"Ismail Cetin, Ece Cetin, Deniz Karakcı, Egemen Ercetin","doi":"10.1111/asj.70051","DOIUrl":"10.1111/asj.70051","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of thyme essential oil on growth performance, fecal microflora and immune system parameters in growing Merino lambs to investigate its use as safe and natural method. Thirty Merino lambs were used in 45 days in a randomized complete block design. The lambs in control group did not receive thyme essential oil, whereas each lamb in experimental groups supplemented with 250 mg thyme essential oil/d (T250) and 500 mg thyme essential oil/d (T500) throughout the study. The number of coliform bacteria was found to be the lowest in the T250 group compared to the other groups. Moreover, a significant difference was found between the control and experimental groups in the Lactobacillus (p < 0.019) and Bifidobacterium (p < 0.010) counts, and it was determined that the experimental groups contained higher numbers of beneficial bacteria than the control group. Immunoglobulin G plasma levels was highest in the 500 mg/day thyme oil group compared to the other groups. In conclusion, adding thyme essential oil with a high carvacrol content to lamb rations under stress following weaning has demonstrated that it can have antibacterial, immune-supportive, and growth-promoting properties without causing a negative effect on performance parameters.\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7890,"journal":{"name":"Animal Science Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143662065","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}

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Weighted Values for Direct and Maternal Genetic Effects to Maximize the Accuracy of Index Selection

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70050

Masahiro Satoh

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Impact of Slaughter Weight on Flavor Metabolites in Longissimus Dorsi Muscle of Tianfu Finishing Pigs

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70045

Xuan Tao, Pinyao Zhao, Yuanfeng Li, Xiang Ao

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Utilizing Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources—Based on Research Into Indigenous Cattle Breeds in the Basque Country in Northern Spain and Indigenous Pig Breeds in Vietnam

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70046

Masaaki Taniguchi

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Methionine Supplementation of Maternal Diet Improves Hatching Traits, Initial Development, and Performance in Japanese Quail Fed Different Levels of Methionine During Growth

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70044

Thaís Pacheco Santana, Alany Cristyane Felix da Silva, Marisa Silva Bastos, Juliana dos Santos Conceição, Angélica de Souza Khatlab, Eliane Gasparino, Leandro Teixeira Barbosa, Claudson Oliveira Brito, Ana Paula Del Vesco

{"title":"Methionine Supplementation of Maternal Diet Improves Hatching Traits, Initial Development, and Performance in Japanese Quail Fed Different Levels of Methionine During Growth","authors":"Thaís Pacheco Santana, Alany Cristyane Felix da Silva, Marisa Silva Bastos, Juliana dos Santos Conceição, Angélica de Souza Khatlab, Eliane Gasparino, Leandro Teixeira Barbosa, Claudson Oliveira Brito, Ana Paula Del Vesco","doi":"10.1111/asj.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.70044","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the effects of dietary levels of methionine on lipid and intestinal metabolism in Japanese quail hens and their progeny. The experiment was conducted according to a 3 × 3 factorial design, with three maternal and three progeny diets, as follows: low-methionine (LMET), recommended methionine (MET), and high-methionine (HMET). Methionine supplementation improved reproductive performance during laying (p < 0.05). Intestinal morphometry revealed that MET and HMET diets increased duodenal villus width and crypt depth in hens (p < 0.05). Hens fed the HMET diet showed higher expression of amino acid transport and barrier function genes. Hens fed LMET produced offspring with lower body weight at 15 days of age and lower weight gain (1–15 days of age) than hens fed MET and HMET (p = 0.0002). During the grower phase, chicks fed LMET diet had lower body weight at 15 (p < 0.0001) and 35 (p < 0.0001) days and worse feed conversion ratio (p = 0.0006) than chicks fed MET and HMET. Progeny from MET or HMET hens had improved intestinal histomorphometry. Overall, methionine supplementation of quail diets enhances intestinal function and reproductive performance in hens, improving chick performance in the starter and grower phases.","PeriodicalId":7890,"journal":{"name":"Animal Science Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asj.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565226","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}

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Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist (IL-1ra) Production and Expression Dynamics in Mammary Glands After Lipopolysaccharide Infusion

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70047

Nur Laili Marufah, Takahiro Nii, Naoki Suzuki, Jirapat Jaisue, Naoki Isobe

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Comparison of Carcass Composition, Meat Quality, Metric Traits of the Digestive System, and Leg Bones of the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) and Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix L.)

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70041

Marcin Wegner, Dariusz Kokoszyński, Marek Kotowicz, Hanna Jankowiak, Aleksandra Cebulska, Jozef Bujko, Dariusz Piwczyński, Karol Włodarczyk

{"title":"Comparison of Carcass Composition, Meat Quality, Metric Traits of the Digestive System, and Leg Bones of the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) and Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix L.)","authors":"Marcin Wegner, Dariusz Kokoszyński, Marek Kotowicz, Hanna Jankowiak, Aleksandra Cebulska, Jozef Bujko, Dariusz Piwczyński, Karol Włodarczyk","doi":"10.1111/asj.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 The aim of the study was to compare the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) and gray partridge (Perdix perdix L.) of the two species of game birds most popular in Poland occurring in the natural in terms of meat quality and morphometric and anatomical dimensions. A total of 40 birds were used for the study, 10 males and 10 females of each species. The compared bird species differed (p < 0.05) in body and carcass weight, share (%) of pectoral and leg muscles, neck and abdominal fat, chemical composition and physicochemical traits (EC24h — electrical conductivity, L*, a*) of pectoral and leg muscles, and texture traits of m. pectoralis major, except for gumminess. Gray partridges had a higher percentage of pectoral muscles, but a lower percentage of leg muscles, and were less fattness than pheasants. The pectoral and leg muscles of pheasants had a higher intramuscular fat content. Partridge pectoral muscles had lower protein content and higher water content and were also darker, with less gumminess and hardness. Partridge leg muscles contained more collagen and had higher redness. Partridges had a higher percentage of heart and liver and relatively (per 100 g BW) longer intestinal segments and leg bone dimensions.\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7890,"journal":{"name":"Animal Science Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497109","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}

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Behaviors in the Slaughter Corridor, Carcass, and Meat Quality Traits of Anatolian, Italian, and Italian × Anatolian Crossbreds (F1) Water Buffaloes

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70042

Seyfi Özdemir, P. Dilara Kecici, Hulya Yalcintan, Bulent Ekiz

{"title":"Behaviors in the Slaughter Corridor, Carcass, and Meat Quality Traits of Anatolian, Italian, and Italian × Anatolian Crossbreds (F1) Water Buffaloes","authors":"Seyfi Özdemir, P. Dilara Kecici, Hulya Yalcintan, Bulent Ekiz","doi":"10.1111/asj.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.70042","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to assess the slaughter corridor behavior, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of Anatolian, Italian, and Italian × Anatolian (F1) crossbred water buffaloes. The research involved Anatolian (n = 8), Italian (n = 10), and Italian × Anatolian crossbred (n = 8) water buffaloes, all of which had been used for milk production on a commercial farm before being culled and slaughtered. While water buffalo pass through the slaughter corridor, both the behaviors of the animals and the handling actions of the stockpersons were video recorded. Genotype had no significant influence on the scores for animal behaviors (AWBEH) and stockperson actions (AWACT). There were significant differences in carcass weight among the genotypes (p < 0.001), with the genotypes ranked from smallest to largest in carcass weight as follows: Anatolian, crossbred (F1), and Italian water buffaloes. Additionally, the EUROP fatness score was higher in carcasses from the Italian genotype compared to the Anatolian water buffaloes. Mean pH24h was lower in Italian water buffaloes than Anatolian ones. On the other hand, fat and meat color variables were not influenced by animal genotype. In conclusion, crossbreeding between Italian and Anatolian water buffaloes may increase carcass weight in crossbred (F1) genotype without altering meat quality or temperament.","PeriodicalId":7890,"journal":{"name":"Animal Science Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asj.70042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143489766","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}

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Diversity of Subgroup of Fibrobacter succinogenes in the Rumen and Feces of Cattle and Sheep

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Animal Science Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1111/asj.70043

Chiaki Ogawa, Tomomi Ban-Tokuda, Hiroki Matsui

{"title":"Diversity of Subgroup of Fibrobacter succinogenes in the Rumen and Feces of Cattle and Sheep","authors":"Chiaki Ogawa, Tomomi Ban-Tokuda, Hiroki Matsui","doi":"10.1111/asj.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.70043","url":null,"abstract":"Fibrobacter succinogenes is the most important microbe in terms of fiber degradation in the rumen of ruminants and is known to be a phylogenetically diverse group of species. This study aimed to examine the ecology and diversity of F. succinogenes in the rumen and hindgut of cattle and sheep using a species-specific primer set. Using this technique, six clone libraries were constructed, and the cloned sequences were analyzed. FS I was dominated by cattle rumen fluid (CRF), cattle rumen mat (CRM), sheep rumen fluid (SRF), and sheep rumen mat (SRM). FS II was dominated by cattle feces (CFE). FS III was dominated by sheep feces (SFE). FS III and IV were commonly detected in both CFE and SFE. Horse and capybara group was detected in SFE. Abundance of F. succinogenes was determined by species specific real-time PCR assay. The abundance in the rumen mat was significantly higher than in the rumen fluid and feces in cattle (p < 0.01). In conclusion, the composition of the Fibrobacter group in the rumen was different from that in the feces, indicating that the composition in the feces does not directly reflect the composition of the rumen.","PeriodicalId":7890,"journal":{"name":"Animal Science Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/asj.70043","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143489767","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}

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