Animal Nutrition

Papers
(The TQCC of Animal Nutrition is 17. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board241
The crucial role of lysine in the hepatic metabolism of growing Holstein dairy heifers as revealed by LC-MS-based untargeted metabolomics229
The uniqueness and superiority of energy utilization in yaks compared with cattle in the highlands: A review101
Targeting gut microbiota and metabolism profiles with coated sodium butyrate to ameliorate high-energy and low-protein diet-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction in laying hens98
Proteomic identification of ruminal epithelial protein expression profiles in response to starter feed supplementation in pre-weaned lambs96
Dietary fibre effects and the interplay with exogenous carbohydrases in poultry nutrition95
Effects of Haematococcus pluvialis on growth performance, hepatopancreatic transcriptome and resistance to ammonia-nitrogen stress of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)92
Hericium erinaceus polysaccharides improve eggshell quality by improving uterine health and modulating uterine microbiota in aged hens89
Total amino acid level affects the results of standardized ileal digestibility assays for feed ingredients for swine80
Effective protective agents against the organ toxicity of T-2 toxin and corresponding detoxification mechanisms: A narrative review79
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 die78
Effects of dietary astaxanthin supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, immune response, and intestinal health of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)77
Integrated analysis of multi-tissues lipidome and gut microbiome reveals microbiota-induced shifts on lipid metabolism in pigs75
Recent research progress on the effects of microalgae on lipid metabolism in ruminants: A review of the gastrointestinal tract-brain axis71
Effects of sex on fat deposition through gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in weaned pigs71
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Hydroxy-selenomethionine helps cows to overcome heat stress by enhancing antioxidant capacity and alleviating blood-milk barrier damage64
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 la61
Low rumen degradable starch promotes the growth performance of goats by increasing protein synthesis in skeletal muscle via the AMPK-mTOR pathway60
Evaluating the efficacy of compound probiotics as an antibiotic alternative: A comprehensive analysis of growth performance and intestinal health via feed and water routes60
Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep58
Attrition of amino acids in the life span of broiler chickens57
Organic acid blends improve intestinal integrity, modulate short-chain fatty acids profiles and alter microbiota of broilers under necrotic enteritis challenge57
Transcriptome analysis reveals modulations in glycosylation profiles of the mucosal barrier and their potential interaction with gut microbiota in weaned piglets56
Serum metabolomics analysis reveals a novel association between maternal metabolism and fetal survival in sows fed diets containing differing methionine levels and sources55
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 endopla54
Monascus purpureus M-32 fermented soybean meal improves the growth, immunity parameters, intestinal morphology, disease resistance, intestinal microbiota and metabolome in Pacific white shrimp (Litope54
Enhancing growth, liver health, and bile acid metabolism of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through combined cholesterol and bile acid supplementation in plant-based diets53
Dietary supplementation of ferrous glycinate improves intestinal barrier function by modulating microbiota composition in Cherry Valley ducks52
18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid mitigates adverse effects of high fat diet on liver fibrosis in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by reducing mitochondrial Ca2+ level52
Milk selenium content and speciation in response to supranutritional selenium yeast supplementation in cows52
Corrigendum to “Point-of-care testing for lysine concentration in swine serum via blue-emissive carbon dots entrapped microfluidic chip” [Animal Nutrition 12 (2023) 236–244]51
Supplementation with Lycium barbarum byproducts improves energy and nitrogen metabolism, and reduces methane emissions in sheep grazing alfalfa/tall fescue pastures50
Calcium overload and reactive oxygen species accumulation induced by selenium deficiency promote autophagy in swine small intestine49
Influence of previous plane of nutrition on molecular mechanisms regulating the expression of urea and water metabolism related genes in the rumen and kidney of finishing crossbred Angus steers49
Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Effects on reproductive and productive performance and meat quality in rabbit breeding47
Supplementation of specific insoluble fibres partially attenuates compromised growth performance of broilers fed wheat-based reduced crude protein diets46
Dose-dependent inhibitory effects of an investigational feed additive containing bromoform on methane emissions from cattle fed fresh pasture46
Dietary N-carbamylglutamate and L-arginine supplementation improves redox status and suppresses apoptosis in the colon of intrauterine growth-retarded suckling lambs45
Dietary supplementation with 2-hydroxy-4-methyl(thio) butanoic acid and DL-methionine improves productive performance, egg quality and redox status of commercial laying ducks44
Inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase improves carbohydrate utilization in Nile tilapia by regulating PDK2/4-PDHE1α axis and insulin sensitivity44
The role of seaweed as a potential dietary supplementation for enteric methane mitigation in ruminants: Challenges and opportunities43
Fat deposition and partitioning for meat production in cattle and sheep43
An emerging role of vitamin D3 in amino acid absorption in different intestinal segments of on-growing grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)42
The direct and gut microbiota-mediated effects of dietary bile acids on the improvement of gut barriers in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)41
Transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanism by which fermented Broussonetia papyrifera influences meat quality of Taihe black-bone silky fowl38
Corrigendum to “Probiotic effect of ferulic acid esterase-producing Lactobacillus plantarum inoculated alfalfa silage on digestion, antioxidant, and immunity status of lactating dairy goats” [Anim Nut38
Diet medication and beta-glucanase affect ileal digesta soluble beta-glucan molecular weight, carbohydrate fermentation, and performance of coccidiosis vaccinated broiler chickens given wheat-based di36
Integrated transcriptomic hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis network analysis reveals the role of energy availability on egg production in layers35
Characteristics and biological control functions of Bacillus sp. PM8313 as a host-associated probiotic in red sea bream (Pagrus major) aquaculture35
Regulatory effects of hawthorn leaf flavonoids and stevioside on the uterine function and eggshell quality in laying hens35
Supplementation with dimethylglycine sodium salt improves lipid metabolism disorder in intrauterine growth-retarded pigs35
Maternal probiotic mixture supplementation optimizes the gut microbiota structure of offspring piglets through the gut–breast axis34
Methionine supplementation regulates eggshell quality and uterine transcriptome in late-stage broiler breeders34
Microalgal diversity, nutritional profiles, and applications in poultry nutrition: A comprehensive review33
Artificial gut and the applications in poultry: A review33
Phytonutrient pellet supplementation enhanced rumen fermentation efficiency and milk production of lactating Holstein-Friesian crossbred cows33
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Growth performance and immune response of broilers during active Eimeria infection are modified by dietary inclusion of canola meal or corn-DDGS in reduced-protein corn-soybean meal diets33
An automatically progressed computer-controlled simulated digestion system to predict digestible and metabolizable energy of unconventional plant protein meals for growing pigs33
Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis alleviate enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-induced intestinal inflammation and stabilize intestinal microorganisms and serum metabolites in piglets33
Glycerol monolaurate attenuated immunological stress and intestinal mucosal injury by regulating the gut microbiota and activating AMPK/Nrf2 signaling pathway in lipopolysaccharide-challenged broilers33
Nano-sized zinc addition enhanced mammary zinc translocation without altering health status of dairy cows32
Dietary supplementation of grape seed proanthocyanidins improves growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality in growing-finishing pigs32
High dietary lipid level promotes low salinity adaptation in the marine euryhaline crab (Scylla paramamosain)32
Effects of different rapeseed varieties on egg production performance, egg quality, hormone levels, follicle development, and thyroid function in hens32
Dietary ellagic acid supplementation attenuates intestinal damage and oxidative stress by regulating gut microbiota in weanling piglets31
Dietary supplementation with 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 regulates productive performance, lipid metabolism and gut microbiota in aged laying ducks31
Multi-omics analysis reveals the mechanism of rosemary extract supplementation in increasing milk production in Sanhe dairy cows via the “rumen-serum-milk” metabolic pathway31
Dietary supplementation with succinic acid improves growth performance and flesh quality of adult Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed a high-carbohydrate diet31
The potential of canola to decrease soybean meal inclusions in diets for broiler chickens31
Effect of red clover isoflavones on hormone, immune, inflammatory, and plasma biochemistry in lactating dairy cows31
Undernutrition disrupts jejunal and ileal microbiota and epithelial tissue homeostasis in a pregnant sheep model30
Effects of the α-ketoglutaric acid on the performance, hair follicle development and antioxidant capacity of Rex rabbit30
Accuracy of predicting metabolizable energy from in vitro digestible energy determined with a computer-controlled simulated digestion system in feed ingredients for ducks30
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Comparison of the meat quality and fatty acid profile of muscles in finishing Xiangcun Black pigs fed varied dietary energy levels29
Maternal resveratrol improves the intestinal health and weight gain of suckling piglets during high summer temperatures: The involvement of exosome-derived microRNAs and immunoglobin in colostrum29
Effects of medium chain triglycerides on hepatic fatty acid oxidation in clofibrate-fed newborn piglets29
The role of glycosylated mucins in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and gut health28
The AMPK and AKT/GSK3β pathways are involved in recombinant proteins fibroblast growth factor 1 (rFGF1 and rFGF1a) improving glycolipid metabolism in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed a high car28
Impact of dietary supplementation of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) on nutrient digestibility, serum antioxidants, ruminal volatile fatty acids, and abundance of microbial dominant fl28
Dietary nutrition, intestinal microbiota dysbiosis and post-weaning diarrhea in piglets28
High rumen degradable starch diet induced blood bile acids profile changes and hepatic inflammatory response in dairy goats28
Point-of-care testing for lysine concentration in swine serum via blue-emissive carbon dot-entrapped microfluidic chip28
Active dry yeast supplementation improves the growth performance, rumen fermentation, and immune response of weaned beef calves28
Active dry yeast supplementation benefits ruminal fermentation, bacterial community, blood immunoglobulins, and growth performance in young dairy goats, but not for intermittent supplementation28
High-level L-Gln compromises intestinal amino acid utilization efficiency and inhibits protein synthesis by GCN2/eIF2α/ATF4 signaling pathway in piglets fed low-crude protein diets28
Maternal supplementation with mulberry-leaf flavonoids improves the development of skeletal muscle in the offspring of chickens27
Black soldier fly larvae oil can partially replace fish oil in the diet of the juvenile mud crab (Scylla paramamosain)27
Transcriptome analysis of adipose tissue and muscle of Laiwu and Duroc pigs27
Dietary adenosine supplementation improves placental angiogenesis in IUGR piglets by up-regulating adenosine A2a receptor27
Effects of different protein and lipid levels on the growth performance and intestinal microflora of loach (Paramisgurnus dabryanus)27
Compound Bacillus improves eggshell quality and egg metabolites of hens by promoting the metabolism balance of calcium and phosphorus and uterine cell proliferation27
Alterations on vitamin C synthesis and transportation and egg deposition induced by dietary vitamin C supplementation in Hy-Line Brown layer model27
Supplementing N-carbamoylglutamate in late gestation increases newborn calf weight by enhanced placental expression of mTOR and angiogenesis factor genes in dairy cows26
Dietary emodin alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal mucosal barrier injury by regulating gut microbiota in piglets26
Dietary fat and carbohydrate-balancing the lactation performance and methane emissions in the dairy cow industry: A meta-analysis25
The future of feed formulation for poultry: Toward more sustainable production of meat and eggs25
Comparisons of carcass traits, meat quality, and serum metabolome between Shaziling and Yorkshire pigs25
Chromium yeast promotes milk protein synthesis by regulating ruminal microbiota and amino acid metabolites in heat-stressed dairy cows25
Urea transport and hydrolysis in the rumen: A review25
Advances in selenium supplementation: From selenium-enriched yeast to potential selenium-enriched insects, and selenium nanoparticles24
Influence of barley inclusion method and protease supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and gastrointestinal tract development in broiler starters24
Uridine alleviates high-carbohydrate diet-induced metabolic syndromes by activating sirt1/AMPK signaling pathway and promoting glycogen synthesis in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)24
Assessment of four different dietary amino acid profiles recommended for ISA Brown layer hens: A validation study24
Nutritional stimulation by in-ovo feeding modulates cellular proliferation and differentiation in the small intestinal epithelium of chicks24
Protease supplementation reduced the heat increment of feed and improved energy and nitrogen partitioning in broilers fed maize-based diets with supplemental phytase and xylanase24
Targeting mitochondria with antioxidant nutrients for the prevention and treatment of postweaning diarrhea in piglets24
Research progress on cottonseed meal as a protein source in pig nutrition: An updated review24
Vitamin A injection at birth improves muscle growth in lambs24
Evaluation of dynamic effects of dietary medium-chain monoglycerides on performance, intestinal development and gut microbiota of broilers in large-scale production23
Effects of electrolyte balance on intestinal barrier, amino acid metabolism, and mTORC1 signaling pathway in piglets fed low-protein diets23
Interaction of dietary replacements of fishmeal by protein blend and feeding frequency on growth performance and protein utilization of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio var. CAS V)23
Dietary sanguinarine supplementation recovers the decrease in muscle quality and nutrient composition induced by high-fat diets of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)23
Increased maternal valine intake in low-protein diets accelerates growth performance of suckling piglets by improving mammary gland - fetal intestinal metabolism23
Phenethyl isothiocyanate as an anti-nutritional factor attenuates deoxynivalenol-induced IPEC-J2 cell injury through inhibiting ROS-mediated autophagy23
Necrotic enteritis and antibiotic-free production of broiler chickens: Challenges in testing and using alternative products22
Effect of organic acids–essential oils blend and oat fiber combination on broiler chicken growth performance, blood parameters, and intestinal health22
Diet xylo-oligosaccharide supplementation improves growth performance, immune function, and intestinal health of broilers22
Essential oils improve nursery pigs' performance and appetite via modulation of intestinal health and microbiota22
Heat stress-induced mucosal barrier dysfunction is potentially associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis in pigs22
Dietary high protein-induced diarrhea and intestinal inflammation by activation of NF-κB signaling in piglets22
Dietary supplementation of sodium butyrate enhances lactation performance by promoting nutrient digestion and mammary gland development in dairy cows22
Dietary host-associated Bacillus subtilis supplementation improves intestinal microbiota, health and disease resistance in Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)22
Nano-selenium alleviates cadmium-induced cerebellar injury by activating metal regulatory transcription factor 1 mediated metal response22
Evaluation of the nutritional value of corn contaminated with deoxynivalenol and irradiated with electron beam and its effects on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, serum parameters, and inte22
Dietary supplementation of Scutellariae radix flavonoid extract improves lactation performance in dairy cows by regulating gastrointestinal microbes, antioxidant capacity and immune function21
L-Arginine/nitric oxide regulates skeletal muscle development via muscle fibre-specific nitric oxide/mTOR pathway in chickens21
Effects of daidzein on antioxidant capacity in weaned pigs and IPEC-J2 cells21
Dietary energy and protein gradients drive metabolic adaptation in growing-finishing yaks on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau21
Secondary bile acids are associated with body lipid accumulation in obese pigs21
Dietary n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio modulates growth performance in spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus) through regulating lipid metabolism, hepatic antioxidant capacity and intestina21
Whole transcriptome analysis of RNA expression profiles reveals the potential regulating action of long noncoding RNA in lactating cows fed a high concentrate diet21
Interaction between energy level and starch:fat ratio on intestinal energy metabolism of layer pullets21
Dietary vitamin D3 deprivation suppresses fibroblast growth factor 23 signals by reducing serum phosphorus levels in laying hens20
Comparison of methods for estimating basal endogenous losses of amino acids and additivity of digestibility of amino acids in corn and soybean meal for broilers20
Potentials of using dietary plant secondary metabolites to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from excreta of cattle: Impacts, mechanisms and perspectives20
Formation of RRR-α-tocopherol in rumen and intestinal digestibility of tocopherols in dairy cows20
Dietary choline activates the Ampk/Srebp signaling pathway and decreases lipid levels in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)20
Rosemary leaf powder improves egg quality, antioxidant status, gut barrier function, and cecal microbiota and metabolites of late-phase laying hens20
Increased proline intake during gestation alleviates obesity-related impaired fetal development and placental function in gilts19
Methionine metabolism, functions, and application in swine19
Dynamics of the ruminal microbial ecosystem, and inhibition of methanogenesis and propiogenesis in response to nitrate feeding to Holstein calves19
AMPK-ChREBP axis mediates de novo milk fatty acid synthesis promoted by glucose in the mammary gland of lactating goats19
Termites and their gut microbiome in animal nutrition: Advances and biotechnological applications19
Rumen–mammary gland axis and bacterial extracellular vesicles: Exploring a new perspective on heat stress in dairy cows19
Dietary xanthophyll improved growth, antioxidant, pigmentation and meat quality in the southern catfish (Silurus soldatovi meridionalis Chen)19
Evaluation of glycyrrhetinic acid in attenuating adverse effects of a high-fat diet in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)19
Standardized ileal digestible lysine requirements based on growth performance and histochemical characteristics of male broilers from 10 to 21 d of age19
Plasma metabolic profiling reveals that chromium yeast alleviates the negative effects of heat stress in mid-lactation dairy cows19
Effects of dietary valine/isoleucine ratio and slaughter weight on the composition of pork flavor precursors18
Paternal transgenerational nutritional epigenetic effect: A new insight into nutritional manipulation to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal feeding18
Dietary supplementation with Clostridium butyricum improves growth performance of broilers by regulating intestinal microbiota and mucosal epithelial cells18
Nutritional and functional enhancement of cottonseed meal via diverse processing techniques as soybean meal alternatives in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella): Impacts on growth, muscle texture, and18
Nutrition, gastrointestinal microorganisms and metabolites in mastitis occurrence and control18
Glutamine, glutamate, and aspartate differently modulate energy homeostasis of small intestine under normal or low energy status in piglets18
Dietary astaxanthin alleviates black soldier fly oil-induced negative changes of fatty acids content and muscle quality on Oncorhynchus mykiss via mammalian target of rapamycin and AMP-activated prote18
Hydroxyproline alleviates 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in porcine intestinal epithelial cells18
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Growth performance, fatty acid composition, and lipid metabolism are altered in groupers (Epinephelus coioides) by dietary fish oil replacement with palm oil17
Growth performance, serum parameters, inflammatory responses, intestinal morphology and microbiota of weaned piglets fed 18% crude protein diets with different ratios of standardized ileal digestible 17
Enhancing nutrient efficiency through optimizing protein levels in lambs: Involvement of gastrointestinal microbiota17
Potential of guar gum as a leaky gut model in broilers: Digestibility, performance, and microbiota responses17
Pyridoxine regulates hair follicle development via the PI3K/Akt, Wnt and Notch signalling pathways in rex rabbits17
Comparative study of apparent metabolizable energy and net energy values of dephenolized cottonseed proteins for laying hens17
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Determination of optimal dietary calcium levels under different zinc sources in Jing Tint 6 layer chicks from hatch to day 1417
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate supplementation regulates glucose redistribution through its potential endogenous receptor in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)17
Protective impacts of bamboo leaf flavonoids in stressed broilers induced by diquat: Insight of antioxidant, immune response and intestinal barrier function17
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