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Precision Feeding Systems in Animal Husbandry: Guiding Rabbit Farming from Concept to Implementation

24/10/2025 - Precision Feeding Systems (PFS) demonstrate transformative potential in advancing sustainable and efficient production within modern animal husbandry. However, existing research lacks a synthesis of...

A Novel Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging (SPRi) Biosensor for the Determination of Bovine Interleukin-10: Development, Validation, and Application in Biological Fluids

25/10/2025 - Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a pleiotropic cytokine that is pivotal in regulating the immune response. Its involvement in the pathophysiology of bovine diseases and its potential influence on oocyte...

Efficacy of feed additives obtained from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba L.: Ginkgo tinctures for all animal species and ginkgo extract for horses, dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs (FEFANA asbl)

- AbstractFollowing a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the efficacy of feed additives obtained from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba L.: ginkgo...

Unusual Epidemic of Tyzzer's Disease in Commercial Rabbit Breeders: Clinical, Pathological, and Therapeutic Observations

08/10/2025 - Clostridium piliforme (Cp) is a pleomorphic spore-forming obligate intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of Tyzzer's disease. The condition affects multiple species, including rabbits, in...

Metagenomic Applications to Herbivore Gut Microbiomes: A Comprehensive Review of Microbial Diversity and Host Interactions

10/10/2025 - Herbivorous animals rely on complex gastrointestinal systems and microbial communities to efficiently digest plant-based diets, extract nutrients, and maintain health. Recent advances in metagenomic...

Chimeric Fimbrial Multiepitope Antigen Fused to Double-Mutant LT (dmLT) Induces Antibodies That Inhibit Enterotoxigenic E. coli Adhesion in Porcine IPEC-J2 Cells

30/09/2025 - This study focused on utilizing the double-mutant heat-labile toxin (R192G/L211A) (dmLT) as a backbone protein, into which neutralizing epitopes of ETEC (FaeG, FedF, FanC, FasA, and Fim41a) were...

Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Eucalyptus Essential Oil and Soy Isoflavones on the Growth Performance, Intestinal Health and Meat Quality of Weaned Meat Rabbits

02/10/2025 - This study investigated the effects of individual and combined supplementation of eucalyptus essential oil (EEO) and soy isoflavones (SI) on the growth performance, intestinal health and meat quality...

PSXIII-7 Assessing rabbit diets chemical composition compared to animal nutrient requirements.

04/10/2025 - Meeting the nutritional requirements of rabbits is essential for maintaining health, especially for breeding and reproducing rabbits. Nutrients that include crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF),...

PSI-24 Meat and poultry processing workforce development program: Providing market access to Kentucky producers using a mobile processing unit.

04/10/2025 - There is a rising concern for the shortage of meat processing services to small-farm producers within the Southeast. Within Kentucky, there are only 26 meat processors offering approved...

134 Late-Breaking: Seminal total phenolic and antioxidant status, semen evaluation and quality parameters of the New Zealand white rabbit bucks in response to increased levels of dietary Hibiscus cannabinus L. Leaf meal.

04/10/2025 - Rabbits are efficient producers among farm animals due to their prolific reproductive performance. However, the reproductive performance has lately been invaded by oxidative stress caused excessive...

Do Peri-Urban Areas Act as Refuges for the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)?

17/09/2025 - The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a key species in many Mediterranean ecosystems, especially as prey for numerous Iberian predators. Due to its population decline and spatially...

Anti-HMGB1 Antibody Therapy Ameliorates Spinal Cord Ischemia&ndash;Reperfusion Injury in Rabbits

05/09/2025 - Spinal cord ischemia&ndash;reperfusion (SCI/R) injury remains a major clinical challenge with limited therapeutic options. High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a proinflammatory mediator...

Reducing Hormonal Inputs in Rabbit Reproduction: Physical Ovulation Induction with a 3D-Printed Cannula

29/08/2025 - This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 3D-printed cannula in inducing ovulation in female rabbits without exogenous GnRH analogues. A total of 325 inseminations were performed across different...

Effects of Heat Stress on Production Performance and Protein Metabolism of Skeletal Muscle in Meat Rabbits

31/08/2025 - The purpose of this experiment was to study the effects of heat stress on the performance and protein metabolism of skeletal muscle in meat rabbits. A total of 160 New Zealand White rabbits aged 80...

Effects of Superground Pfaffia glomerata Leaves on Growth Performance and Immune Function in New Zealand Rabbits

21/08/2025 - The rabbit industry urgently needs natural alternatives to maintain gut health. This need is growing due to the higher incidence of intestinal problems in antibiotic-free production systems. Pfaffia...

Phoenix dactylifera Pollen Grains mitigates Aflatoxin B1-induced Reproductive Dysregulation in rabbit bucks: Effects on Physio-Metabolic Pathways, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Pyroptosis in Rabbit Bucks

- Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a potent mycotoxin known to impair reproductive function in humans and animals. Given the reported health benefits of Phoenix dactylifera pollen grains (DPP) due to their rich...

Breed-Specific Responses of Rabbit Semen to Chilling Storage: Sperm Quality, Acrosome Status, and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers

14/08/2025 - Artificial insemination (AI) in rabbits depends largely on chilled semen storage, but the physiological responses to chilling and associated biochemical changes in seminal plasma (SP) remain poorly...

Danshen Polysaccharides Alleviate Aflatoxin B1-Induced Liver Damage and Immune Disorders by Inhibiting the ROS-Mediated Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathway

13/08/2025 - Danshen polysaccharide (DSPS) is the main natural compound extracted from the traditional Chinese herb Danshen. Although DSPS is well-known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, its...

Effects of Dietary Cinnamaldehyde Supplementation on Growth Performance, Serum Antioxidant Capacity, Intestinal Digestive Enzyme Activities, Morphology, and Caecal Microbiota in Meat Rabbits

01/08/2025 - Cinnamaldehyde (CA) is a potential substitute for antibiotic growth promoters in animal breeding. In this study, we investigated its effects as a dietary supplement on growth performance, serum...

Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of a tincture derived from the flowers of Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (lavender tincture) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl)

- AbstractFollowing a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of a tincture from the flowers of Lavandula angustifolia Mill....

Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of a tincture derived from the leaves or aerial parts of Thymus serpyllum L. (wild thyme tincture) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl)

- AbstractFollowing a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of a tincture from the leaves or aerial parts of Thymus serpyllum...

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