Pub Date : 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04816-7
Hany M Gado, Dalia A Ahmed, Mona M M Y Elghandour, Pasquale De Palo, Abdelfattah Z M Salem
{"title":"Influence of energy supplementation on mitigating energy deficit and enhancing dairy performance in Holstein Friesian cows.","authors":"Hany M Gado, Dalia A Ahmed, Mona M M Y Elghandour, Pasquale De Palo, Abdelfattah Z M Salem","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04816-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04816-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12738634/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145820897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04781-1
Maher F M Farag, Ahmed H Daader, Abdel-Halim A El-Darawany, Lila B Bahgat, Khaled M Al-Marakby
The study aimed to assess the mitigation of negative impacts of heat stress (HS) by the willow bark (Salix mucronata Thunb.) powder (SWBP) or betaine (BET) as natural antioxidants on semen quality, blood biochemicals, and oxidative status in rabbit bucks. Under control conditions, forty mature NZW adult males were distributed into five groups of eight replicates. The 1st group fed the basal diet without any additives (control), whereas the other groups were fed the basal diet contained 10 g of SWBP (SWBP10), 20 g of SWBP (SWBP20), 1 g of BET (BET1), or 2 g of BET (BET2) per Kg of diet. The results demonstrated that supplementing SWBP significantly reduced (P < 0.001) the respiration rates (RR), as well of ear (ET) and rectal temperatures (RT), while BET2 recorded the lowest (P = 0.004) skin temperature (ST). All supplements markedly improved serum total protein, total lipid, and the activities of the AST and ALT (P < 0.001). Moreover, SWBP20 and BET2 enhanced serum albumin and globulin levels (P ≤ 0.01), superoxide dismutase, and total antioxidant capacity (P < 0.001). Both SWBP and BET also elevated testosterone levels and shortened reaction time (P < 0.001). SWBP20 showed the highest testosterone and shortest reaction time. Semen quality parameters including pH, ejaculate volume, motility, sperm concentration, and viability were significantly improved (P < 0.05). In seminal plasms, both supplements increased glutathione and TAC levels while decreasing malondialdehyde (P < 0.001). The findings indicate that dietary SWBP and BET could improve semen quality, blood parameters, and oxidative capacity of rabbit bucks under HS conditions. Therefore, SWBP20 or BET2 could be used as HS alleviators for New Zealand White bucks during the hot Egyptian summer months by regulating the antioxidant/oxidative pathways to support reproductive health.
本研究旨在评估柳树皮(Salix mucronata Thunb.)粉末(SWBP)或甜菜碱(BET)作为天然抗氧化剂对兔精液质量、血液生化和氧化状态的负面影响。在对照条件下,将40只成年NZW雄性雄性随机分为5组,每组8个重复。第1组饲喂不添加任何添加剂的基础饲粮(对照组),其余各组分别饲喂每Kg饲粮中添加10 g SWBP (SWBP10)、20 g SWBP (SWBP20)、1 g BET (BET1)或2 g BET (BET2)的基础饲粮。结果表明,添加SWBP显著降低(P = 0.004)皮肤温度(ST)。各添加组均显著提高了血清总蛋白、总脂肪和谷丙转氨酶活性(P < 0.01),提高了血清白蛋白和球蛋白水平(P < 0.01),提高了超氧化物歧化酶和总抗氧化能力(P < 0.01)。精液质量参数包括pH值、射精量、活力、精子浓度和活力均显著提高(p20或BET2可通过调节抗氧化/氧化途径作为缓解埃及炎热夏季新西兰白鹿HS的药物,以支持生殖健康)。
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{"title":"ZnNPs and senps co-adjuvants deliver superior and long-lasting protection: first report in inactivated Rift Valley fever vaccines for sheep.","authors":"Sally Zaki Abdelrahman Hafez, Adel Abdelazim Fayed, Taradi Abdelfattah Sayed, Amany Dieb Bahr, Mohamed S Kamel","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04783-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04783-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12738598/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145820957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04769-x
Pamela Aguilar-Meraz, Sokani Sánchez-Montes, Ana C Montes de Oca-Aguilar, Kevin J Olivares-Calles, Estefanía Grostieta, Carlos I Miranda Caballero, Amalia Cabrera-Núñez, Dora Romero-Salas, Anabel Cruz-Romero, Mariel Aguilar-Domínguez
{"title":"First detection of Babesia spp. in Amblyomma mixtum from Veracruz, Mexico.","authors":"Pamela Aguilar-Meraz, Sokani Sánchez-Montes, Ana C Montes de Oca-Aguilar, Kevin J Olivares-Calles, Estefanía Grostieta, Carlos I Miranda Caballero, Amalia Cabrera-Núñez, Dora Romero-Salas, Anabel Cruz-Romero, Mariel Aguilar-Domínguez","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04769-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04769-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145820973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04758-0
Nurul Nuraliya Shahrai, Salma Mohamad Yusop, Maimunah Mohd Ali, Mohd Hanis Mohd Saim, Ahmad Rodzian Pok Abdul Aziz, Muhamad Hidayat Mohd Hashim, Shuji Ueda
{"title":"Real-time ultrasound and RGB imaging integration for non-invasive prediction of ribeye area in Tropical Crossbred Brahman Cattle.","authors":"Nurul Nuraliya Shahrai, Salma Mohamad Yusop, Maimunah Mohd Ali, Mohd Hanis Mohd Saim, Ahmad Rodzian Pok Abdul Aziz, Muhamad Hidayat Mohd Hashim, Shuji Ueda","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04758-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04758-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145820992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physical and morphometric characterization of newly registered Nari cattle in the semi-arid Aravalli foothills of Rajasthan.","authors":"Ramesh Kumar, Sanjita Sharma, Navav Singh, Gayatri Gujar, Shweta Choudhary, Amit Sharma, Archana Fozdar","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04830-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04830-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145820937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04827-4
Lairton Soares Coutinho Pontes, Cláudia Goulart de Abreu, Silvana Cavalcante Bastos Leite, Ana Sancha Malveira Batista, Janete Gouveia de Souza, Felipe Dilelis, Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira
{"title":"Unlocking the value of citrus waste: a sustainable feeding strategy for slow-growing chickens enhancing performance, meat traits, and profitability.","authors":"Lairton Soares Coutinho Pontes, Cláudia Goulart de Abreu, Silvana Cavalcante Bastos Leite, Ana Sancha Malveira Batista, Janete Gouveia de Souza, Felipe Dilelis, Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04827-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04827-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145811400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04826-5
Marcos Vinicius de Castro Ferraz Junior, Marcelo Henrique Santos, Gabriela Baggio de Oliveira, Daniel Montanher Polizel, Guilherme de Paula Nogueira, Vinícius Nunes de Gouvêa, Janaina Socolovski Biava, Evandro Maia Ferreira, Nelma Pinheiro Fragata Beltrão, Alexandre Vaz Pires
{"title":"Effect of high growth rate in prepubertal age on hormonal and puberty status in crossbred (Angus x Nellore) heifers.","authors":"Marcos Vinicius de Castro Ferraz Junior, Marcelo Henrique Santos, Gabriela Baggio de Oliveira, Daniel Montanher Polizel, Guilherme de Paula Nogueira, Vinícius Nunes de Gouvêa, Janaina Socolovski Biava, Evandro Maia Ferreira, Nelma Pinheiro Fragata Beltrão, Alexandre Vaz Pires","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04826-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04826-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145811440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04805-w
Salma Rubbi, Kamran Khan, Ziaul Islam, Imran Khan, Abid Ullah
{"title":"Assessment of kernel oil of Quercus baloot as a natural feed additive for rabbit growth, blood profile, meat quality, and intestinal histomorphology.","authors":"Salma Rubbi, Kamran Khan, Ziaul Islam, Imran Khan, Abid Ullah","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04805-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04805-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145811352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04818-5
William George
{"title":"Forage choices and dairy productivity: evaluating the cost-benefit of Brachiaria grass (Urochloa spp) over Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) in Tanzania.","authors":"William George","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04818-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04818-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"58 1","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145811412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}