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Sahu J, Misra AK, Baithalu RK. Moringa oleifera leaf meal supplementation improves nutrient digestibility, milk yield, and reproductive performances in dairy cows during early lactation. Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:396. [PMID: 37930486 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03802-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The study aimed to evaluate the effects of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) supplementation on nutrient utilization, milk yield, and reproductive performance of early lactating Sahiwal cows. Control cows (GC) received a basal diet, while the treatment cows (GM) were supplemented with concentrate comprising 12% MOLM. Ovarian activity and uterine involution were monitored by trans-rectal ultrasonography on the 21st, 28th, 35th, and 42nd days postpartum. The result indicated that MOLM-supplemented cows required fewer days (P ≤ 0.05) to complete uterine involution. As lactation progresses, there was a significant reduction (P ≤ 0.05) in the diameter of the cervix and uterine horns in GM than GC. There was a significant increase in the number of follicles on the 21st day and average milk yield in GM than GC. The incidence of endometritis and cystic ovarian disease was less in MOLM supplemented group. The use of MOLM in the diet reduced the total cost per cow per successful service. It is concluded that MOLM can be safely included at 12% in the diet of early lactating cows to modulate the reproductive performances of dairy cows. Dairy farmers can use moringa leaf meal to feed their dairy cows, which is cheaper and improves production and reproduction performance.
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- Jyotimala Sahu
- Livestock Production Management, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
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- Livestock Production Management, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India.
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- Animal Reproduction Gynaecology and Obstetrics, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India
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Chorosho SH, Malik N, Panesar G, Kumari P, Jangra S, Kaur R, Al-Ghamdi MS, Albishi TS, Chopra H, Singh R, Murthy HCA. Phytochemicals: Alternative for Infertility Treatment and Associated Conditions. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2023; 2023:1327562. [PMID: 37215366 PMCID: PMC10195183 DOI: 10.1155/2023/1327562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Infertility and obstetric complications have become global health issues in the past few years. Infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive even after twelve months or more of regular and unprotected intercourse. According to WHO data published in the year 2020, 186 million people have infertility globally. Factors leading to infertility are variable in both males and females. But some common factors include smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and stress. Various synthetic drugs and treatment options are available that are effective in treating infertility, but their prolonged usage produces various unwanted adverse effects like hot flashes, mood swings, headaches, and weight gain. In extreme cases, these may also lead to the development of anxiety and depression. Herbal remedies have gained a lot of popularity over the years, and people's inclination toward them has increased all over the world. The prime reason is that these show significant therapeutic efficacy and have fewer side effects. The therapeutic efficacy of plants can be attributed to the presence of diverse phytochemical classes of constituents like alkaloids, flavonoids, and volatile oils. These secondary metabolites, or phytomolecules, can be used to develop herbal formulations. The review highlights the applications and mechanisms of action of various phytochemicals for treating infertility. Also, it focuses on the various future prospects associated with it.
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biology, College of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Natural Science, Adama Science and Technology University, P.O. Box 1d8, Adama, Ethiopia
- Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMAT), Saveetha University, Chennai, 600077 Tamil Nadu, India
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Shen M, Li T, Lu J, Qu L, Wang K, Hou Q, Zhang Z, Guo X, Zhao W, Wu P. Effects of Supplementation of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Powder on Some Reproductive Performance in Laying Hens. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2021-1537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- M Shen
- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, P.R.China; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, P.R.China
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- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, P.R.China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, P.R.China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, P.R.China
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, P.R.China
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- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, P.R.China
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- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, P.R.China
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- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, P.R.China; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, P.R.China; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, P.R.China; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, P.R. China
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Effects of phytogenic feed additives on the reproductive performance of animals. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:5816-5822. [PMID: 34588896 PMCID: PMC8459048 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The reproductive performance of ruminants is economically significant, and its improvement is a primary goal of the livestock industry to ensure its sustainability. Several approaches have been developed to use phytogenics as feed additives for several proposes, such as reducing methane emissions, and as an alternative to antibiotics. Phytogenics have potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and metabolism-regulatory properties, and they are present at high levels in animal feeds. This current review considers the potential use of medicinal herbs on the reproductive performance of animals. The influence of diet on the fertility complications commonly noted in ruminants is of global interest. Although the effects of phytogenics on ruminant digestion and absorption are well-explored, their impact on reproductive performance remains poorly investigated. This review focuses on the influence of phytogenics on semen quality, hormonal profiles, and hematobiochemical indices in male ruminants. Based on available data, phytogenics are perceived to improve oocyte quality, reproductive performance, and pregnancy. However, further more comprehensive research on the benefits and potential hazards of the use of phytogenics is required to improve reproductive performance in ruminants.
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Guo R, Wang X, Li Q, Sun X, Zhang J, Hao R. Follicular fluid meiosis-activating sterol (FF-MAS) promotes meiotic resumption via the MAPK pathway in porcine oocytes. Theriogenology 2019; 148:186-193. [PMID: 31757483 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Follicular fluid meiosis-activating sterol (FF-MAS) exerts beneficial effects on the meiotic resumption of mammalian oocytes and their subsequent early embryonic development, but the signaling pathway underlying these effects has not been elucidated. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to investigate whether the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is involved in the FF-MAS-induced in vitro resumption of meiosis in porcine oocytes. Porcine cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were allocated in several groups cultured in TCM-199 medium with different concentration of AY 9944-A-7 (20, 30, 40 μmol/L) or ketoconazole (20 μmol/L) to increase or decrease endogenous accumulation of FF-MAS. Each experimental condition was repeated at least six times. After maturation for 44 h, the resumption of meiosis was assessed by the frequency of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and the first polar body (PBI) extrusion, The relative expressions of related genes in MAPK pathway [c-mos, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2)] at both transcriptional and translational levels were detected to investigate the kinetic trend of expression throughout oocyte maturation in vitro in response to the addition of AY 9944-A-7 or ketoconazole to the maturation medium. Results indicated that AY 9944-A-7 promoted, while ketoconazole inhibited, the in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine oocytes. Relative expression of meiosis related genes was upregulated by AY 9944-A-7 and downregulated by ketoconazole. With extended culturing time, c-mos mRNA expression levels reached their peak at 12 h of maturation and decreased gradually thereafter, while MEK, ERK1 and ERK2 expression increased after an initial decrease peaking at 44 h of culture in the AY 9944-A-7-group. And the trend of the protein expression of c-mos, MEK, ERK1/2 was basically consistent with the mRNA expression of these genes. These results imply that the endogenous accumulation of FF-MAS is beneficial to resumption of meiosis in porcine oocytes and that MAPK signaling is involved in FF-MAS-induced meiotic resumption.
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- Ruijie Guo
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, PR China; Shanxi Collaborative Innovation Center for High-Productive and Safe Livestock, Taigu, 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, PR China; Shanxi Collaborative Innovation Center for High-Productive and Safe Livestock, Taigu, 030801, PR China.
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Mbemya GT, de Sá NAR, Guerreiro DD, de Sousa FGC, Nguedia SN, Alves BG, Santos FW, Pessoa ODL, Comizzoli P, Figueiredo JR, Rodrigues APR. Early ovine preantral follicles have a potential to grow until antral stage in two-step culture system in the presence of aqueous extract of Justicia insularis. Reprod Domest Anim 2019; 54:1121-1130. [PMID: 31145489 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this study was to determine whether preantral follicles cultured in vitro for 7 days within ovine ovarian cortical strips could be isolated at the secondary follicles (SF) and grown until antral stage during an additional 6 days period of in vitro culture in the presence of aqueous extract of Justicia insularis. Fresh ovarian fragments from 16 adult sheep were fixed for histological analysis (Control 1) or in vitro cultured individually in α-MEM+ supplemented with 0.3 mg/ml J. insularis (Step 1) for 7 days. Part of the fragments then were fixed for histological analysis (in vitro culture group). Remaining fragments were exposed stepwise to increasing trehalose concentrations before immediate isolation of SF and viability assessment (Control 2) or after 6 days of culture in α-MEM++ supplemented with 0.3 mg/ml J. insularis (Step 2). In Step 1, percentage of follicular activation was 80%. In Step 2, a significant increase (p < 0.05) in follicular diameter and antrum formation within 6 days in vitro culture of isolated follicles was achieved. The total antioxidant capacity from both steps significantly increase (p < 0.05) from day 2 to day 6. Confocal analysis of oocytes showed 57.14% oocytes with homogeneous distribution and 42.86% with peri-cortical distribution. In conclusion, SF can be successfully isolated from sheep ovarian cortex after 7 days of culture and are capable of surviving and forming an antral cavity if cultured in vitro for an additional 6 days in the presence of 0.3 mg/ml J. insularis.
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- Gildas Tetaping Mbemya
- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Ovarian Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), Faculty of Veterinary (FAVET), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Ovarian Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), Faculty of Veterinary (FAVET), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Ovarian Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), Faculty of Veterinary (FAVET), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Ovarian Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), Faculty of Veterinary (FAVET), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Ovarian Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), Faculty of Veterinary (FAVET), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biology of Reproduction, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Reproduction Biotechnology (Biotech), State of University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, Brazil
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- Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, USA
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Ovarian Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), Faculty of Veterinary (FAVET), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Ovarian Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), Faculty of Veterinary (FAVET), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Zeng B, Luo J, Wang P, Yang L, Chen T, Sun J, Xie M, Li M, Zhang H, He J, Zhang Y, Xi Q. The beneficial effects of Moringa oleifera leaf on reproductive performance in mice. Food Sci Nutr 2019; 7:738-746. [PMID: 30847152 PMCID: PMC6392826 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Moringa oleifera is a tropical plant with high nutritional and medicinal value. Recent studies have reported its remarkable effects in inflammatory, antioxidative, and anti-diabetes modulations, but there was no significant report on its role in animal breeding. In this study, we investigated the effects of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) on reproductive performances in mice. We studied the reproductive performance of mice for six consecutive gestations. Mice fed with 4% MOL diet showed improved litter size, litter birth weight, and litter survivals until weaning age compared to control mice fed with normal diet (p < 0.05). Mice fed with MOL diet did not change weight and organ coefficients. Serum malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in both male and female mice were significantly decreased by dietary MOL (p < 0.05), but glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were unchanged. For male, dietary MOL significantly reduced sperm abnormality rate (p < 0.05) and Bcl2-associated X protein (Bax) expression in testis (p < 0.05), but did not affect serum testosterone and the expression levels of androgen receptor (AR), phosphoglycerate kinase 2 (Pgk2), protamine2 (Prm2), and B cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 (Bcl2) in testis. For female, dietary MOL did not change serum estradiol and the expressions of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), Bcl2, Bax, and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) in ovary. In summary, MOL increased litter size and antioxidant ability, reduced the rate of sperm abnormality and the expression of Bax. Therefore, MOL may serve as a functional feed addictive for improving animal reproductive performance.
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- Bin Zeng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Medical Laboratory Animal CenterFoshanChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition ControlNational Engineering Research Center For Breeding Swine IndustryCollege of Animal ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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