A5051617081- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Selenium in Biological Systems
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Food composition and properties
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Pharmacological Effects and Assays
- Phytase and its Applications
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Mississippi State University
2016-2025
North Sichuan Medical University
2024
South China Normal University
2021
University of Kentucky
1972-2015
Alcorn State University
2011-2012
University of Alberta
2005-2007
Utah State University
1997-2001
Improving feed efficiency of pigs with dietary application amino acids (AAs) is becoming increasingly important because this practice can not only secure the plasma AA supply for muscle growth but also protect environment from nitrogen discharge feces and urine. Lysine, first limiting in typical swine diets, a substrate generating body proteins, peptides, non-peptide molecules, while excess lysine catabolized as an energy source. From regulatory standpoint, at top level controlling...
This study investigated the impact of an increased arginine (ARG) level in a boar diet on semen production, sperm quality, and seminal plasma proteome. Adult Nebraska Index Line boars were assigned to two groups, one receiving control with 0.77% (n = 4) other high-arginine 1.77% 5). Semen was collected twice week over whole experiment, including before, six weeks during, after supplementation. Parameters such as volume concentration assessed immediately collection, alongside motility...
A 35-day experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of selenium-enriched probiotics (SP) on laying performance, egg quality, selenium (Se) content, and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity. Five hundred 58-week-old Rohman hens were randomly allotted 5 dietary treatments 100 each. Each treatment had replicates, each replicate cages with 4 per cage. The SP supplemented a corn-soybean-meal basal diet at 3 different levels that supplied total Se 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 mg/kg. served as blank...
This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of selenium-enriched probiotics (SP) on growth performance, antioxidant status, immune function, and selenoprotein gene expression piglets under natural high ambient temperature in summer. Forty-eight crossbred weanling randomly allocated four groups were fed for 42 days ad libitum a basal diet without (Con, 0.16 mg Se/kg) with supplementation (P, Se/kg), sodium selenite (SS, 0.46 SP (0.46 Se/kg). From each group, three selected blood...
Advances in nanotechnology have permitted molecular-based targeting of cells through safe and biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles (MNP). Their use to detect remove damaged spermatozoa from semen doses could be great interest. Here, MNP were synthesized tested for their ability target apoptotic (annexin V) acrosome-reacted (lectin) boar spermatozoa, high-throughout retrieval a field (nanoselection). The potential impacts nanoselection on sperm functions performance offspring sired by...
Sperm heterogeneity creates challenges for successful artificial insemination. Seminal plasma (SP) surrounding sperm is an excellent source detecting reliable non-invasive biomarkers of quality. Here, we isolated microRNAs (miRNAs) from SP-derived extracellular vesicles (SP-EV) boars with divergent quality statuses. Raw semen sexually mature was collected eight weeks. motility and normal morphology were analyzed, the classified as poor- or good-quality based on standard cutoffs 70%...
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of selenium-enriched probiotics (SeP) on production performance and intestinal microbiota piglets raised under high ambient temperature. Forty-eight cross-bred weanling (28 days old), randomly allotted into 12 pens (four piglets/pen) four dietary treatments (three pens/treatment group), were fed ad libitum for 42 a basal diet (Con) or supplemented with (Pro), sodium selenite (ISe) SeP preparation. Blood faecal samples collected 0, 14, 28...
Importance Currently, there are no treatments for nocturnal leg cramps (NLCs) that have been proven to be both safe and effective. Seeking effective approaches managing NLCs is of crucial importance. Objective To determine whether vitamin K 2 better than placebo in NLCs. Design, Setting, Participants This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial was conducted China between September 2022 December 2023. study used a volunteer sample comprising community-dwelling...
Supplementation of microbial phytase usually improves the digestibility and utilization phosphorus in feedstuffs plant origin. The effect supplementation on digestibilities AA also has been examined, but results have inconsistent. This study was carried out to determine (Natuphos) supplementation, at a rate 2,000 units/kg, two basal diets apparent ileal (AID) GE, CP, AA, total-tract (ATTD) CP GE. contained 18% were formulated (as-fed basis) contain either low (0.22%) or high content (0.48%)...
Four experiments were conducted with weanling pigs fitted a simple T-cannula at the distal ileum, to determine effect of phytase supplementation four diets on apparent ileal digestibilities (AID) CP and AA, total-tract (ATTD) DE. Phytase (Natuphos, DSM Food Specialties, Delft, The Netherlands) was supplemented rates 0, 500 or 1,000 FTU/kg diets. A 20% (as-fed basis) corn-soybean meal diet used in Exp. 1; wheat-soybean 2; meal-canola 3; 19% barley-peas-canola 4. In each experiment, six...
Mature spermatozoa contain numerous epididymal and seminal plasma proteins, which full identification through high-throughput technologies may allow for a better understanding of the sperm biology. Therefore, we conducted global proteomic analysis boar shotgun gel-based methodologies.The total proteins were extracted from mature subjecsted to proteome analyses. Functional analyses gene ontology representations pathway enrichments on dataset, followed by immunology expression validations....
In mammals, the absorption of monosaccharides from small intestinal lumen involves at least 3 sugar transporters (SugT): sodium-dependent glucose transporter 1 (SGLT1; gene SLC5A1) transports and galactose, whereas (GLUT) 5 (GLUT5; SLC2A5) fructose, across apical membrane enterocytes. contrast, GLUT2 (gene SLC2A2) all these sugars basolateral membranes. To compare distribution patterns sensitivity with nutritional regulation SugT mRNA in beef cattle tissue, 18 ruminally abomasally...
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplemental common yeast culture (CY) and glycerol-enriched (GY) on performance, plasma metabolites, antioxidant status, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) mRNA expression in lactating Holstein cows under stress. During summer months, 30 healthy multiparous (parity 3.25 ± 0.48; 60 13 d milk [DIM]; 648 57 kg BW; an average yield 33.8 1.6 kg/d) were blocked by parity, previous yield, DIM randomly allocated 3 dietary treatments: no (Control), 1...
Dairy cows exposed to heat stress (HS) show decreased performance and immunity, but increased shock protein expressions apoptosis. Zymosan, an extract from yeast cell walls, has been shown modulate immune responses defense against oxidative stress. However, few literatures are available about the effects of zymosan on other parameters dairy under HS. Here, both primary peripheral blood mononuclear (PBMC) cow models were established assess performance, protein, apoptosis-related gene In vitro...
Work was conducted to test the hypothesis that nutritional composition of bakery meal varies depending on where in United States is produced due different raw materials being used production meals. Forty-six samples were collected from feed mills located swine producing states States. Based state collected, they grouped into 5 regions: 1) AL, DE, GA, NC, PA, and VA (10 samples); 2) CO, MO, OK, TX 3) IN, KY, OH, TN (8 4) IA (11 5) MN (7 samples). All analyzed for proximate components, GE, AA,...