supported by the funding of CAAS of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(CAAS-ZDRW202006-02,ASTIPIAS07);the State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition(2004DA125184G2102).
Heat stress is a serious problem that affects animal husbandry by reducing growth and reproductive performance of animals.Adding plant extracts to the diet is an effective way to help overcome this problem.Alginate ol...
partially supported by the funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32102578&U22A20515);National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFD1302300&2023YFD1301204)。
Background Comprehending the patterns of alteration in boar semen quality and identifying effective nutritional interventions are crucial for enhancing the productivity of commercial pig systems.This study aimed to ex...
China Agriculture Research System(CARS-36);Major Project of Technical Innovation in Hubei Province(No.2022BBA0056);Dekon-Huazhong Agricultural University Project Co-operation Agreement;School-Enterprise Cooperation Project-Micronutrient Nutrition and Mechanism of Breeding Pigs。
Background Boars fed a mixed form of inorganic and organic iron in excess of the NRC recommended levels still develop anemia,which suggested that the current level and form of iron supplementation in boar diets may be...
funded by the DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture,Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development(PCAARRD)through the Visayas State University(Project Code:20201050-1.93)。
Objective:To determine the prevalence of bacteriospermia,the bacterial load,and the potential factors associated with bacterial contamination in boar semen collected by local smallholder artificial insemination operat...
This study evaluated the relationship between serum L-carnitine level and sperm parameters in young boars. Serum L-carnitine and semen characteristics were determined for 61 young Duroc boars between the ages of 590 a...
Research findings for supplementing boar stud diets with fish oils are inconsistent. This study was designed to address three possible causes of performance variation of boars to fish oil supplementation: stability of...
supported by the“Académie de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur(ARES)de la Commission de la Coopération au Développement(CUD)”of Belgium for its support to the realization of this work through Research and Development Project(PRD)titled“Professionalisation of swine value chain actors in the Ouémé and Plateau regions,Benin.”
Objective:To characterize the semen of three genetic types of boars(local,improved and Large White)reared in Benin.Methods:Semen of local,improved and Large White boars reared in Benin were collected using the gloved ...
supported by the National Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars of Hunan Province(2019JJ30017);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872371);Key Research and Development Programs of Hunan Province(2017NK2321);Changsha Science and Technology Key Program(kq1801058);the Science Foundation for Outstanding Youth Scholars of the Department of Hunan Provincial Education(18B012);the Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-35);the Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region,Chinese Academy of Sciences(ISA2018204);the project of “Innovation Platform and Talents Program” of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department(2018RS3105);Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process(2018TP1031);the Project“2011 Collaborative Innovation Center of Hunan province”(2013,No.448);Science&Technology Innovation Talents of Hunan Province(2017TP1021 kc1704007)
Several potential oxidative agents have damaging effects on mammalian reproductive systems.This study was conducted to investigate the effects of glutamate(Glu)and aspartate(Asp)supplementation on antioxidant enzymes ...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC1201600);Wildlife Borne Infectious Diseases Monitoring Project of the State Forestry Administration (SFA) of China
Hybrid wild boar husbandry is an important component of livestock production in Northeast China.However,the current disease situation of these animals is largely unknown due to a lack of disease surveillance.The prese...
Funding for this study was provided by National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,Grant 2014CB138501);the National Transgenic Animal Breeding Grand Project(2014ZX08006–005);the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovation Research Teams in the University(IRT_15R62)
Background: Follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) is a gonadotropin synthesized and secreted by the pituitary gland.FSH stimulates follicle development and maturation in females. It also plays an important role in sper...