Frontiers in Animal Science

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Evaluating the inactivation of a surrogate ASFV-like algal virus in a pilot solvent extraction soybean processing facility

Amanda Palowski
Cecilia Balestreri
Pedro E. Urriola
Jennifer L. G. van de Ligt
Richard Ozer
Gerald C. Shurson
Declan C. Schroeder

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1521492

450 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Effect of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens

Mariem Saidani
Sihem Dabbou
Manel Ben Larbi
Imen Belhadj Slimen
Wael Fraihi
Tarek Arbi
Marouen Amraoui
Naceur M’Hamdi

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1531773

515 views

Opinion

Accepted on 19 Mar 2025

How and why to monitor social networks in dairy cows

Hector Marina
Ida Hansson
Keni Ren
Freddy Fikse
Maya Gussmann
Per Peetz Nielsen
Anna Skarin
Svenja Woudstra
Lars Rönnegård

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1556812

108 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Mar 2025

Using Machine Learning to Identify Key Predictors of Maternal Success in Sheep for Improved Lamb Survival

Ebru Emsen
Bahadir Baran Odevci
Muzeyyen Kutluca Kormaz

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1543490

263 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Mar 2025

Genetic Characterization of Semi-Arid Sheep Populations in India using microsatellite markers

Panduranga Reddy Punuru
Vinoo Regula
Muralidhar METTA
SUDHAKAR KROVVIDI
Jaya Madhuri Bhumireddy
Prasanna Baratam
Ravikanth Reddy Poonooru

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1553610

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

Mesay Guyo
Melaku Tareke
Diriba Bediye

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1549784

258 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

Wenshu Zhu
Xucheng Mo
Wenshuai Zeng
Wantong Ren
Mengjian Liu

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1554880

284 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

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

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

301 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

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

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Mar 2025

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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1467314

457 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

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

Somaye Rezaei
Abdol Ahad Shadparvar
Hasan Baneh
Shahrokh Ghovvati

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1513876

420 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

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

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

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1553271

288 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Mar 2025

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

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

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

322 views

Perspective

Published on 07 Mar 2025

The environmental impact of goats: uprooting the narrative

Cara Loomis
Carol Kerven

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1544366

588 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2025

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

Etsemeskel Tadele
Destaw Worku
Dessie Yigzaw
Teshager Muluneh
Abebe Melese

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1541838

902 views

574 Publications

Volume 6 - 2025

Evaluating the inactivation of a surrogate ASFV-like algal virus in a pilot solvent extraction soybean processing facility

Effect of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens

How and why to monitor social networks in dairy cows

Using Machine Learning to Identify Key Predictors of Maternal Success in Sheep for Improved Lamb Survival

Genetic Characterization of Semi-Arid Sheep Populations in India using microsatellite markers

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

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

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

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

The environmental impact of goats: uprooting the narrative

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