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New Nutrition Strategies: Prenatal and Postnatal Growth in Livestock Animals
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New Nutrition Strategies: Prenatal and Postnatal Growth in Livestock Animals

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2024) | Viewed by 5003

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Héctor O. Orozco-Gregorio

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Unidad Xochimilco, Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Coapa, Villa Quietud, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México 04960, México
Interests: reproduction; physiology, stress; production; neonatology
Dr. Patricia Roldán-Santiago

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Departamento de Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad, Ciudad de México 04510, México
Interests: newborn; reproduction; behavior; obstetrics; vitality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the Special Issue entitled “New Nutrition Strategies: Prenatal and Postnatal Growth in Livestock Animals” will compile innovative and outstanding research on animal growth processes and the effects of nutrition on it in production animals intended for human consumption.

Human beings have a specific demand for nutrients under essential phases of our lives, which largely come from terrestrial foods of animal origin. According to the FAO (2023), these foods provide 34% of good-quality protein and 17% of calories available for consumption, in addition to various minerals and vitamins, such as iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin B12, choline, and calcium, among others. Likewise, they also provide bioactive factors with functions in human health that are only found in this type of food, such as carnitine, creatine, taurine, hydroxyproline, and anserine. Also, the long-chain fatty acids and proportions of essential fatty acids found in these foods are important for cognitive function at all stages of people's lives.

Therefore, it is essential to develop new strategies based on scientific evidence that improve animal growth processes to supply enough meat for human consumption.

This Special Issue aims to inform the scientific community of recent research on the advances and innovations related to improving the efficiency of growth and nutrient utilization in animals, from the embryonic state to birth and finalization, with the aim of obtaining a greater quantity and quality of products of animal origin.

We invite you to send original manuscripts or reviews in fields related to the main topic of this Special Issue. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Animal nutrition.
  • Growth physiology.
  • Nutrition and embryonic development.
  • Diets and ruminal microbiology.
  • Diets and nutrient absorption.
  • Growth stimulants.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Héctor O. Orozco-Gregorio
Dr. Patricia Roldán-Santiago
Guest Editors

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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • growth
  • nutrition
  • livestock
  • pregnancy
  • diet
  • performance
  • metabolism
  • technology

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Effects of Nutrient Manipulation during Peripartum and Suckling Period on Productivity of Hanwoo Cows and Offspring
by Gi-Hwal Son, Na-Hui Kim, So-Hee Lee, Young-Lae Kim, Jun-Sang Ahn, Min-Ji Kim, Jong-Suh Shin and Byung-Ki Park
Animals 2024, 14(18), 2633; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182633 - 11 Sep 2024
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This study investigated the effects of nutrient manipulation during the peripartum and suckling periods on the productivity of Hanwoo cows and their offspring. A total of 183 pregnant cows and their 180 offspring were randomly assigned to either a control group, fed a [...] Read more.
This study investigated the effects of nutrient manipulation during the peripartum and suckling periods on the productivity of Hanwoo cows and their offspring. A total of 183 pregnant cows and their 180 offspring were randomly assigned to either a control group, fed a formula feed with 13.5% crude protein (CP) and 70.5% total digestible nutrients (TDN), or a treatment group, fed nutrient-enriched formula feed with 18.0% CP and 72.5% TDN. Offspring were similarly divided and fed either 17.0% CP and 69.5% TDN (control) or 21.5% CP and 72.5% TDN (treatment). Results showed that body weight recovery was higher in the treatment group, although wither height, body length, and body condition scores were similar between groups. The treatment group exhibited increased chest girth, reduced intervals for first return to estrus, and shorter days open compared to the control group. Plasma non-esterified fatty acids, albumin, and progesterone concentrations of Hanwoo cows varied between groups at the 3 months before and after calving. Offspring in the treatment group had higher body weight and average daily gain at birth, three and six months of age, with higher dry matter intake. These findings suggest that nutrient-enriched formula feed positively influences the reproductive efficiency of Hanwoo cows and the growth performance of their offspring. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Nutrition Strategies: Prenatal and Postnatal Growth in Livestock Animals)
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Maternal Supplementation with Dietary Betaine during Late Gestation Increased Ewe Plasma Creatine and Lamb Thermoregulation under Field Conditions
by Billie-Jaye Brougham, Alice C. Weaver, Alyce M. Swinbourne, Megan R. Tscharke, Amy L. Munn, Jennifer M. Kelly, David O. Kleemann and William H. E. J. van Wettere
Animals 2024, 14(17), 2605; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14172605 - 7 Sep 2024
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Twin lamb mortality is a significant economic problem impacting the Australian sheep industry. Maternal betaine supplementation improved lamb vigour and early post-natal survival when ewes and lambs were housed indoors, suggesting that betaine may be beneficial to feed under extensive pasture systems. This [...] Read more.
Twin lamb mortality is a significant economic problem impacting the Australian sheep industry. Maternal betaine supplementation improved lamb vigour and early post-natal survival when ewes and lambs were housed indoors, suggesting that betaine may be beneficial to feed under extensive pasture systems. This study investigated whether maternal betaine supplementation during late gestation would improve Merino twin lamb live weight, thermoregulation, vigour and survival to weaning under field conditions. Ewes received dietary betaine at either 0 g/day (CTL; n = 115) or 4 g/day from day 110 of gestation (dG 110) until ~49 days post-partum (pp) (BET; n = 115). Measures indicative of lamb viability and survival were collected within 4–24 h of birth and at ~49 days pp and ~93 days pp. BET ewes had higher creatine and creatinine concentrations at dG 130 than CTL ewes (p < 0.05). BET lambs had a higher rectal temperature within 4–24 h following birth than CTL lambs (p < 0.05). CTL lambs were heavier at ~49 days pp and grew faster from birth to ~49 days pp than BET lambs (both p < 0.05). The time taken after release from the researcher to first suckling was quicker in the CTL lambs than BET lambs (p < 0.05). This study demonstrated that supplementing betaine increased creatine concentration in twin-bearing ewes and thermoregulatory capacity in neonatal lambs under extensive grazing systems. Full article
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Performance and Metabolic Responses of Nellore Cows Subjected to Different Supplementation Plans during Prepartum
by Douglas Teixeira Saraiva, Samira Silveira Moreira, Mateus Emanuel Pereira Santos, Eduarda Ramos Almeida, Luciana Navajas Rennó, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, Mário Fonseca Paulino, Érica de Paula Aniceto, Johnnatan Castro Cabral Gonçalves, Jean Marcelo Albuquerque and Sidnei Antônio Lopes
Animals 2024, 14(16), 2283; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162283 - 6 Aug 2024
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This study assessed the effects of different prepartum supplementation plans on Nellore cows’ performance, metabolic responses, and early offspring development. Thirty-nine pregnant Nellore cows (224 ± 2.67 days of pregnancy, 5.3 ± 0.29 years of age, body weight 520 ± 15.2 kg, initial [...] Read more.
This study assessed the effects of different prepartum supplementation plans on Nellore cows’ performance, metabolic responses, and early offspring development. Thirty-nine pregnant Nellore cows (224 ± 2.67 days of pregnancy, 5.3 ± 0.29 years of age, body weight 520 ± 15.2 kg, initial body condition score 6.0 ± 0.07) were assigned to one of four treatments: a control group receiving only mineral mixture ad libitum, and three groups receiving daily protein-energy supplements of 2, 4, or 6 g/kg BW for 60 days prepartum. Weights and body condition scores were evaluated at the start of the experiment, 7 days before calving, and at 45 and 90 days postpartum. Cows supplemented with 4 and 6 g/kg BW showed improved body weight and body condition scores prepartum and postpartum and had a shorter service period (p < 0.05). The highest blood urea nitrogen concentrations were observed in cows receiving 6 g/kg BW (p = 0.0124). There was a reduction in blood urea nitrogen at calving for the 6 g/kg BW group, while the control group showed an increase (p < 0.001). Non-esterified fatty acids concentrations were lower 21 days before calving for the 4 and 6 g/kg BW groups compared to the control (p < 0.05) and decreased postpartum for all treatments (p < 0.001). No significant differences were observed in calf birth weight or performance. Supplementing with 4 g/kg BW of protein-energy is recommended to enhance metabolic health and overall performance. Full article
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