supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFD1600903);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32272842)。
Background Oxidative stress(OS)is involved in low female fertility by altering multi-omics such as the transcriptome,miRome,and lncRNome in follicular cells and follicular fluid.However,the mechanism by which OS affec...
funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2023YFE0124400);the Specific university discipline construction project (2023B10564001);grants administered by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute and the USDA;a core grant (P20GM121293, proteogenomics core)。
Background Sow longevity and reproductivity are essential in the modern swine industry.Although many studies have focused on the genetic and genomic factors for selection,little is known about the associations between...
supported by the China Agriculture Research System(CARS-35-PIG);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32272847,U22A20516);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFF1000602);the Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province(No.2022ZDLNY01–04)。
Background Increased backfat thickness of sows in early gestation is negative to reproductive performance.Endometrial receptivity is an important determinant of reproductive success,but it is unclear whether the effec...
supported by the Major Program of Heilongjiang Province of China(2021ZX12B08).
This research aims to investigate the effects of dietary konjac glucomannan and κ-carrageenan(SF) on sow performance and suckling piglet gut barrier. Thirty-four sows in late gestation(parity 2-5) were selected at ra...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.32002351 and 31873034);the Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund(Project No.ZDYF2023XDNY038);the National Key R&D Program of China(Project No.2023YFC3404301 and 2023YFD1801100).
Delivery and weaning are major stressful events in sows and piglets,adversely affecting production and growth performance and causing economic losses to swine farms.Probiotics as safe antibiotic alternatives have grea...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 31972603]。
Background Sows commonly experience insulin resistance in late gestation and lactation,causing lower feed intake and milk production,which can lead to higher mortality rates in newborn piglets.The probiotic Lactobacif...
funded by National Natural Science Foundation China(32172744 or 32272895).
Fructo-oligosaccharides(FOS)are well-known prebiotics that have the potential to improve sow reproductive performance and increase piglet growth.However,previous studies were observed in sole FOS-supplemented diets of...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFA1304204);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772579).
Background Sex hormones play important roles in the estrus return of post-weaning sows.Previous studies have demonstrated a complex and bi-directional regulation between sex hormones and gut microbiota.However,the ext...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFD1600903);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32072693);the College Students’Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Plan Program(202110307028).
Background Atresia and degeneration,a follicular developmental fate that reduces female fertility and is triggered by granulosa cell(GC)apoptosis,have been induced by dozens of miRNAs.Here,we report a miRNA,miR-423,th...