Animal Nutrition

Papers
(The TQCC of Animal Nutrition is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Characterization of a novel bifunctional enzyme from buffalo rumen metagenome and its effect on in vitro ruminal fermentation and microbial community composition122
Responses in splanchnic and mammary amino acid metabolism to short-term graded removal of methionine in lactating goats106
Reducing dietary sodium of dairy cows fed a low-roughages diet affect intake and feed efficiency, but not yield105
Identification of gut microbes associated with feed efficiency by daily-phase feeding strategy in growing-finishing pigs78
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MRCKα is a novel regulator of prolactin-induced lactogenesis in bovine mammary epithelial cells72
Wheat silage partially replacing oaten hay exhibited greater feed efficiency and fibre digestion despite low feed intake by feedlot lambs68
Editorial Board65
The influence of non-bound amino acid inclusions and starch-protein digestive dynamics on growth performance of broiler chickens offered wheat-based diets with two crude protein concentrations65
Dietary copper requirement of broilers fed a corn-soybean meal diet during 22–42 d of age61
Dietary crude protein time-dependently modulates the bacterial community and metabolites and changes dietary nutrient efficiency in growing pigs61
Acid tolerance of lactate-utilizing bacteria of the order Bacteroidales contributes to prevention of ruminal acidosis in goats adapted to a high-concentrate diet58
Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 protect chicks from damage caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis colonization55
Tolerance and safety evaluation of sodium sulfate: A subchronic study in laying hens53
Feasibility of feeding cadmium accumulator maize (Zea mays L.) to beef cattle: Discovering a strategy for eliminating phytoremediation residues53
Alterations on vitamin C synthesis and transportation and egg deposition induced by dietary vitamin C supplementation in Hy-Line Brown layer model51
Dietary dihydroartemisinin supplementation alleviates intestinal inflammatory injury through TLR4/NOD/NF-κB signaling pathway in weaned piglets with intrauterine growth retardation49
Influence of barley inclusion method and protease supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and gastrointestinal tract development in broiler starters49
Fate of undigested proteins in the pig large intestine: What impact on the colon epithelium?49
Maternal intake restriction programs the energy metabolism, clock circadian regulator and mTOR signals in the skeletal muscles of goat offspring probably via the protein kinase A-cAMP-responsive eleme48
Early weaning leads to the remodeling of lipid profile in piglet jejunal crypt cells during post-weaning days48
Feeding Bacillus-based probiotics to gestating and lactating sows is an efficient method for improving immunity, gut functional status and biofilm formation by probiotic bacteria in piglets at weaning46
Protease supplementation reduced the heat increment of feed and improved energy and nitrogen partitioning in broilers fed maize-based diets with supplemental phytase and xylanase45
The crucial role of lysine in the hepatic metabolism of growing Holstein dairy heifers as revealed by LC-MS-based untargeted metabolomics44
Dietary Litsea cubeba essential oil supplementation improves growth performance and intestinal health of weaned piglets41
Effects of dietary supplementation with essential oils and protease on growth performance, antioxidation, inflammation and intestinal function of weaned pigs41
Urea transport and hydrolysis in the rumen: A review40
Supplementing N-carbamoylglutamate in late gestation increases newborn calf weight by enhanced placental expression of mTOR and angiogenesis factor genes in dairy cows39
Effects of dietary barley inclusion and glucanase supplementation on the production performance, egg quality and digestive functions in laying ducks39
Dietary fat and carbohydrate-balancing the lactation performance and methane emissions in the dairy cow industry: A meta-analysis39
Effects of essential oils on economically important characteristics of ruminant species: A comprehensive review39
Effects of sex on fat deposition through gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in weaned pigs38
Screening for probiotic characters in lactobacilli isolated from chickens revealed the intra-species diversity of Lactobacillus brevis37
A preliminary study of dietary protein requirement of juvenile marbled flounder (Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae)37
Transcriptome analysis of adipose tissue and muscle of Laiwu and Duroc pigs37
Proteomic identification of ruminal epithelial protein expression profiles in response to starter feed supplementation in pre-weaned lambs36
Dietary adenosine supplementation improves placental angiogenesis in IUGR piglets by up-regulating adenosine A2a receptor35
Transcriptomic and metabolomic insights into the roles of exogenous β-hydroxybutyrate acid for the development of rumen epithelium in young goats35
Effective protective agents against the organ toxicity of T-2 toxin and corresponding detoxification mechanisms: A narrative review35
Low-protein diets supplemented with glutamic acid or aspartic acid ameliorate intestinal damage in weaned piglets challenged with hydrogen peroxide35
Dietary soluble non-starch polysaccharide level and xylanase supplementation influence performance, egg quality and nutrient utilization in laying hens fed wheat-based diets34
Regulation of pancreatic exocrine in ruminants and the related mechanism: The signal transduction and more34
Dietary ferulic acid and vanillic acid on inflammation, gut barrier function and growth performance in lipopolysaccharide-challenged piglets33
Advances in research on solid-state fermented feed and its utilization: The pioneer of private customization for intestinal microorganisms33
The ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2 mediates the regulation of PepT2 by mTORC1 in bovine mammary epithelial cells32
Effects of dietary supplementation of nucleotides from late gestation to lactation on the performance and oxidative stress status of sows and their offspring32
Vitamin A injection at birth improves muscle growth in lambs32
Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A review31
Advances in selenium supplementation: From selenium-enriched yeast to potential selenium-enriched insects, and selenium nanoparticles30
Flavor supplementation during late gestation and lactation periods increases the reproductive performance and alters fecal microbiota of the sows30
Mechanism of action, benefits, and research gap in fermented soybean meal utilization as a high-quality protein source for livestock and poultry30
Dietary emodin alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal mucosal barrier injury by regulating gut microbiota in piglets30
Effects of Transparent Testa8 (TT8) gene and Homeobox12 (HB12) gene silencing in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) on molecular structure spectral profile in relation to energy, degradation, and fermentati29
Replacing dietary sodium selenite with biogenic selenium nanoparticles improves the growth performance and gut health of early-weaned piglets29
Reduction of dietary crude protein and feed form: Impact on broiler litter quality, ammonia concentrations, excreta composition, performance, welfare, and meat quality29
Partially substituting alfalfa hay with hemp forage in the diet of goats improved feed efficiency, ruminal fermentation pattern and microbial profiles29
Serum biochemical parameters and amino acids metabolism are altered in piglets by early-weaning and proline and putrescine supplementations28
Zinc lactate alleviates oxidative stress by modulating crosstalk between constitutive androstane receptor signaling pathway and gut microbiota profile in weaned piglets28
The future of feed formulation for poultry: Toward more sustainable production of meat and eggs27
Determination of optimal dietary selenium levels by full expression of selenoproteins in various tissues of broilers from 22 to 42 d of age26
Starch supplementation improves the reproductive performance of sows in different glucose tolerance status26
Dietary fibre effects and the interplay with exogenous carbohydrases in poultry nutrition26
Artificial parasin I protein (API) supplementation improves growth performance and intestinal health in weaned piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli25
Maternal supplementation with mulberry-leaf flavonoids improves the development of skeletal muscle in the offspring of chickens25
Effect of changing the proportion of C16:0 and cis-9 C18:1 in fat supplements on rumen fermentation, glucose and lipid metabolism, antioxidation capacity, and visceral fatty acid profile in finishing 25
Activation of skeletal carbohydrate-response element binding protein (ChREBP)-mediated de novo lipogenesis increases intramuscular fat content in chickens25
Rumen microbiota succession throughout the perinatal period and its association with postpartum production traits in dairy cows: A review25
Precise evaluation of the nutritional value of yeast culture and its effect on pigs fed low-protein diets24
Dietary crude protein and protein solubility manipulation enhances intestinal nitrogen absorption and mitigates reactive nitrogen emissions through gut microbiota and metabolome reprogramming in sheep24
Prediction of protein and amino acid composition and digestibility in individual feedstuffs and mixed diets for pigs using near-infrared spectroscopy24
Dietary curcumin alleviates intestinal damage induced by ochratoxin A in juvenile grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella): Necroptosis and inflammatory responses24
Targeting gut microbiota and metabolism profiles with coated sodium butyrate to ameliorate high-energy and low-protein diet-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction in laying hens24
Embryonic modulation through thermal manipulation and in ovo feeding to develop heat tolerance in chickens24
Characterization of serum proteomic and inflammatory profiling at early stage of iron deficiency in weaned piglets24
Dietary inositol supplementation improves meat quality by modulating amino acid metabolism and gut microbiota composition of finishing pigs23
Variations in the milk lipidomic profile of lactating dairy cows fed the diets containing alfalfa hay versus alfalfa silage23
Interactions between rumen epithelium-associated microbiota and host immunological and metabolic adaptations in response to different milk replacer feeding intensities in dairy calves23
Effect of fermented rapeseed meal on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal health in growing pigs22
Comparisons of carcass traits, meat quality, and serum metabolome between Shaziling and Yorkshire pigs22
Nutrient utilisation and growth performance of broiler chickens fed standard or moderately reduced dietary protein diets with and without β-mannanase supplementation22
Total amino acid level affects the results of standardized ileal digestibility assays for feed ingredients for swine22
Integrated metabolomics and microbiome analysis reveal blended oil diet improves meat quality of broiler chickens by modulating flavor and gut microbiota22
Neonatal vitamin A but not retinoic acid administration increases intramuscular adipocyte number in sheep by promoting vascularization22
Nutritional stimulation by in-ovo feeding modulates cellular proliferation and differentiation in the small intestinal epithelium of chicks22
Trace metals and animal health: Interplay of the gut microbiota with iron, manganese, zinc, and copper22
Compound Bacillus improves eggshell quality and egg metabolites of hens by promoting the metabolism balance of calcium and phosphorus and uterine cell proliferation22
Ruminal bacterial community is associated with the variations of total milk solid content in Holstein lactating cows21
The uniqueness and superiority of energy utilization in yaks compared with cattle in the highlands: A review21
Time-course effects of different fiber-rich ingredients on energy values, microbiota composition and SCFA profile in growing pigs21
Flesh quality of hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂) fed with hydrolyzed porcine mucosa-supplemented low fishmeal diet21
Glutamine in suppression of lipopolysaccharide-induced piglet intestinal inflammation: The crosstalk between AMPK activation and mitochondrial function21
Non-starch polysaccharide-degrading enzymes may improve performance when included in wheat- but not maize-based diets fed to broiler chickens under subclinical necrotic enteritis challenge21
Effect of restricted feeding on hen performance, egg quality and organ characteristics of individual laying hens21
Poultry gut health and beyond21
Uridine alleviates high-carbohydrate diet-induced metabolic syndromes by activating sirt1/AMPK signaling pathway and promoting glycogen synthesis in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)21
Potential use of garlic products in ruminant feeding: A review20
Physiological function and application of dietary fiber in pig nutrition: A review20
Abductive statistical methods improve the results of calibration curve bioassays: An example of determining zinc bioavailability in broiler chickens20
Increasing concentrations of dietary threonine, tryptophan, and glycine improve growth performance and intestinal health with decreasing stress responses in broiler chickens raised under multiple stre20
Dietary butyrate, lauric acid and stearic acid improve gut morphology and epithelial cell turnover in weaned piglets20
Effects of different protein and lipid levels on the growth performance and intestinal microflora of loach (Paramisgurnus dabryanus)20
Use of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in diets for sows: A review20
Integrated analysis of multi-tissues lipidome and gut microbiome reveals microbiota-induced shifts on lipid metabolism in pigs20
Gut microbiome colonization and development in neonatal ruminants: Strategies, prospects, and opportunities20
Dietary fishmeal replacement by Clostridium autoethanogenum protein meal influences the nutritional and sensory quality of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) via the TOR/AAR/AMPK pathways19
Effects of dietary astaxanthin supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, immune response, and intestinal health of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)19
Insect (black soldier fly larvae) oil as a potential substitute for fish or soy oil in the fish meal-based diet of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)19
Leucine regulates lipid metabolism in adipose tissue through adipokine-mTOR-SIRT1 signaling pathway and bile acid–microbe axis in a finishing pig model19
Effects of dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 32315 on growth, immune response and acute ammonia stress tolerance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed with high or low protein die19
Research progress on cottonseed meal as a protein source in pig nutrition: An updated review19
Enteromorpha polysaccharide-zinc replacing prophylactic antibiotics contributes to improving gut health of weaned piglets19
Dietary sodium acetate and sodium butyrate attenuate intestinal damage and improve lipid metabolism in juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) fed a high carbohydrate diet by reducing endopla19
Retinoic acid alleviates rotavirus-induced intestinal damage by regulating redox homeostasis and autophagic flux in piglets19
Influences of lauric acid addition on performance, nutrient digestibility and proteins related to mammary gland development in dairy cows19
Essential oils improve nursery pigs' performance and appetite via modulation of intestinal health and microbiota18
Milk selenium content and speciation in response to supranutritional selenium yeast supplementation in cows18
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Dietary supplementation with betaine or glycine improves the carcass trait, meat quality and lipid metabolism of finishing mini-pigs18
Manganese methionine hydroxy analog chelated affects growth performance, trace element deposition and expression of related transporters of broilers17
Dietary high protein-induced diarrhea and intestinal inflammation by activation of NF-κB signaling in piglets17
Butyrate metabolism in rumen epithelium affected by host and diet regime through regulating microbiota in a goat model17
Taurine drives body protein renewal and accretion in beef steers16
Different types of bile acids exhibit opposite regulatory effects on lipid metabolism in finishing pigs through bile acid receptors16
Assessment of four different dietary amino acid profiles recommended for ISA Brown layer hens: A validation study16
Dietary rumen-protected L-arginine or N-carbamylglutamate attenuated fetal hepatic inflammation in undernourished ewes suffering from intrauterine growth restriction16
Application of the brown macroalga Saccharina latissima (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) as a feed ingredient for livestock: A review16
Maternal dietary inulin intake during late gestation and lactation ameliorates intestinal oxidative stress in piglets with the involvements of gut microbiota and bile acids metabolism16
Effects of electrolyte balance on intestinal barrier, amino acid metabolism, and mTORC1 signaling pathway in piglets fed low-protein diets16
Effect of dietary supplementation of selenium-L-methionine on growth, antioxidant capacity and resistance to nitrite stress of spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus) under two rearing water temperatu16
Dietary carbohydrate to lipid ratio affects growth, reproductive performance and health of female yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidragrus): A lipidomics analysis16
Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces marxianus yeast co-cultures modulate the ruminal microbiome and metabolite availability to enhance rumen barrier function and growth performance in weaned la16
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Phenethyl isothiocyanate as an anti-nutritional factor attenuates deoxynivalenol-induced IPEC-J2 cell injury through inhibiting ROS-mediated autophagy15
Nutritional regulation of skeletal muscle energy metabolism, lipid accumulation and meat quality in pigs15
Tea polyphenols increase the antioxidant status of laying hens fed diets with different levels of ageing corn15
Calcium supplementation in low nutrient density diet for meat ducks improves breast meat tenderness associated with myocyte apoptosis and proteolytic changes15
Tributyrin administration improves intestinal development and health in pre-weaned dairy calves fed milk replacer15
Different copper sources and levels affect growth performance, copper content, carcass characteristics, intestinal microorganism and metabolism of finishing pigs15
Ferulic acid mediates prebiotic responses of cereal-derived arabinoxylans on host health15
Mulberry leaf powder regulates antioxidative capacity and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs15
Effects of varying dietary folic acid during weaning stress of piglets14
Necrotic enteritis and antibiotic-free production of broiler chickens: Challenges in testing and using alternative products14
Enhancing growth, liver health, and bile acid metabolism of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through combined cholesterol and bile acid supplementation in plant-based diets14
Dietary ribose supplementation improves flesh quality through purine metabolism in gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio)14
Zearalenone induces apoptosis and autophagy by regulating endoplasmic reticulum stress signalling in porcine trophectoderm cells14
Feedomics provides bidirectional omics strategies between genetics and nutrition for improved production in cattle14
Effects of L-arginine, guanidinoacetic acid and L-citrulline supplementation in reduced-protein diets on bone morphology and mineralization of laying hens14
Dietary host-associated Bacillus subtilis supplementation improves intestinal microbiota, health and disease resistance in Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)14
Determination of the available energy, standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids of fermented corn germ meal replacing soybean meal in growing pig diets14
Chronic exposure to high-density polyethylene microplastic through feeding alters the nutrient metabolism of juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens)14
Effect of hybrid rice varieties on growth and development of broilers and ducks14
Uterine inflammation status modulates eggshell mineralization via calcium transport and matrix protein synthesis in laying hens14
Treatment of immune dysfunction in intrauterine growth restriction piglets via supplementation with dimethylglycine sodium salt during the suckling period14
Yeast-based nucleotide supplementation in mother sows modifies the intestinal barrier function and immune response of neonatal pigs14
Applications and prospects of functional oligosaccharides in pig nutrition: A review14
Diet xylo-oligosaccharide supplementation improves growth performance, immune function, and intestinal health of broilers14
Mutual interaction between gut microbiota and protein/amino acid metabolism for host mucosal immunity and health14
Dietary inclusion of multispecies probiotics to reduce the severity of post-weaning diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli F18+ in pigs14
Low rumen degradable starch promotes the growth performance of goats by increasing protein synthesis in skeletal muscle via the AMPK-mTOR pathway14
Monascus purpureus M-32 fermented soybean meal improves the growth, immunity parameters, intestinal morphology, disease resistance, intestinal microbiota and metabolome in Pacific white shrimp (Litope14
Low-protein diet supplemented with 1% L-glutamine improves growth performance, serum biochemistry, redox status, plasma amino acids, and alters fecal microbiota in weaned piglets14
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