Frontiers in Animal Science

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Mar 2025

Evaluations of Milk Yield, Udder and Teat Morphometric Traits of Lactating Goats Reared in Lowlands of the Bale Zone, Ethiopia

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Mesay Guyo
Melaku Tareke
Diriba Bediye

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1549784

148 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii cell wall polysaccharide on growth performance, immunity, antioxidant ability and ileal mucosal morphology of Jinhua weaned piglets in Northern Xinjiang region

in Animal Nutrition

Wenshu Zhu
Xucheng Mo
Wenshuai Zeng
Wantong Ren
Mengjian Liu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1554880

223 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

Mixing unfamiliar lambs upon arrival at the abattoir affects their social behavior and meat traits

in Product Quality

Javier Ithurralde
Rodolfo Ungerfeld
Geisibel Aparecida De Mello Maurina
Giuliano Moraes Figueiró
María Cristina Cabrera
Aline Freitas-de-Melo

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1533718

274 views

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Mar 2025

Enterococcus faecium and Clostridium butyricum combined with selenium as alternatives to the antibiotic colistin: Impacts on growth, cecal fermentation, and immune function in rabbits raised under hot environmental conditions

in Animal Nutrition

Mohamed El-Kholy
Samar S Bassiony
Adham A Al-Sagheer
Mahmoud M Alagawany
Mohammed Ghonime
Eman A Elwakeel
Antonia Lestingi
Ahmed Elolimy
Mahmoud Madkour
Mahmoud M. Azzam

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1556967

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Genome-wide scanning for candidate lethal genes associated with early embryonic mortality in Holstein dairy cattle

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Somaye Rezaei
Abdol Ahad Shadparvar
Hasan Baneh
Shahrokh Ghovvati

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1513876

349 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Effect of different genres of music on behavior and milking parameters of dairy cows during milking

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Madison P. Pinkerton
Zachary England
Benjamin A. Wenner
Jessica A. Pempek

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1467314

381 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Effect of African swine fever on genetic diversity in Black Slavonian pig

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Dubravko Škorput
Ivan Stupnišek
Marija Špehar
Danijel Karolyi
Ana Kaić
Zoran Luković

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1553271

261 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Mar 2025

Ghrelin modulates innate immune and ileal responses to lipopolysaccharide administration in weaned pigs

in Animal Physiology and Management

Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez
Jeffery W Dailey
Rand Broadway
Emily M Davis
Brooke M Bowen
Amy Petry
Michael A Ballou
Kristin Hales
Jeffery A Carroll

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1572264

Brief Research Report

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Raising entire male pigs: comparison of growth performance and meat quality of the Bísara breed and a terminal cross - a pilot study

in Animal Physiology and Management

Ricardo Pereira-Pinto
José Pedro Araújo
Joaquim Cerqueira
Fernando Mata
Preciosa Pires
Manuela Vaz-Velho

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1433925

286 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Mar 2025

Two years of precision livestock management: Harnessing ear tag device behavioural data for pregnancy detection in free-range dairy cattle on silage/hay-mix ration

in Precision Livestock Farming

Damiano Cavallini
Melania Giammarco
Giovanni Buonaiuto
Giorgio Vignola
Julio De Matos Vettori
Martina Lamanna
Paraskevi Prasinou
Andrea Formigoni
Isa Fusaro

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1547395

137 views

Perspective

Published on 07 Mar 2025

The environmental impact of goats: uprooting the narrative

in Precision Livestock Farming

Cara Loomis
Carol Kerven

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1544366

516 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Precision of dairy farming: navigating challenges and seizing opportunities for sustainable dairy production in Africa

in Precision Livestock Farming

Etsemeskel Tadele
Destaw Worku
Dessie Yigzaw
Teshager Muluneh
Abebe Melese

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1541838

794 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2025

Microbial and molecular signatures for enhanced gut health in pigs fed a diet with spray-dried plasma as functional protein source

in Animal Nutrition

Soumya K. Kar
Dirkjan Schokker
Carine van Vuure
Herman van Iersel
Amy C. Harms
Leo Kruijt
Mari A. Smits
Alfons J. M. Jansman

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1532914

516 views

Review

Published on 28 Feb 2025

Mitigating methane emissions and promoting acetogenesis in ruminant livestock

in Animal Nutrition

Rehema Iddi Mrutu
Abdussamad Muhammad Abdussamad
Kabir Mustapha Umar
Adnan Abdulhamid
Natalie G. Farny

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1489212

636 views

Methods

Accepted on 26 Feb 2025

Machine learning-derived cumulative health measure for assessing disease impact in dairy cattle

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Afef Marzougui
Craig S. McConnel
Amber Adams Progar
Tyler Biggs
Stephen P Ficklin
Sindhuja Sankaran

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1532385

Opinion

Published on 24 Feb 2025

Lessons learnt from strain types, milking order, and mastitis pathogen transmission

in Precision Livestock Farming

Svenja Woudstra
Maya Katrin Gussmann
Hector Marina
Ida Hansson
Carsten Thure Kirkeby
Volker Krömker
Per Peetz Nielsen
Keni Ren
Lars Rönnegård

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1556831

388 views

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Articles

Evaluations of Milk Yield, Udder and Teat Morphometric Traits of Lactating Goats Reared in Lowlands of the Bale Zone, Ethiopia

Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii cell wall polysaccharide on growth performance, immunity, antioxidant ability and ileal mucosal morphology of Jinhua weaned piglets in Northern Xinjiang region

Mixing unfamiliar lambs upon arrival at the abattoir affects their social behavior and meat traits

Enterococcus faecium and Clostridium butyricum combined with selenium as alternatives to the antibiotic colistin: Impacts on growth, cecal fermentation, and immune function in rabbits raised under hot environmental conditions

Genome-wide scanning for candidate lethal genes associated with early embryonic mortality in Holstein dairy cattle

Effect of different genres of music on behavior and milking parameters of dairy cows during milking

Effect of African swine fever on genetic diversity in Black Slavonian pig

Ghrelin modulates innate immune and ileal responses to lipopolysaccharide administration in weaned pigs

Raising entire male pigs: comparison of growth performance and meat quality of the Bísara breed and a terminal cross - a pilot study

Two years of precision livestock management: Harnessing ear tag device behavioural data for pregnancy detection in free-range dairy cattle on silage/hay-mix ration

The environmental impact of goats: uprooting the narrative

Precision of dairy farming: navigating challenges and seizing opportunities for sustainable dairy production in Africa

Microbial and molecular signatures for enhanced gut health in pigs fed a diet with spray-dried plasma as functional protein source

Mitigating methane emissions and promoting acetogenesis in ruminant livestock

Machine learning-derived cumulative health measure for assessing disease impact in dairy cattle

Lessons learnt from strain types, milking order, and mastitis pathogen transmission