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Huang Y, Zhao M, Zhang X, Wei H, Liu L, Zhang Z, Cheng X, Wang G, Ren C. Indoor feeding combined with restricted grazing time improves body health, slaughter performance, and meat quality in Huang-huai sheep. Anim Biosci 2023; 36:1655-1665. [PMID: 37857341 PMCID: PMC10623047 DOI: 10.5713/ab.23.0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of three feeding systems, i.e., indoor feeding (CON), indoor feeding with 4-h daily access to grazing artificial pasture (ITGP), and indoor feeding with 8-h daily access to grazing artificial pasture (IEGP), on the plasma antioxidant and immunological capacity, slaughter characteristics, meat quality and economic efficiency of Huang-huai lambs. METHODS Thirty-three healthy Huang-huai rams with similar body weight (approximately 5 mo of age, 28.96±1.01 kg) were assigned equally to three experimental groups. When finished fattening, six lambs from each group were collect blood samples for plasma analyses and then slaughtered to determine slaughter characteristics and obtain biceps brachii muscle for further analysis of meat quality and fatty acid profile. RESULTS Compared to CON group, animals submitted to ITGP and IEGP groups resulted in greater contents of serum glutathione peroxidase, immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, and IgM), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), n-6 PUFA, and PUFA/saturated fatty acid (FA) ratio and lower palmitic /oleic acid ratio (p<0.05). Moreover, animals in ITGP group exhibited a higher (p<0.05) loin eye area, content of meat crude protein (CP), and eicosetrienoic acid compared to CON group, while slaughter performance was superior (p<0.05) to that of the IEGP group. The economic efficiency of ITGP group was 70.12% higher than that of CON group, while the IEGP group exhibited a decrease of 92.54% in economic efficiency compared to the CON group. CONCLUSION Restricted grazing time combined with indoor feeding was more effective in conferring superior body health, carcass traits and economic efficiency in Huang-huai lambs, as well as higher CP content and healthier FA composition in the resulting meat.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yafeng Huang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan county, Dingyuan 233200,
China
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Yingshang 236200,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan county, Dingyuan 233200,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan county, Dingyuan 233200,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Yingshang 236200,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036,
China
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan county, Dingyuan 233200,
China
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Wang M, Wu L, Guo Y, Sun J, Deng M, Liu G, Li Y, Sun B. Effects of fermented herbal tea residue on meat quality, rumen fermentation parameters and microbes of black goats. AMB Express 2023; 13:106. [PMID: 37787860 PMCID: PMC10547668 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-023-01610-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023] Open
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Herbal tea residue (HTR) is generally considered to be a reusable resource which has still retains considerable proportion of nutrients and active substances. This study aimed to investigate the effects of substitution of whole corn silage with fermented herbal tea residue (FHTR) on meat quality, serum indices, rumen fermentation, and microbes in Chuanzhong black goats. Twenty-two female Chuanzhong black goats (4 months old) with similar weight (9.55 ± 0.95 kg) were selected and randomly divided into two groups. FHTR was used to replace 0% (CON group) and 30% (FHTR group) of whole corn silage in the diets and fed as a total mixed ration (TMR) for Chuanzhong black goats. The adaptation feeding period was 7 days, and the experimental period was 35 days. Results illustrated that the FHTR group had higher value of a* and concentrations of DM and CP and lower rate of water loss (P < 0.05) than the CON group. For the serum indices, goats fed with 30% FHTR had higher (P < 0.05) concentration of CR on day 35. For rumen fermentation, the pH and ratio of acetic acid/propionic acid (AA/PA) in the FHTR group were significantly lower than those in the CON group (P < 0.05). In addition, we studied the goats's rumen microbial community composition and found that the dominant phyla were Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes,and Tenericutes; and the dominant genera were Quinella, Candidatus_Saccharimonas, and Saccharofermentans. There was a significant difference in the beta diversity of the rumen microbiota between groups (P < 0.05). To sum up, the addition of FHTR can affect the meat quality, serum indices, improved rumen fermentation by adjusted the diversity and function of the rumen microbiota.
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- Mingyue Wang
- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Zhao M, Zhang X, Chen Y, Ren C, Sun Y, Wang P, Cheng X, Zhang Z, Chen J, Huang Y. Stall-Feeding of Sheep on Restricted Grazing: Effects on Performance and Serum Metabolites, Ruminal Fermentation, and Fecal Microbiota. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2644. [PMID: 37627436 PMCID: PMC10451354 DOI: 10.3390/ani13162644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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This study investigated the effects of three feeding systems, indoor feeding (CONT), indoor feeding with time-restricted grazing artificial pasture (4 h/day, G4H), and indoor feeding with an eight-hour daily grazing artificial pasture (G8H), on the growth performance, serum metabolites, ruminal fermentation, and fecal microbiota composition of lambs. Average daily gain showed a tendency (p = 0.081) to be higher for the G4H group compared with the CONT group. Moreover, feeding systems did not have a significant effect on most of the serum biochemical indicators in lambs. Concentrations of serum glutathione peroxidase and immunoglobulins (IgA, gG, and IgM) were significantly lower (p < 0.01) in the CONT group. Additionally, a tendency towards higher levels of volatile fatty acids, acetate, and butyrate was found in animals of the G4H group compared to the CONT group. Furthermore, fecal microbiota composition was altered in G4H and G8H groups, resulting in the increased relative abundance of Firmicutes and Ruminococcaceae UCG-005, as well as the decreased relative abundance of Ruminobacter compared with the CONT group. Overall, these results suggest that indoor feeding with restricted grazing time does not significantly affect fattening performance or rumen fermentation but enhances antioxidation and immune function activity and also alters fecal microbiota composition.
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- Mengyu Zhao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan County, Chuzhou 233200, China
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Fuyang 236200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan County, Chuzhou 233200, China
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Fuyang 236200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Fuyang 236200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Fuyang 236200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Fuyang 236200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan County, Chuzhou 233200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (M.Z.); (X.Z.); (Y.C.); (C.R.); (Y.S.); (P.W.); (X.C.); (Z.Z.); (J.C.)
- Center of Agriculture Technology Cooperation and Promotion of Dingyuan County, Chuzhou 233200, China
- Yingshang Agricultural Green Development Promotion Center, Fuyang 236200, China
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Wang M, Han H, Shang Y, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Su C, Lian H, Fu T, Gao T. Effect of the Replacement of Maize Silage and Soyabean Meal with Mulberry Silage in the Diet of Hu Lambs on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Indices, Slaughter Performance, and Meat Quality. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12223164. [PMID: 36428394 PMCID: PMC9686492 DOI: 10.3390/ani12223164] [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: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Maize silage has a high demand for fertilizer and water. As an unconventional feed resource, mulberry silage has the potential to replace most maize silage and to alleviate the shortage of roughage in the mutton sheep industry in China. The purpose of this experiment was to study the effect of the replacement of maize silage and soyabean meal with mulberry silage in the diet of Hu lambs on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, slaughter performance, and meat quality. Ninety-six healthy Hu lambs were randomly divided into four groups with six replicates per group and four lambs per replicate. The amounts of 0, 20, 40, and 60% of maize silage were replaced by mulberry silage in each group (denoted as CON, L, M, and H, respectively). The results showed that replacing maize silage with mulberry silage had no significant effect on the growth performance or the slaughter performance of Hu lambs (p > 0.05). Feeding Hu lambs with mulberry silage significantly reduced serum glucose (GLU) and the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) content (p < 0.05), and it increased the content of ether extract (EE) in the longissimus dorsi muscle (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, the percentage of EAA in the M and H groups was significantly lower than that in the CON and L groups (p < 0.05). In addition, in the fatty acid profile, the percentage of C16:1 in the M group was significantly increased, while the percentage of C18:0 and C20:0 were significantly decreased (p < 0.05). Based on these findings, it was recommended that 20−40% of maize silage be replaced by mulberry silage in the diet of Hu lambs.
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- Correspondence: (H.L.); (T.F.)
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Traversing through half a century research timeline on Ginkgo biloba, in transforming a botanical rarity into an active functional food ingredient. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113299. [PMID: 35750010 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neurodegenerative diseases and various other chronic ailments have gradually transformed into public-health issues. Neurodegenerative disorders are a range of progressive neural abnormalities characterized by cellular dysfunctions, neuronal structure, and function loss. Among many chronic disorders, oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysregulation, and cellular alterations in the human body are considered the most prevalent diagnostic symptoms. They have a profound impact on patients' health and wellbeing. The disease's poor curability, high healthcare costs, and lethality are the principal reasons for approaching and exploring the conventional treatment's phytotherapeutic alternatives. Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair tree) is a well-known and widely used herbal plant in the Ginkgoaceae family. Its phytochemical constituents, Flavonoids, and terpenes, have been identified as the primary ingredients of Ginkgo biloba leaf extracts. It has been widely used due to its therapeutic properties, including its neuroprotective, anti-dementia, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, vasoactive, anti-psychotic, anti-neoplastic, and anti-platelet activity. In recent decades, plenty of Ginkgo-derived substances has been researched and elucidated to have significant therapeutic effects in numerous disease models. This review aims to provide a thorough understanding of the botanical basis for Ginkgo biloba, its usage as herbal medicine, and its pivotal role in functional foods. Additionally, the clinical significance of Ginkgo biloba, as observed in various research works and clinical investigations, is also emphasized, facilitating a better understanding of their molecular basis and application in many chronic diseases.
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