supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1300600 and 2022YFF1000204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31930105);China Agriculture Research Systems[CARS-40];the 2115 Talent Development Program of China Agricultural University。
Background Feed efficiency is a crucial economic trait in poultry industry.Both host genetics and gut microbiota influence feed efficiency.How ever,the associations between gut microbiota and host genetics,as well as ...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproductive parameters of “Lohmann Brown” strain chickens fed on Cajanus cajan leaves and to assess the viability of the chicks after hatching. 40 hens of the “Lohma...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (32172759);Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department (2022QFY11-05,2021KJXX-97,2021TD-30).
Background Body phosphorus metabolism exhibits a circadian rhythm over the 24-h daily cycle.The egg laying behavior makes laying hens a very special model for investigating phosphorus circadian rhythms.There is lack o...
Supported in part by the National Research Initiative of the USDA Cooperative State Research,Education and Extension Service,grant number 2004–35204-14654;Oregon State University Experiment Station Hatch fund,Oregon State University Animal Health Fund.
Transgenerational effects of certain nutrients such as essential fatty acids are gaining increased attention in the field of human medicine and animal sciences as a new tool to improve health and animal performance du...
Supported by Qiqihar Agricultural Innovation Project (CNYG_2021015);Qiqihar Science and Technology Major Project (ZDTG-202201)。
The integration of hormone induction of young ewes,live oocyte collection,in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer( JIVET),as a major breakthrough in livestock breeding technology,not only solves the problem of low ...
Supported by Special Fund for National Modern Agriculture(Meat Yak)Industrial Technology System(CARS-37).
Based on early weaning in calves,hormone induction in young calves,intravital egg collection,in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer which serve as major breakthroughs in livestock breeding technology,the technique...
funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFD0500500,20170502200);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31972529);the Program for Shaanxi Science&Technology(2017TSCXLNY-04-04,2018ZDCXL-NY-0201,2018ZDXM-NY-051);the Program for Yangling Agricultural High-tech Industries Demonstration Zone(2018CXY-10)。
In ovo feeding of vitamin C(VC)has positive effects on the growth performance,immune and antioxidant function in poultry,which indicates that increasing VC content in eggs may be of benefit.This study was to investiga...
This work was supported by the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Provinee of China(2018JM3002),the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2452019202)and the China Scholarship Council Scholarship(201906305010).The authors thank Chen Hang and Wang Peijie for collection of blood samples and egg production data.
Anti-Mullerian hormone(AMH)acts in maintaining orderly cyclic recruitment of early follicles,suggesting that it is a promising can didate for in flue ncing an imal reproductive efficiency.This study aimed to elucidate...
Bonasa bonasia eggs were artificially incubated.The results showed that the temperature of 37.5-38℃(slightly lower temperature in the late stage),the relative humidity of 55%-60%in the middle stage and 60%-70%in the ...
The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of stinging nettle powder(SNP) on laying performance,egg quality,and some selected serum biochemical parameters of quails.One hundred a...