2025 September - 18 articles
Microbiomes have become an increasingly important field of study in the past decade, with data supporting microbial roles in disease control, metabolic efficiency, and more. Microbial DNA is detectable outside the digestive tract, including in blood....
The present study aimed to determine whether enriching the finishing ration of lambs with incremental doses of a protected fatty acid (FA) blend would result in noticeable differences in the eating experience of the resulting meat. Three isonitrogeno...
Haemonchus contortus and Haemonchus placei infect different species of ruminants, but when small ruminants and cattle share the same pasture, cross-infections can occur. Weather conditions and the herbage microenvironment influence the development an...
Feeding a balanced diet such as total mixed ration (TMR) is a widely adopted feeding strategy providing a uniformly blended diet of roughages, concentrates, and supplements that enhances ruminant productivity by optimizing nutrient utilization, stabi...
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of age and sex on carcass traits, commercial cuts, and meat quality in crossbred kids. A total of 32 Boer × native crossbred kids were used, equally distributed according to sex and slaughter age: 16 mal...
Selection indices enhance dairy cattle breeding by optimizing multiple traits simultaneously. This study analyzed 2181 lactation records from Holstein–Friesian cows at Sakha Experimental Farm, Egypt, to evaluate selection indices for 305-day mi...
This study aims to analyze the technical and economic infrastructure of sheep farming enterprises operating in Türkiye. It assesses the demographic characteristics of enterprise owners, enterprise scales, production objectives, marketing strateg...
MFD is a nutritional disorder in dairy cattle characterized by a reduction in milk fat content despite a normal or increased milk yield. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the biological mechanisms and nutritional factors contributing to th...
The success of optimal ruminant production relies heavily on feed efficiency to deliver the necessary nutrients to animals. Nutritional deficiencies in livestock pose a significant challenge in regions experiencing prolonged fluctuations in resource...
Ruminant livestock production plays a crucial role in the agricultural systems of Sub-Saharan Africa, significantly supporting rural livelihoods through income generation, improved nutrition, and employment opportunities. Despite its importance, the...
Due to the feeding system (high-concentrate diet) during the early lactation stage, ruminal pH in dairy cows follows a diurnal pattern and can remain below the critical level of 5.5 for extended periods of the day. This study aimed to evaluate the ef...
The objective of this analysis was to compare the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from contemporary grazing cattle production with bison grazing, both modern and historical. The data sets used in this analysis were derived from existing research and c...
Geometric morphometrics is performed on different species in different contexts. Here, the aim was to investigate morphological differences in the head of the Sanmartinero Creole bovine to examine head shape variations between sexes using geometric m...
The aims of the current study were to characterize the natural compounds of Salsola tragus via GC-MS and determine its effects as a forage source on lamb growth, in vitro rumen fermentation kinetics, carcass quality, cellular damage, and metabolomic...
A key factor in calculating dairy cows’ nitrogen (N) excretion is knowing the amount of daily excreted urine. The present study aimed to investigate two methods to calculate the daily urine volume (UV) excreted using spot urine samples. Data we...
Overmilking occurs when the teat cups remain attached to the udder during milking, even though there is little or no milk flow. This puts pressure on the teat tissue and reduces milk production due to longer milking times, meaning fewer cows are milk...
The 8th revised edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle was released in 2016, with the recommendations provided in the publication being used extensively in both research and production settings. In the context of research needs identifie...
This study aimed to evaluate the microbiological quality of colostrum on three dairy farms with different colostrum management hygiene practices and to compare it with the current colostrum quality guidelines. On farm A, colostrum was fed raw, while...
