financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFD0501604,2018YFD0501900);China Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest(No.201303144);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31501988);Hunan Provincial Major Scientific and Technological Special Project(No.2017NK1020);Key Research and Development Program of Hunan Province(No.2016NK2171)
Ramie(Boehmeria nivea)is noted for the production of a large biomass that has a high protein content and is rich in antioxidants.It may thus serve as a high-quality forage material to replace alfalfa and improve the m...
Funding was provided by the George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station,Tuskegee University.
The objective was to evaluate the use of condensed tannin(CT)-rich ground pine bark(PB)in grain mixed diets on meat goat growth performance,blood metabolites,and carcass characteristics.Twenty four Kiko crossbred(Capr...
supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (grant number 2016HH0004).
This experiment was conducted to investigate growth performance,carcass traits and meat quality of finishing pigs with dietary β-glucan supplementation.A total of 96 healthy pigs(Duroc x Landrace x Yorkshire;initial ...
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of tannin-rich peanut skin(PS)supplementation on growth performance,ruminal and blood metabolites,and carcass traits associated with internal parasite infection in me...
This study examined the effects of sources and levels of selenium(Se)on performance,carcass parts yield,meat quality and tissue Se concentration in broilers.A total of 960 one-day-old male broilers were divided into 8...
The objective of this study was to test if a novel phytase from Buttiauxella sp. can replace all added inorganic phosphate in a diet with reduced Ca and metabolizable energy(ME) fed to commercial pigs from12 kg body w...
Partial financial support was provided by funds allocated to the Institute of Animal Science,University of Bonn
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of thyme essential oil supplementation in rabbit rations on performance, carcass criteria, and meat quality under hot environmental conditions. A total of 75, 4-week-o...