Animal

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The effects of supplemental levels of inorganic zinc, manganese and copper on growth performance in commercial broilers	181
Editorial Board	137
Assessment of control measures against livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a farrow-to-finish pig herd using infectious disease modelling	133
Fluorometric determination of isocitrate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.42; 1; NADP+ dependent) in ruminant milk	120
Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population	88
Assessment of lying down behaviour in temporarily crated lactating sows	75
Do animal source foods always ensure healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets?	74
Evaluation of type traits in relation to production, and their importance in early selection for milk performance in dairy buffaloes	69
The potential of a light spot, heat area, and novel object to attract laying hens and induce piling behaviour	62
Effects of a combination of fibrolytic and amylolytic enzymes on ruminal enzyme activities, bacterial diversity, blood profile and milk production in dairy cows	59
Modelling nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolisable energy requirement for egg production of 3 BW types of Yellow Broiler breeder hens during the egg-laying period	54
Complementarity between microhistological analysis and PCR-capillary electrophoresis in diet analysis of goats and cattle using faecal samples	51
Physiological traits of newborn piglets associated with colostrum intake, neonatal survival and preweaning growth	50
Probing the effects of dietary selenised glucose on the selenium concentration, quality, and antioxidant activity of eggs and production performances of laying hens	48
Editorial Board	43
Improving genomic prediction accuracy of pig reproductive traits based on genotype imputation using preselected markers with different imputation platforms	42
Short communication: Predicting blood plasma non-esterified fatty acid and beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations from cow milk—addressing systematic issues in modelling	42
Effects of ursolic acid on growth performance, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal health of broilers	40
Editorial Board	40
Growth rate, either through genetics or diet, mainly determines the outcome concerning broiler welfare	39
Effect of fish oil in Iberian sow diets on fatty acid, oxylipins and immune traits of colostrum and milk, and suckling piglets’ growth performance	39
The development of a tool to assess cow quality of life based on system-level attributes across pastoral dairy farms	36
Using dynamic modelling to enhance the assessment of the beef water footprint	35
Impact of early inoculation of probiotics to suckling piglets on postweaning diarrhoea – A challenge study with Enterotoxigenic E. Coli F18	35
Developmental changes in tibia and humerus of goose: morphometric, densitometric, and mechanical analysis	34

Dietary autolysed yeast modulates blood profiles, small intestinal morphology and caecal microbiota of weaning pigs	34
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhoea in piglets	33
Review: Pork quality attributes from farm to fork. Part I. Carcass and fresh meat	33
Application of RNA-sequencing to identify biomarkers in broiler chickens prophylactic administered with antimicrobial agents	33
Editorial: Animal welfare from a transdisciplinary perspective	32
Review: More effective linkages between science and policy are needed to minimize the negative environmental impacts of livestock production	32
Editorial Board	32
Review: Livestock transport of animals in a consumer society geared towards efficiency: efficiency, animal welfare or both?	32
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Evaluation of a mechanistic model that estimates feed intake, growth and body composition, nutrient requirements, and optimum economic response of broilers	30
Editorial Board	29
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Editorial: 7th ISEP: Present and future challenges in energy and protein metabolism and their implication in animal nutrition	28
Assessment of the adaptation of Nguni goats to water stress	28
Use of bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy to provide a measure of body composition in sows	28
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Review: Biological consequences of the inhibition of rumen methanogenesis	26
Effects of canola oil and antioxidants on performance, serum parameters, carcass traits, and rumen fermentation patterns of Nellore cattle	25
In vitro protein fractionation methods for ruminant feeds	25
Sponsor page	25
Opinion paper: How can we achieve standards and common guidelines for experimental studies with cattle?	25
Starter protein content and supplemental soybean oil or hydrogenated palm fatty acids in Holstein dairy calves: growth performance, protozoa population, and nitrogen utilization efficiency	25
Effects of supplementing a CP-reduced diet with rumen-protected methionine on Fleckvieh bull fattening	24
Taste agents as modulators of the feeding behaviour of grazing yaks in alpine meadows	23
Associations between the breeding values of Holstein-Friesian bulls and longevity and culling reasons of their daughters	23
Estimation of social genetic effects on feeding behaviour and production traits in pigs	23
Behavioural and physiological responses of Small Tail Han sheep to predators	23
Measuring farmers' attitude towards breeding tools: the Livestock Breeding Attitude Scale	22
Genetical analysis of mastitis and reproductive traits in first-parity Holstein cows using standard and structural equation modelling	22
Behavioural responses related to increasing core body temperature of grazing dairy cows experiencing moderate heat stress	22
Glucose injection into the yolk influences intermediary metabolism in adult Nile tilapia fed with high levels of carbohydrates	22
Review: Environment of the ovulatory follicle: modifications and use of biotechnologies to enhance oocyte competence and increase fertility in cattle	22
Effect of gentle physical contact on behavioural indicators in sheep	22
Inseminate without hormonal treatment in dairy sheep farms: exploring the consequences on the sustainability of several contrasted production systems	22
Predicting feed efficiency of Angus steers using the gastrointestinal microbiome	21
Effects of group size on agonistic interactions in dairy cows: a descriptive study	21
The effects of feeding sows at onset of farrowing supplemental energy (blend of carbohydrates and glycerol) on farrowing kinetics and piglet vitality	21
Long-term effects of early maternal deprivation on goat social behaviour	21
Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows	21
Population structure and genetic diversity of Polish Arabian horses based on pedigree data	20
Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from sheep measured using both respiration and portable accumulation chambers	20
Effects of improved early-life conditions on health, welfare, and performance of pigs raised on a conventional farm	20
Unraveling the actual background of second litter syndrome in pigs: based on Large White data	20
Estimation of genetic parameters for bull conception rate and its genetic correlations with semen production traits in Japanese Black bulls	20
Classification of light Yorkshire pigs at different production stages using ordinary least squares and machine learning methods	20
Methane, growth and carcase considerations when breeding for more efficient Merino sheep production	20
Forage peanut legume as a strategy for improving beef production without increasing livestock greenhouse gas emissions	19
Pre-slaughter factors linked to variation in responses to carbon dioxide gas stunning in pig abattoirs	19
Assessment of flax and hemp fibres in terms of their impact on the growth performance and health status of weaned piglets	19
Evolution of viscera and muscle fractional protein synthesis rate in lean meat selected hybrids and castrated Duroc pigs fed under moderate crude protein restriction	18

Effects of fermented and unfermented aging corn on ruminal fermentation, bacterial communities, lactation performance and plasma metabolites in Holstein cows	18
Opinion paper: Increasing the economic value of male calves from dairy herds to avoid poor animal welfare	18
Consumer evaluation of meat quality from barrows, immunocastrates and boars in six countries	18
Amount and variation of strip yields collected by a defined hand-milking method after machine milking of Holstein dairy cows	18
Editorial Board	18
Dairy goats adjust their meal patterns to the fibre content of the diet	18
Improved tenderness of beef from bulls supplemented with active dry yeast is related to matrix metalloproteinases and reduced oxidative stress	18
Editorial Board	18
Review: Welfare in farm animals from an animal-centred point of view	17
Organic rearing of non-castrated male pigs: welfare indicators, carcass traits, pork quality and boar taint in Duroc and Pietrain crossbreds	17
Editorial Board	17
Does a single adjustment in the meat standards Australia beef grading model cater for different hormonal growth promotant formulations?	17
Enteric methane emissions from zebu cattle are influenced by seasonal variations in rangeland fodder quality and intake	17
Review: Pork quality attributes from farm to fork. Part II. Processed pork products	16
Review: How the efficiency of utilization of essential amino acids can be applied in dairy cow nutrition	16
Whole-genome resequencing reveals genetic structure and introgression in Pudong White pigs	16
Allicin in pregnancy diets modulates steroid metabolism in pregnant sows and placental sulphate metabolism promoting placental angiogenesis and foetal development	16
Nature, nurture, and vegetation management: Studies with sheep and goats	16
Review: Problems in determining metabolisable protein value of dairy cow diets and the impact on protein feeding	16
The effect of different dietary ratios of lysine, arginine and methionine on protein nitration and oxidation reactions in turkey tissues and DNA	16
Review: Current challenges in poultry nutrition, health, and welfare	16
Predicted essential fatty acid intakes for a group of dairy cows also apply at individual animal level	16
Review: From human–animal relation practice research to the development of the livestock farmer's activity: an ergonomics–applied ethology interaction	16
Effects of lactic acid bacteria-fermented formula milk supplementation on colonic microbiota and mucosal transcriptome profile of weaned piglets	16
Interaction between eggshell temperature and carbon dioxide concentration after day 8 of incubation on broiler chicken embryo development	16
Short communication: Prevalence of deleterious variants causing recessive disorders in Italian Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola cattle	16
Association between fecal methanogen species with methane production and grazed forage intake of beef heifers classified for residual feed intake under drylot conditions	16
Dairy cattle welfare – the relative effect of legislation, industry standards and labelled niche production in five European countries	15
Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals	15
Measuring dairy cow welfare with real-time sensor-based data and farm records: a concept study	15
Thymus and meat physicochemical measurements to discriminate calves treated with anabolic and therapeutic doses of dexamethasone	15
Diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early-lactation Holstein cows with and without hyperketonemia	15
Feed-food and land use competition of lowland and mountain dairy cow farms	15
Estimation of the genetic parameters of sheep growth traits based on machine vision acquisition	15
Review: Environmental enrichment builds functional capacity and improves resilience as an aspect of positive welfare in production animals	15
Estimation of (co)variance components, genetic parameters, and genetic trends of growth traits in community-based breeding programs of Bonga sheep	15
Wagyu–Angus cross improves meat tenderness compared to Angus cattle but unaffected by mild protein restriction during late gestation	14
Wound lesions caused by ear tagging in unweaned calves: assessing the prevalence of wound lesions and identifying risk factors	14
Effects of riboflavin supplementation level on health, performance, and fertility of organic broiler parent stock and their chicks	14
Genetic parameters of animal traits associated with coccidian and nematode parasite load and growth in Scottish Blackface sheep	14
Selective breeding as a mitigation tool for methane emissions from dairy cattle	14
Response to different sources of vitamin E orally injected and to various doses of vitamin E in calf starter on the plasma vitamin E level in calves around weaning	14
Effects of hemp seed and flaxseed on enzyme activity in the broiler chicken digestive tract	14
Stress response of 18-, 24- and 30-month-old sport horse stallions to a pretraining programme	14
Effects of phosphorus and calcium depletion on growth performances and bone mineralisation in growing pigs	14
Short communication: The biological value of transition milk: analyses of immunoglobulin G, IGF-I and lactoferrin in primiparous and multiparous dairy cows	14
Combining short-term breath measurements to develop methane prediction equations from cow milk mid-infrared spectra	14
Modeling gait score of broiler chicken via production and behavioral data	14
Effects of spent coffee grounds on production traits, haematological parameters, and antioxidant activity of blood and milk in dairy goats	14
Editorial Board	14
Early addition of enzyme-treated soybean in the diet improves amino acid absorption and protein digestibility by promoting digestive enzyme activity in broilers	14
Pedigree analysis in the Polish Red cattle population	13
A survey on management and housing of peri-parturient dairy cows and their calves	13
Evaluating the effect of phenolic compounds as hydrogen acceptors when ruminal methanogenesis is inhibited in vitro – Part 1. Dairy cows	13
Effects of red cabbage extract rich in anthocyanins on rumen fermentation, rumen bacterial community, nutrient digestion, and plasma indices in beef bulls	13
Effect of feeding Yucca schidigera extract and a live yeast on the rumen microbiome and performance of dairy cows fed a diet excess in rumen degradable nitrogen	13
Review: Some challenges and unrealized opportunities toward widespread use of the in vitro-produced embryo in cattle production	13
Productive performance of beef cows subjected to different nutritional levels in the third trimester of gestation	12
Combining datasets in a dynamic residual feed intake model and comparison with linear model results in lactating Holstein cattle	12
Effects of exogenous α-(1,4)-amylase on the utilisation of corn starch and glucose metabolism in broiler chickens	12
Review: Non-surgical artificial insemination and embryo recovery as safe tools for genetic preservation in small ruminants	12
Diet supplemented either with dried chicory root or chicory inulin significantly influence kidney and liver mineral content and antioxidative capacity in growing pigs	12
Review: Ruminant heat-stress terminology	12
Soybean oligosaccharides attenuate odour compounds in excreta by modulating the caecal microbiota in broilers	12
Short communication: Quantifying postruminal starch fermentation in early-lactation Holstein-Friesian cows	12
Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare	12
Precision worm control in grazing lambs by targeting group treatment based on performance of sentinels	12
Does the type of exercise affect tryptophan catabolism in horses?	12
Genomic prediction ability for feed efficiency traits using different models and pseudo-phenotypes under several validation strategies in Nelore cattle	12
Morphometric traits to estimate brain and liver weight and their ratio for the diagnosis of intrauterine growth restriction in newborn piglets	12
Improving live weight gain of crossbred Limousin bulls with cassava peel silage	12
Effects of pigeon pea leaves and concentrate mixture on feed intake, milk yield, and composition of crossbred dairy cows fed native pasture hay	12
Informational resources used by farmers with ruminants and monogastrics for animal health monitoring: importance of sensory indicators	12
Effect of ewe birth litter size and estimation of genetic parameters on ewe reproductive life traits	12
Individual methane emissions (and other gas flows) are repeatable and their relationships with feed efficiency are similar across two contrasting diets in growing bulls	12
Animal board invited review: Dietary transition from animal to plant-derived foods: Are there risks to health?	12
Editorial: The reporting of statistics in research articles is key to the understanding and reproducibility of good research in animal science	12
Performance, health, and physiological responses of newly received feedlot cattle supplemented with pre- and probiotic ingredients	11
Response to the letter to the Editor: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the methionine utilization efficiency in piglets receiving different methionine sources	11
The effect of first-lactation calving season, milk production, and morphology on the survival of Simmental cows	11

Effects of medium-chain fatty acid supplementation on performance and rumen fermentation of lactating Holstein dairy cows	11
Production costs, economic viability, and risks associated with compost bedded pack, freestall, and drylot systems in dairy farms	11
Effects of dietary propyl gallate and Lactobacillus plantarum addition on growth, intestinal morphology, antioxidant capacity, and immune functions of Pekin ducks	11
Unravelling the mechanisms underlying the social interaction effects on the feed efficiency of rabbits	11
Resolving and functional analysis of RNA editing sites in sheep ovaries and associations with litter size	11
Genome-wide analyses reveal population structure and identify candidate genes associated with tail fatness in local sheep from a semi-arid area	11
Sow and litter performance after cross-fostering one surplus piglet and co-mingling the litters at early lactation	11
From the biochemical pieces to the nutritional puzzle: using meta-reactions in teaching and research	11
Opportunities and limits of commercial farm data to study the genetic determinism of feed efficiency throughout lactation in dairy sheep	11
Blend of natural and natural identical essential oil compounds as a strategy to improve the gut health of weaning pigs	11
Review: Current status of corpus luteum assessment by Doppler ultrasonography to diagnose non-pregnancy and select embryo recipients in cattle	11
Sugary vs salty food industry leftovers in postweaning piglets: effects on gut microbiota and intestinal volatile fatty acid production	11
The contribution of biological sex to heat stress-mediated outcomes in growing pigs	11
Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study	11
Effects of heat stress mitigation strategies on feedlot cattle performance, environmental, and economic outcomes in a hot climate	11
Editorial Board	11
Impact of different cooling solutions on autonomic modulation in horses in a novice endurance ride	11
Associations between behaviour and health outcomes in conventional and slow-growing breeds of broiler chicken	11
Age-dependent development in protein digestibility and intestinal morphology in weaned pigs fed different protein sources	11
Genome-wide association studies for milk production traits in two autochthonous Aosta cattle breeds	11
Reducing foreign genetic contributions to the YDH pig population by segment-based advanced optimum contribution selection	11
Review: Antimicrobial resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from poultry, cattle and pigs	11
Keeping profitable cows in the herd: A lifetime cost-benefit assessment to support culling decisions	10
Dietary supplementation with sodium bicarbonate or sodium sulfate affects eggshell quality by altering ultrastructure and components in laying hens	10
Thiamine modulates intestinal morphological structure and microbiota under subacute ruminal acidosis induced by a high-concentrate diet in Saanen goats	10
Bimodal milk flow and overmilking in dairy cattle: risk factors and consequences	10
Review: Quality of animal-source foods	10
Animal board invited review: Specialising and intensifying cattle production for better efficiency and less global warming: contrasting results for milk and meat co-production at different scales	10
Predicting feed intake using modelling based on feeding behaviour in finishing beef steers	10
Review: SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed minks – an overview of current knowledge on occurrence, disease and epidemiology	10
Short communication: Accuracy of whole-genome sequence imputation in Angus cattle using within-breed and multi breed reference populations	10
Review: Implantation and placentation in ruminants	10
Review: Postpartum reproductive disease and fertility in dairy cows	10
Review: Production factors affecting poultry carcass and meat quality attributes	10
Evaluating the standardized ileal digestible lysine requirement of 7- to 15-kg weanling pigs fed corn-soybean meal-based diets	10
Interactive effects of vitamins A and K3 on laying performance, egg quality, tibia attributes and antioxidative status of aged Roman Pink laying hens	10
Mixing aggression intensity is associated with age at first service and floor type during gestation, with implications for sow reproductive performance	10
Physiological and behavioural effects of intermittent fasting vs daily caloric restriction in meat-type poultry	10
Relationship between dairy cows' hind leg activity and vacuum records during milking	10
Configuration of daily grazing and searching of growing beef cattle in grassland: observational study	10
Editorial Board	9
Effects of dietary energy levels on production and absorption of hindgut short-chain fatty acids in two sheep breeds	9
Relationship between the amino acid release kinetics of feed proteins and nitrogen balance in finishing pigs	9
Direct and carry-over effect of grassland herbage allowance on metabolic hormones and reproduction in primiparous beef cows undergoing temporary weaning and flushing	9
Effect of hatching system and prophylactic antibiotic use on serum levels of intestinal health biomarker diamine oxidase in broilers at an early age	9
Life cycle assessment of pasture-based suckler steer weanling-to-beef production systems: Effect of breed and slaughter age	9
Prediction of growth and feed efficiency in mink using machine learning algorithms	9
A comparison of the reproductive performance in primiparous sows following two timed artificial insemination protocols	9
Finishing season and feeding resources influence the quality of products from extensive-system Gascon pigs. Part 1: Carcass traits and quality of fresh loin	9
Bacillus subtilis inhibits intestinal inflammation and oxidative stress by regulating gut flora and related metabolites in laying hens	9
Corrigendum to “Intramammary administration of lipopolysaccharides at parturition enhances immunoglobulin concentration in goat colostrum” [Animal 18 (2) (2024) 101082]	9
Plane of nutrition during gestation affects reproductive performance and retention rate of hyperprolific sows under commercial conditions	9
Effects of yeast culture supplementation from late gestation to weaning on performance of lactating sows and growth of nursing piglets	9
Corrigendum to ‘Water requirements of beef production can be reduced by genetic selection’ [Animal: Int. J. Animal Biosci. 15 (2021) 100142]	9
Review: A barnyard in the lab: prospect of generating animal germ cells for breeding and conservation	9
Selection for litter size and litter birthweight in Large White pigs: Maximum, mean and variability of reproduction traits	9
Short Communication: The effect of age on young sheep biometric identification	9
Genotype × region and genotype × production level interactions in Holstein cows	9
Review: Markers and proxies to monitor ruminal function and feed efficiency in young ruminants	9
Corrigendum to “Risk factors associated with lambing traits” [Animal 10(1) (2016) 89–95]	9
Review: Mitigating the risks posed by intensification in livestock production: the examples of antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses	9
Intramammary administration of lipopolysaccharides at parturition enhances immunoglobulin concentration in goat colostrum	9
Effects and interaction of dietary calcium and non-phytate phosphorus for slow-growing yellow-feathered broilers during the starter phase	9
Review: Management of livestock behavior to improve welfare and production	9
Estimation of genetic parameter for feed efficiency and resilience traits in three pig breeds	9
Effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid on metabolic status, BW and expression of genes related to lipid metabolism in adipose tissue of dairy cows during peripartum	8
Social referents for dairy farmers: who dairy farmers consult when making management decisions	8
Editorial Board	8
The age of hair matters – the incorporation of cortisol by external contamination is enhanced in distal hair segments of pigs and cattle	8
Nutritional value of whole date waste and evaluating its application in ostrich diets	8
The GH/IGF1 axis in the kidney of young goats fed a protein-reduced diet	8
PhenoBR: a model to phenotype body condition dynamics in meat sheep	8
The potential of virtual fencing technology to facilitate sustainable livestock grazing management	8
Development and validation of a model for early prediction of residual feed intake in beef cattle using plasma biomarkers	8
Growth rates of contract-reared versus home-reared replacement dairy heifers	8
Editorial Board	8
Review: Production factors affecting the quality of chicken table eggs and egg products in Europe	8
Risk factors of high somatic cell count and differential somatic cells in early lactation associated with selective dry cow therapy	8
Early human contact and housing for pigs – part 3: ability to cope with the environment	8
Editorial Board	8
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Contribution of herd characteristics to best linear unbiased estimates of slaughter traits in beef cattle	8
Modelling growth in Suffolk and Charollais sheep populations using random regression models and validation of constrained polynomial correlation values	8
Dietary supplementation with calcium peroxide improves methane mitigation potential of finishing beef cattle	8
Effects of refeeding with low- or high-carbohydrate diets on intermediary carbohydrate metabolism in juvenile and adult Nile tilapia	8
Light microscopic observations of the ruminal papillae of cattle on diets with divergent forage to cereal ratios	8
Lysine requirements of finishing boars and gilts: A meta-analysis	8
RNA-sequencing reveals the metabolism regulation mechanism of sheep skeletal muscle under nutrition deprivation stress	8
Cashmere production, skin characteristics, and mutated genes in crimped cashmere fibre goats	8
Drinking water chlorination in dairy beef fattening bulls: water quality, potential hazards, apparent total tract digestibility, and growth performance	8
Impact of environmental disturbances on estimated genetic parameters and breeding values for growth traits in pigs	8
Short communication: Estimation of ileal digestibility in chickens using single- and dual-tracer methods	8
Amylase activity across black soldier fly larvae development and feeding substrates: insights on starch digestibility and external digestion	8
Review: Genetic selection of high-yielding dairy cattle toward sustainable farming systems in a rapidly changing world	8
Genetic aspects for the behaviour of lactating sows towards humans	8