This research was funded by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(NO.2021YFD1300401);the China Agriculture Research System(No.CARS-36).
The effects of age,body weight(BW),and backfat thickness(BF)of replacement gilts at first estrus and first mating on their subsequent reproductive performance and retention of their first 2 parities as sows was evalua...
Background: Kisspeptin has been demonstrated to affect the attainment of puberty in multiple species, presumably through its actions on GnRH and LH. It has previously been found there is an increase in expression of h...
supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2021YJ0287);National Natural Science Foundation of China;PR China(31772616)。
Background:Dietary fiber(DF)is often eschewed in swine diet due to its anti-nutritional effects,but DF is attracting growing attention for its reproductive benefits.The objective of this study was to investigate the e...
Kisspeptin has been demonstrated to affect reproductive cyclicity and the attainment of puberty in multiple species, presumably through its actions on gonadotropin releasing hormone ...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(31730090 and 31925037);Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2018CFA020).
Background:The hyper-prolificacy Meishan gilts achieved a superior endometrial gland development(EGD)than white crossbred gilts during the ovary-independent period(before 60 d of age).Then,the EGD continues under the ...
This study was supported by National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD0501005);National Natural Science Foundation of China,PR China(31772616).
Background:Replacement gilts are typically fed ad libitum,whereas emerging evidence from human and rodent studies has revealed that time-restricted access to food has health benefits.The objective of this study was to...
supported by The National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD0501003);The Outstanding Talents Training Program of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,China Agriculture Research System(CARS-35);Supporting Program for Guangdong Agricultural Research&Development Center of Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding.Operating Funds for Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition(2014B030301054).
Background:Mammary gland development during late gestation in gilts is a major factor that alters the composition of colostrum and growth performance of piglets.Plasma valine is taken up and metabolized extensively by...
Chitosan oligosaccharides(COS)are the hydrolyzed product of chitosan and have multifunctional health benefits.The objective of this study was to elucidate the effect of COS as a dietary supplement to gilts on their pr...
supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness(MINECO);the European Regional Development Fund(FEDER)(AGL2015–66341-R);the Séneca Foundation of Murcia(20040/GERM/16)
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproductive performance of a new artificial insemination(AI) device specifically designed for gilts(Deep cervical AI, Dp-CAI) by means of which the sperm is depos...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31772637,31301981);a Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest(201403047);Science and Technology Project of Fuzhou City(2017N0033);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant(Grant No.2016 M600871)
Background: The current study was carried out to evaluate the effects of mycotoxin biodegradation agent(MBA, composed of Bacillus subtilis ANSB01 G and Devosia sp. ANSB714) on relieving zearalenone(ZEA) and deoxynival...