This paper reports on the use of estimates of individual animal feed intake (made using time spent feeding measurements) to predict the Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), a measure of the amount of feed consumed to produce 1 kg of body mass, for an individ...
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is a key indicator of pig productivity, but its measurement is labor-intensive and time-consuming. This study aimed to construct a predictive model for cumulative feeding intake (CFI), which could help estimate FCR more ef...
Improving feed efficiency is an important breeding target for the poultry industry; to achieve this, it is necessary to understand the molecular basis of feed efficiency. We compared the jejunal transcriptomes of low- and high-feed conversion ratio (...
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is a critical indicator of production efficiency in livestock husbandry. Improving FCR is essential for optimizing resource utilization and enhancing productivity. Traditional methods for FCR optimization rely on experienc...
Background: Pigs are one of the most important livestock species for providing meat products in the world. Deciphering the genetic architecture of feed efficiency-related traits is beneficial to improve the genetic progress of these traits and save t...
The conversion of different biogenic feedstocks to hydrocarbons is a major challenge when ensuring hydrocarbon and fuel supply in spite of the heterogeneity of this feed. Flexible adaptation to changing compositions is mandatory for the respective pr...
Data collection is standard in commercial broiler production; however, growth modeling is still a challenge since this data often lacks an inflection point. This study evaluated body weight (BW) dynamics, feed intake, BW gain, feed conversion ratio (...
The high cost of commercial feed presents a major barrier to scaling environmentally responsible cricket (Acheta domesticus) farming, particularly in low-resource settings. We investigated the use of Hermetia illucens (Black Soldier Fly Larvae, BSFL)...
Lipids of different unsaturation degree were added to dairy ewe diet to test the hypothesis that unsaturated oils would modulate milk fatty acid (FA) profile without impairing or even improving feed efficiency. To this aim, we examined milk FA profil...
Estimating dietary requirements is resource-intensive and often excludes common commercial practices, such as the use of feed additives (FA). The objective of this study was to evaluate whether a factorial–mechanistic growth model-derived feedi...
In recent decades, pigs and pork have been the central elements of Chinese agricultural systems, food security, and diet. China’s rapid income growth has induced a significant change in food consumption patterns, and hog production has received utmos...
The differences in growth performance and intestinal morphology between Liangshan Yanying Chicken (YYJ) and Arbor Acres (AA) broilers during the brooding stage, and to explore the effect of early intestinal development on growth. A total of 120 one-d...
Feed efficiency traits are increasingly important in pig production for improving profitability and environmental sustainability. Understanding their genetic basis is crucial for uncovering underlying biological mechanisms and informing selection str...
To meet market supply and demand, producers must accurately schedule processing dates to ensure optimal pricing. This study developed a practical feeding program system for local Taiwanese chicken breeds, including Guzao males, Huangjin females, and...
Indigenous pig breeds in China possess distinct biological characteristics, yet their growth dynamics and feeding behaviors remain inadequately characterized. This study compared growth performance, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and feeding behavior i...
A global population of already more than seven billion people has led to an increased demand for food and water, and especially the demand for meat. Moreover, the cost of feed used in animal production has also increased dramatically, which requires...
The experiment was conducted to evaluate the requirement of cyanocobalamin of male Pekin ducks from hatch to 21 days of age. A total of three-hundred-eighty-four, one-day-old meat-type male Pekin ducks were randomly allocated to six treatments, i.e.,...
Aquaculture contributes to the sustainable development of food security, marine resource conservation, and economy. Shifting aquaculture feed from fish meal and oil to terrestrial plant derivatives may result in cost savings. However, many carnivorou...
There are several by-products obtained in agricultural systems that can contribute to small-scale production systems within backyards, in this sense, the production of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) has been integrated into the rural family e...
This research investigated the effects of different synbiotic administration programs on broiler productive performance and foot pad dermatitis (FPD). Molecular insights on caecal microbiota and plasma metabolomics were also performed. - A total of 1...
Feed efficiency is a key economic trait that affects the cost of production in broiler farming. Reducing broiler feed costs contributes to reducing excessive feed consumption and increasing the productivity of broiler breeding. Therefore, identifying...
This study provides a model-based exploratory assessment of the economic impact attributable to coccidiosis within the Turkish broiler sector. Primary data were obtained from 117 commercial enterprises (total capacity: 1,666,000 broilers) across the...
This study evaluated a 181-day finishing system for horses entering the Korean meat chain by comparing retired thoroughbred geldings and Belgian-crossbred geldings under identical management and an ad libitum forage-based total mixed ration. Ten geld...
Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae may play a role in a circular economy by upcycling low-value organic streams into high value biomass. In this paper, the capacity of BSF larvae to process 12 organic side-streams (mono-streams) and two standard substrat...
North American dining customers like to have a singular large piece of protein in the center of the plate. When fish is the protein of choice, the portion size from many species is limited by the overall size of the fish. Therefore, for these species...
The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) plays a critical role in homeostasis and the regulation of body weight. Polymorphisms in the mc4r gene have been discovered and linked to growth, carcass composition, and meat quality traits. Therefore, we used the...
The study aimed at evaluating the influence of silage type (grass silage—GS, and maize silage—MS) and energy level in the feed portion on animals’ performance, carcass value and the quality of Holstein–Friesian bull meat. The...
Is it possible to reduce feeding costs in rabbit meat production without compromising rabbit health and productive yield? The study tested four feeding strategies: Control group (CC) fed exclusively with concentrate feed; group CT supplemented with w...
In this study, we combined genomic and gut microbiome data to evaluate 13 economically important growth and feed efficiency traits in 407 Dahen broilers, including body weight (BW) at four, six, nine, and ten weeks of age (BW4, BW6, BW9, and BW10), a...
To investigate the effect of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) essential oil (TEO) or increasing inclusion of a prebiotic (TechnoMOS®) on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Ross 308 broilers, 400 one-day-old male broilers (43.5 g, as mean...
The nutritional value of maize grain can be influenced by its genetic background, which can lead to differences that could affect laying hens due to the high proportion of maize hybrids in the complete feed. This study aimed to investigate the effect...
Since the world’s population will continue to grow in the next decades, the problem of providing people with food will deepen. One-third of the food production volume is wasted while nearly one in ten people in the world suffer from hunger. To...
Using black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFM) in place of fishmeal is an ingenious strategy for sustainable fish aquaculture. However, BSFM has not been evaluated for dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus), an economically important fish in South Africa. The...
The objectives of the study were: (a) to study the effect of Haemonchus spp. on the growth performance characteristics of fattening calves, (b) to assess any potential effects on carcass characteristics and (c) to investigate the potential role of cl...
The development of reuse processes for plant by-products for both animal and human food offers numerous possibilities for quality-of-life improvements that align with a circular economy model. For this reason, we divided this study into two experimen...
Agro-industrial by-products such as sugar beet pulp (SBP) represent a substantial environmental and logistical challenge if not valorized within the circular bioeconomy. This study evaluated the bioconversion performance and waste reduction efficienc...
This study aimed to investigate the effects of carotenoid-biofortified Pexeso wheat compared with those of common Tercie wheat on performance characteristics, nutrient retention, and tissue antioxidant concentrations in broiler chickens. A total of 1...
Digital twins, understood as computational replicas of poultry production systems updated in real time by sensor data, are increasingly invoked as transformative tools for precision livestock farming and sustainable agriculture. They are credited wit...
Animal temperament evaluation can be included in the cattle selection program also because of an existing correlation with performance. However, there are different assessment methods such as flight speed (time and speed that an animal takes to leave...
This study evaluated the effects of matrix-dosed protease supplementation on growth performance, nutrient utilization, intestinal morphology, serum biochemistry, carcass traits, and economic return in broiler chickens. A total of 240 Cobb 500 chicks...
Aquaponics is a sustainable method of food production, whereby aquaculture and hydroponics are combined in one circular system. A few aquaponics startup companies are emerging in Europe with a limited production area of a few hundred or a few thousan...
Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in agriculture does more than replace labor: it reorganizes how efficiently grain is used and stored. We formalize AI’s relaxation capacity as the dimensionless Supply–Demand Relaxation Effect (SRE),...
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of replacing antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) with an egg immunoglobulin (IgY) combined with phytomolecules (PM) on the growth rate, serum immunity, and intestinal health of weaned pigs challenged...
This study evaluated the effects of dietary phospholipid (PL) source and supplementation level on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and lipid metabolism in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fry. A 56-day feeding trial was conducted using a basal...
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Prolonged exposure to hypoxic conditions can lead to reduced appetite, stunted growth, systemic inflammation, and pulmonary hypertension. Previous studies have indicated a correlation between gut dysbiosis and the development of hypoxia-related hazar...
This study evaluated the effects of dietary Elionurus muticus essential oil (EMEO) on growth performance, physiological responses, and resistance to car transport stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Fish were fed experimental diets for 60...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of agro-industrial byproduct-based diets on the productive parameters, digestibility, insect composition, and gut microbiota of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) larvae. Three formulations corresponding to...
This meta-analysis aimed to systematically assess the effects of organic acid supplementation on growth performance and disease-related parameters in broiler chickens challenged with coccidiosis. Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature s...
As the income of urban and rural residents has increased in recent decades in China, dairy products have become an important part of the Chinese diet. Therefore, keeping up with the growing demand for feed grain for dairy cows is a critical issue of...
As the northern Largemouth bass (LMB) (Micropterus nigricans) industry shifts toward fingerling production, implementing practical feeding strategies to ensure efficient growth during high water temperatures is paramount. Twenty (12.7 ± 0.2 g)...
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