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Mar
30
$215 million in USDA funds for meat and poultry processing capacity
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced there will be up to $215 million in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options, strengthen the food supply chain, and create jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas.
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Mar
23
Interpretive Summary: Insulin signaling and antioxidant proteins in adipose tissue explants from dairy cows challenged with hydrogen peroxide are altered by supplementation of arginine or arginine plus methionine
In nonruminants, oxygen-derived free-radicals such as hydrogen peroxide produced during stressful events impair insulin responsiveness including glucose uptake, protein synthesis, and fatty acid metabolism.
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Mar
23
Interpretive Summary: Effects of α-glycerol monolaurate on intestinal morphology, nutrient digestibility, serum profiles, and gut microbiota in weaned piglets
Glycerol monolaurate (GML) is naturally present in breast milk as well as other natural sources such as coconut oil and is widely used as a food additive. Dietary α-GML is used in animal production due to its safe-guarding health and growth-promoting effects.
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Mar
23
Interpretive Summary: Function of m6A and its regulation of domesticated animals’ complex traits
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant RNA modification in eukaryotes. Current studies showed that the m6A modification widely regulates a series of life processes, such as biological metabolism, growth and development, inflammation, and cancer.
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Mar
23
Interpretive Summary: Transcriptome analyses indicate that heat stress-induced inflammation in white adipose tissue and oxidative stress in skeletal muscle is partially moderated by zilpaterol supplementation in beef cattle
Heat stress (HS) negatively impacts livestock health and carcass quality. Supplementation of livestock with β-adrenergic agonists (β-AA) increases muscle mass and decreases fat deposition.
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Mar
23
Interpretive Summary: Dietary supplementation with fiber, “biotics,” and spray-dried plasma affects apparent total tract macronutrient digestibility and the fecal characteristics, fecal microbiota, and immune function of adult dogs
A variety of functional ingredients—those that provide benefits beyond their nutritional value—may be added to pet foods to support gastrointestinal and immune health.
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Mar
20
ASAS Undergraduate Scholar Recognition
The American Society of Animal Science would like to help you in recognizing your outstanding animal science students.
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Mar
20
ASAS National President, Dr. Mike Tokach's Presidential Midwest Meeting Reception
Many attendees joined ASAS National President, Dr. Tokach at his Midwest Meeting Reception on Tuesday, March 15th.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: Grape seed tannin extract and polyunsaturated fatty acids affect in vitro ruminal fermentation and methane production
Condensed tannins can modulate methane emissions and ruminal biohydrogenation, but effects depend on type and dose.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: The effect of breed, sex, and oral meloxicam administration on pain biomarkers following hot-iron branding in Hereford and Angus calves
The primary objective was to examine the effects of oral meloxicam (MEL), compared with a control, administered at the time of hot-iron branding in Angus and Hereford steers and heifers.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: Whole genome sequence analyses-based assessment of virulence potential and antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance of Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from commercial swine and cattle probiotic products
Probiotics, also called direct-fed microbials, are widely used in swine and cattle production systems, as an alternative for antibiotics. The benefits of feeding probiotic products include growth promotion and gut functional benefits.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: Limiting factors for milk production in dairy cows: perspectives from physiology and nutrition
With increasing milk yields in dairy cows, potential limiting factors are intensively discussed. The present review addresses physiological and nutritional constraints that are considered limiting for milk production.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: Nutritional evaluation of fish protein hydrolysate and its application in piglet production
Fish protein hydrolysate (FPH), a new protein material rich in peptides and free amino acids, has the potential to serve as an alternative to traditional fish meal.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: Effects of harvest date and growth stage on triticale forages in the southwest United States: agronomic characteristics, nutritive value, energy density, and in vitro disappearance of dry matter and fiber
Our objectives were to screen 14 triticale cultivars for agronomic and nutritive value characteristics with specific emphasis on identifying typical, as well as deviant, responses to the calendar date and plant maturity.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: Effects of harvest date and growth stage on triticale forages in the southwest USA: kinetics of in vitro disappearance of fiber and dry matter
Unless there is an urgency for removing the triticale crop, such as those created by a feed shortage or need to establish a secondary crop, harvest management decisions should be based on plant growth stage, and not calendar date.
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Mar
10
Interpretive Summary: Novel Synthetic oviductal fluid for Conventional Freezing 1 (SCF1) culture medium improves development and cryotolerance of in vitro produced Holstein embryos
In vitro produced (IVP) bovine embryos suffer from several physiological abnormalities that interfere with their ability to withstand the freezing process, a vital step in shipping and distribution of IVP embryos.
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Mar
03
Interpretive Summary: Intake, ruminal fermentation parameters, and apparent total-tract digestibility by beef steers consuming Pensacola bahia grass hay treated with calcium oxide
With the ever-growing desire to increase efficiency in beef cattle production, researchers have developed strategies such as treating poor-quality forages with chemicals to increase the digestibility of fiber fractions, consequently increasing their energy value for cattle feeding.
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Mar
03
Interpretive Summary: Identify known and novel candidate genes associated with backfat thickness in Duroc pigs by large-scale genome-wide association analysis
Backfat thickness (BFT) is a complex and economically important trait in the pig industry because it reflects fat deposition and can be used to measure the carcass lean meat percentage in pigs.
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Mar
03
Interpretive Summary: Effects of a novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant on the apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids, total tract phosphorus retention, and tibia ash in young broilers
Microbial phytase is widely used in commercial broiler diets to improve digestion of phosphorus (P) and reduce its excretion into the environment. Phytase improves the digestion of phosphorus and other nutrients including amino acids (AA).
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Mar
03
Interpretive Summary: Transcriptome analyses indicate that heat stress-induced inflammation in white adipose tissue and oxidative stress in skeletal muscle is partially moderated by zilpaterol supplementation in beef cattle
Heat stress (HS) negatively impacts livestock health and carcass quality. Supplementation of livestock with β-adrenergic agonists (β-AA) increases muscle mass and decreases fat.
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