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Melatonin Rescues Triclosan-Disrupted Porcine Oocyte Meiosis via Suppression of p53-Mediated Apoptosis

03/11/2025 - Triclosan (TCS), a widely used environmental antimicrobial agent, poses potential risks to female reproductive health, yet its toxic effects on oocyte maturation remain inadequately characterized. In...

Sequential Galacto- and Xylo-Oligosaccharide Feeding Transiently Modulates Gut Microbiota and Upregulates Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase in Weaning Piglets

04/11/2025 - Improving growth and health at weaning remains a priority in pig production. This study investigates whether supplementation with galacto-oligosaccharides (GOSs) followed by xylo-oligosaccharides...

Dietary Full-Fat Rice Bran or Glucose Regulates Bile Acid Circulation, Colonic Microbiota, and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Pigs During Chronic Cold Stress

07/11/2025 - Chronic cold stress is a severe test that animals in cold regions have to face during winter. However, the lack of precise dietary adjustments for animals in cold regions represents a significant gap...

Sustainability of Animal Production Chains: Alternative Protein Sources as an Ecological Driver in Animal Feeding: A Review

08/11/2025 - Sustainability of animal production requires reducing reliance on soybean meal by identifying viable alternative protein sources. Within the framework of the Italian Agritech National Research...

Induction of Synthetic Apomixis in Two Sorghum Hybrids Enables Seed Yield and Genotype Preservation Over Multiple Generations

- ABSTRACTInduction of apomixis, or clonal reproduction through seed, could economise commercial hybrid seed production and enable smallholder farmers to save and sow hybrid seed. Here, we demonstrate...

Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Food Animal Production: Environmental Implications and One Health Challenges

09/11/2025 - Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine and animal production, yet their extensive use has accelerated the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Beyond clinical contexts, livestock...

Integrative analysis of genome and transcriptome reveals a novel regulator for pork intramuscular fat content

06/11/2025 - Pork is a primary source of animal protein worldwide, and intramuscular fat (IMF) content is a key determinant of meat quality and consumer preference. To identify genetic regulators of IMF content,...

Therapeutic antisense oligonucleotide mitigates retinal dysfunction in a pig model of CLN3 Batten disease

04/11/2025 - CLN3 Batten disease is a lethal pediatric neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the CLN3 gene. Typically, the disease manifests as vision loss in early childhood and progresses to...

The first detection of swine orthopneumovirus in a pig farm in Sweden: a case report

05/11/2025 - Respiratory diseases are globally a major challenge in today’s pig production. Despite the efforts to manage the disease, the number of pigs affected is still increasing, indicating gaps in the...

PRRS management by European swine veterinarians: a descriptive insight into practices and profiles

05/11/2025 - Despite extensive research on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), herd-level management strategies vary considerably according to geographical area and depend significantly...

A Deep Learning Framework for Detecting Cross-Generational Facial Markers Associated with Stress in Pigs

29/10/2025 - Maternal stress during gestation can alter offspring physiology, behaviour, and immune function. In pigs, such &lsquo;prenatal stress' is known to increase stress sensitivity, but the...

Role of Illumination and Light Colour Temperature in the Preference Behaviour of Weaned Piglets

27/10/2025 - This study investigated the preference behaviour of 24 four-week-old weaned piglets under different lighting conditions (0 lux with 0 Kelvin vs. 80 lux with 3000 Kelvin vs. 6500 Kelvin). Two trials...

The Effects of FSH Versus GnRH Vaccination on Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Surgically Castrated Male Growing-Finishing Pigs

29/10/2025 - Previous studies have demonstrated that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) plays a critical role in promoting adipogenesis. Surgical castration results in elevated FSH concentrations in pigs, and is...

Dietary Supplementation with Protocatechuic Acid and a Complex Eucommia ulmoides Leaf Extract Differentially Enhanced Reproductive Performance and Modulated Gut Microbiota in Late-Pregnancy Sows

31/10/2025 - Nutrition during late pregnancy plays a critical role in fetal development. This study was conducted to investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of protocatechuic acid (PCA) and PCA-rich...

Melatonin Alleviates the Damage of Polystyrene Microplastics to Porcine Oocytes by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Damage, and Regulating Autophagy and Apoptosis Levels

31/10/2025 - Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) are microplastic particles produced during plastic manufacturing and environmental degradation, accumulating over time and entering ecosystems through various...

Alpha-Tocopherol Protects Porcine Oocytes from Acetamiprid-Induced Meiotic Defects by Alleviating Oxidative Stress-Mediated Ferroptosis

30/10/2025 - Acetamiprid (ACE), a widely used neonicotinoid insecticide, has raised concerns due to its potential reproductive toxicity. While its adverse effects on animal reproductive systems have been...

Effects of Tetracycline on Growth and Nutrient Removal by Lemna aoukikusa and Spirodela polyrhiza Under Short-Term Cultivation

30/10/2025 - This study assessed the effects of tetracycline (TC) on growth of Lemna aoukikusa and Spirodela polyrhiza under batch conditions. The duckweeds were exposed to a range of 0.0&ndash;5.0 mg...

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Wrist Radiography Analysis in Orthodontics: Classification of Maturation Stage

31/10/2025 - This study aims to evaluate the ability of an artificial intelligence (AI) model developed for use in the field of orthodontics to accurately and reliably classify skeletal maturation stages of...

Genetics of reproductive performance across Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) outbreak phases in purebred and crossbred sows

30/10/2025 - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is a major challenge for the worldwide pig industry. Therefore, genetic selection for enhanced disease resilience is a priority for pig breeding...

Biochemical Effects of Natural and Nanoparticle Fish and Algal Oils in Gilt Pregnancy Diets on Base Excision Repair Enzymes in Newborn Piglets—Socioeconomic Implications for Regional Pig Farming—Preliminary Results

02/11/2025 - Base excision repair (BER) is an important mechanism for maintaining genomic integrity and preventing DNA damage and mutations induced by oxidative stress. This study aimed to examine the...

Diagnostic performance of ELISA kits and expanded antigen panels for hemagglutination inhibition assays in pig herds enzootically infected with porcine Influenza A viruses

27/10/2025 - A combined approach using both indirect and direct detection methods can improve the diagnostic efficiency of swine Influenza A virus (swIAV) infections. Despite its importance, limited research has...

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