Frontiers in Veterinary Science | Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Original Research

Published on 23 Sep 2025

Effect of maternal and post-weaning dietary chitosan oligosaccharide supplementation on reproductive performance of sow and gut growth and development in offspring

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Tingting Fang
Ying Yao
Gang Tian
Ping Zheng
Jie Yu
Hui Yan
Junning Pu
Bing Yu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1666462

642 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Sep 2025

Untargeted Metabolomic Analysis of Dietary Rumen-Protected Choline Supplementation in Fattening Lambs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Jingyan Yun
Airong Zhu
Peihua You
Xuezhao Sun

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1666044

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Sep 2025

Effects of Dietary Fibrafid as Phytogenic Supplementation in Standard and Nutrient-Reduced Diets on Breast Meat Quality, Carcass Traits, Histopathology, and Feed Efficiency in Heat-Stressed Broilers

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Maged Ahmed Al-Garadi
Rashed A Alhotan
Elsayed O Hussein
Mohammed M. Qaid
Gamaleldin M. Suliman
Mohammed A Al-Badwi
Esam H Fazea
Isiaka O. Olarinre

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1671325

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Sep 2025

Safety and Effects of Scorpion-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides as an Alternative to Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGPs) in Broilers: Growth Performance, Immune Function, and Intestinal Development

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Mingyang Gao
Zhengli Wang
Hongfeng Zhao
Zihui Li
Hong Shen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1677663

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Fermented cottonseed meal improves production performance, immune function and intestinal microecological environment of laying hens and its nutritional properties

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Mingyang Xu
Jia Li
Wei Wang
Tongguo Gao
Caixuan Zhang
Zhimin Hao
Cheng Zhou

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1622229

2,469 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Characterization of the gut microbiome in Wuhuang pigs and their crossbred offspring

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Zhijuan Yan
Yiting Yang
Xinghong Yu
Ziling Hao
Yong Du
Yan Wang
Yuanyuan Wu
Ye Zhao
Lili Niu
Xiaofeng Zhou

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1668076

391 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Sep 2025

Study on the Effect of Different Types of Sugar on Proliferation and Inflammatory in Goose Fatty Liver

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Shuang Yi
Yongqiang Teng
Li Zhou
Jiang Li
Shanjing Peng
Shouhai Wei
Chunchun Han

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1625050

347 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Adiponectin receptor agonist reduces broiler hepatic lipid deposition

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Wenhao Tan
Kunyu Jiang
Yuhan Zhang
Hang Gao
Xingyi Tang
Sha Jiang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1667501

542 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Effects of dietary Trollius chinensis Bunge residue supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, intestinal morphology, and cecal microbiota in weaned rabbits

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Lingcong Deng
Juan Fang
Jiayu Yu
Yu Dong
Kailong Han
Xue Yang
Dongliang Fei
Xibin Han
Mingxiao Ma
Jieying Bai

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1640419

451 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Effects of xylooligosaccharide supplementation on performance, intestinal morphology, antioxidant capacity and cecal microflora in weaning pigs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Wenfeng Ma
Mengmeng Gao
Xiaoli Zhang
Xiaohong Wu
Pei Mao
Wenna Fan
Lingping Zhao
Shitu Tan

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1655379

542 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Delineating the fecal microbiome of healthy domestic short-hair cats in South Korea

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hyun-Young Cho
Hyung-Joon Park
Jin-Sik Choi
Se-Hoon Kim
Min-Ok Ryu
Kyoung-Won Seo

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1571107

598 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

Dietary selenium supplementation improves growth performance and microbiota of Inner Mongolian cashmere goats and increasing antioxidant capacity and immunity in serum and semen

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Yuliang Wen
Yuping Xiang
Yajing Shao
Tao Wang
Jianyong Liang
Bin Liu
Tiecheng Wu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1650280

326 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Sep 2025

Synergistic Effects of Multi-strain Probiotics and Chinese Herbal Medicine on Growth Performance and Gut Health in Weaned Piglets

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Kai Ji
Sheng Lei
Lingling Wang
Lang Tian
Zizeng Wen
Rongjing Shi
Lin Liu
Jinjia Liu
Baoming Shi
Jian Wang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1677127

514 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Sep 2025

Improving Heat Resilience in Fattening Rabbits: Nutritional Strategies for Mitigation via Regulating Blood Physiology, Inflammation and Antioxidant Pathways

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Hadeel Kamil Khaleel
Sameh A. Abdelnour
Raha Osailan
Khaled H El-Kholy
Ehab El-Haroun
Hamdy A El-Nagar
Sarah T. Mehilp
Ali A El-Raghi
Mahmoud A Hassan
Mahmoud Moustafa

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1677144

544 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2025

Effects of plant-based fermented broth on rumen fermentation, gastrointestinal development, and microbial populations in fattening lambs

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Lu Zhang
Huiwen Zhang
Lianjie Song
Yongliang Li
Jianjun Guo
Feng Li
Bosen Li
Wei Chen
Yuqing Liu
Haitong Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1584930

634 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Sep 2025

Chronic Stress-Induced Downregulation of MFN1 Contributes to Fatty Liver in Chickens

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ke Zhang
Hui Yu
Huimin Chen
Ziting Guan
Xiaoyu Wang
Jie Liu
Mindie Zhao
Ruqian Zhao
Lei Wu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1646921

768 views