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Animals, Volume 16, Issue 7

2026 April-1 - 7 articles

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Articles (7)

  • Essay
  • Open Access

Study on Differences in Lipid Composition of Camel Milk with Different Forage-to-Concentrate Diets

  • Haiyun Yang,
  • Sanshan Sun,
  • Yusong Shen,
  • Zhiwei Li,
  • Changjiang Zang,
  • Yong Chen and
  • Fengming Li
Animals2026, 16(7), 1002;https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16071002 
(registering DOI)

24 March 2026

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different concentrate-to-roughage ratios on the lipid composition of camel milk. Thirty-six Qiangar Bactrian camels were randomly allocated to three groups: the control group (C, grazing plus roug...

  • Review
  • Open Access
Animals2026, 16(7), 1001;https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16071001 
(registering DOI)

24 March 2026

Heat stress is a major constraint to global egg production, as rising temperatures increasingly challenge the physiological limits of commercial layer chickens. This review integrates current advances in stress physiology to demonstrate that heat str...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access

Practical Aquafeeds Incorporating Insect and Algae Meals Achieve Quality and Growth Standards Comparable to Traditional Feeds in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

  • Filippo Faccenda,
  • Elia Ciani,
  • Lorenzo Rossi,
  • Gabriella Vale-Pereira,
  • Giulia Secci,
  • Jorge Dias and
  • Luis E. C. Conceição

24 March 2026

This study assessed the effects of eco-efficient aquafeed formulations on the growth, body composition, nutrient retention, and flesh quality of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Four extruded diets were tested: a conventional control (Ctrl) and t...

  • Article
  • Open Access

Candidate Gene Identification and Genomic Prediction for Key Reproductive Traits in Yorkshire, Landrace, and Duroc Pigs

  • Wenjie Hao,
  • Wusheng Sun,
  • Zhuoshan Li,
  • Jingbo Zhang,
  • Lijun Shi,
  • Hasi Chaolu,
  • Qi Zhang,
  • Teerath Kumar Suthar,
  • Lixian Wang and
  • Shumin Zhang
Animals2026, 16(7), 999;https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16070999 
(registering DOI)

24 March 2026

The study analyzed ten reproductive traits in three major commercial breeds—Yorkshire, Landrace, and Duroc—raised under uniform management. Genetic parameters were estimated using a repeatability animal model in ASReml, genome-wide associ...

  • Communication
  • Open Access

Do Calves Drink Water?

  • Christophe Staub and
  • Eric Venturi

24 March 2026

Background: Today, it is important to measure livestock water consumption to devise sustainable solutions that consider environmental issues, livestock health requirements and animal welfare. Methods: This longitudinal study measured the water consum...

  • Article
  • Open Access

Immunomagnetic Sex-Sorting of Landrace Boar Semen Using a Porcine Y-Specific scFv Antibody: Efficiency and Post-Sorting Sperm Quality

  • Apinya Satsook,
  • Marninphan Thongkham,
  • Surat Hongsibsong,
  • Anucha Sathanawongs,
  • Phanuwit Paitoon,
  • Chaiwat Arjin,
  • Pornchai Rachtanapun and
  • Korawan Sringarm

24 March 2026

This study evaluated the efficiency of an scFv antibody-based sex-sorting method using HL magnetic microbeads for the separation of X- and Y-chromosome-bearing sperm in Landrace boar semen, as well as its effects on sperm quality parameters. A dose-d...

  • Review
  • Open Access

Microbiome of Bovine Milk and Factors Influencing Its Composition

  • Łukasz Szala,
  • Justyna Staninska-Pięta and
  • Agnieszka Piotrowska-Cyplik

24 March 2026

The bovine milk microbiome is a complex and dynamic microbial ecosystem, comprising both commensal and pathogenic bacteria. Its composition is shaped by endogenous factors, including udder physiology, lactation stage, and health status, particularly...

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