Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jing Hu, Jae Hong Park, In Ho Kim
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus plantarum on the growth performance, fecal microbial counts, gas emission, and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs. The results showed that supplementation with L. plantarum significantly improved the growth performance, fecal microbial counts, nutrient digestibility, and reduced the fecal ammonia concentration in growing pigs.
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ya-Kuan Huang, Ling Zhao, Hua Sun, Xue-Mei Xu, Jlali Maamer, Aurelie Preynat, Lv-Hui Sun, De-Sheng Qi
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of a next-generation multicarbohydrase and phytase complex on pig growth performance and nutrient digestibility. The results showed an improvement in growth performance and nutrient digestibility with little effect on carcass traits and meat quality.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Hengxiao Zhai, Olayiwola Adeola, Jingbo Liu
Summary: Phosphorus is a vital nutrient for animals, and the digestion and absorption of phosphorus from feed ingredients varies, resulting in different bioavailability for growing pigs. Evaluating the digestibility of phosphorus provides insights into the pig's phosphorus requirement and aids in diet formulation. Understanding this framework allows for the integration of factors such as environmental conditions and disease status in future phosphorus requirement models.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joseph Moturi, Kwang Yeol Kim, Abdolreza Hosseindoust, Jun Hyung Lee, Biao Xuan, Jongbin Park, Eun Bae Kim, Jin Soo Kim, Byung Jo Chae
Summary: The study determined the effects of early administration of Lactobacillus salivarius on growth performance, gut morphology, and gut microbiota in suckling piglets. Results showed that LS supplementation, particularly from high BMI pigs, could improve intestinal villus height in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, suggesting potential benefits for neonatal piglets.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jinsu Hong, Maamer Jlali, Pierre Cozannet, Aurelie Preynat, Seidu Adams, Joy Scaria, Tofuko A. Woyengo
Summary: The effects of adding a multi-enzyme mixture to diets deficient in various nutrients on the growth performance, bone mineralization, nutrient digestibility, and fecal microbial composition of grow-finish pigs were evaluated. The multi-enzyme mixture improved feed efficiency and bone strength but did not fully restore the growth performance of the pigs. It also increased the abundance of beneficial microorganisms in feces.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Yadeliz A. Serrano Matos, Carrie A. Cowardin
Summary: In a recent report published in Science, Schwarzer and colleagues demonstrate that treatment with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain WJL can promote growth in a preclinical mouse model of chronic undernutrition. They found that L. plantarum influences growth by activating the somatotropic axis through NOD2 sensing in intestinal epithelial cells.
CELL HOST & MICROBE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Xiao Liu, Sang In Lee, In Ho Kim
Summary: The results of the experiment showed that Achyranthes japonica extracts (AJE) had positive effects on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and fecal microbiota of growing pigs, leading to increased body weight, average daily gain, and gain to feed ratio. Additionally, the AJE supplementation also improved the digestibility of dry matter and energy, increased lactic acid bacteria counts, reduced coliform bacteria counts, and decreased H2S emission in feces of growing pigs.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Charlotte M. E. Heyer, Li F. Wang, Eduardo Beltranena, Ruurd T. Zijlstra
Summary: The extrusion of canola meal increased the digestibility of amino acids but did not affect the predicted energy values. The inclusion of 20% canola meal or extruded canola meal in the diet of weaned pigs did not significantly impact their growth performance.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Zhu Zeng, Yalin Zhang, Jun He, Jie Yu, Xiangbing Mao, Ping Zheng, Yuheng Luo, Junqiu Luo, Zhiqing Huang, Bing Yu, Daiwen Chen
Summary: The study found that soybean raffinose reduces feed intake and weight gain in growing pigs, but improves intestinal morphology without significant negative effects on immunity. Additionally, raffinose decreases nutrient digestibility while inducing humoral immune responses in pigs.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Qingqing Deng, Yancan Wang, Xin Wang, Qiye Wang, Zhenfeng Yi, Jun Xia, Yuyao Hu, Yiming Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Lei Wang, Shuzhong Jiang, Rong Li, Dan Wan, Huansheng Yang, Yulong Yin
Summary: The study found that pigs fed diets containing Fe showed linear increases in feed intake, average daily gain, and body weight during the finishing phase. Additionally, supplementation with different Fe levels significantly increased serum iron and transferrin saturation concentrations, goblet cell numbers in the duodenum, and MUC4 mRNA expression. Dietary supplementation with 450 to 600 mg/kg Fe improved growth performance by enhancing hematological status, intestinal goblet cell differentiation, and the digestibility of amino acids.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Madesh Muniyappan, Thanapal Palanisamy, In Ho Kim
Summary: The study found that supplementing pig feed with microencapsulated mixture of organic acids (MOAs) significantly improved growth performance and meat quality. MOAs supplementation linearly increased body weight gain and lean meat percentage in pigs, while also decreasing fecal Escherichia coli counts.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Changyi Shuai, Daiwen Chen, Bing Yu, Yuheng Luo, Ping Zheng, Zhiqing Huang, Jie Yu, Xiangbing Mao, Hui Yan, Jun He
Summary: The study found that fermented rapeseed meal (FRSM) has positive effects on the growth performance and intestinal health of growing pigs. It improves average daily gain, apparent digestibility, and nutrient utilization, increases the expression of genes related to intestinal barrier function, and reduces the abundance of harmful bacteria while increasing beneficial bacteria.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
De Xin Dang, Haeun Lee, Seung Jae Lee, Jun Ho Song, Seyoung Mun, Kang Yeon Lee, Kyudong Han, In Ho Kim
Summary: The effects of dietary supplementation of tributyrin and anise mixture (TA) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal gas emission, jejunal villus height, hematology parameters, and fecal microbiota of weaned pigs were investigated. The study found that TA supplementation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and reduced fecal ammonia emission, as well as regulated the fecal microbiota diversity.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Natascha Stroebinger, Shane M. Rutherfurd, Sharon J. Henare, Jose F. Perez Hernandez, Paul J. Moughan
Summary: The study found that dietary calcium can lead to the formation of calcium-fatty acid soaps, decreasing fat absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. Different fat sources have varying effects on this process.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Olufemi Oluwaseun Babatunde, Olayiwola Adeola
Summary: Two experiments were conducted to investigate the time-series effect of phytase on phosphorus utilization in growing and finishing pigs. The results showed that phytase supplementation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and reduced phosphorus excretion. However, the magnitude of these effects varied over time.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Md Raihanul Hoque, Insun Park, Seyoung Mun, In Ho Kim
Summary: This study demonstrated that supplementing mineral detoxified sulfur dispersion (DSD) through drinking water has a positive impact on the growth performance, meat quality, and excreta microbiota of broiler chickens.
JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jing Hu, In-Ho Kim
Summary: This study investigated the effects of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 spores as a probiotic feed supplement on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal score, intestinal microbiota, and excreta odor contents in weanling piglets. The results showed that the addition of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 spores improved the body weight, average daily gain, gain-to-feed ratio, and apparent total tract digestibility of the piglets. It also reduced diarrhea scores. The findings suggest that dietary supplementation with Bacillus subtilis C-3102 spores can be beneficial for weanling piglets.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Santi Devi Upadhaya, Je Min Ahn, Kyudong Han, Young Mok Yang, Zhenlong Wu, In Ho Kim
Summary: This study investigated the effects of non-toxic sulfur on the performance, lipid profile, and meat quality of finishing pigs. The results showed that the addition of 4 g/kg non-toxic sulfur had positive effects on body weight, daily gain, lipid profile, and meat quality.
ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
S. Biswas, I. H. Kim
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of adding different levels of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass quality of growing-finishing pigs. The results showed that adding 4-15% DDGS to the diet had no adverse effects on growth performance and nutrient digestibility, and improved carcass quality.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Md Raihanul Hoque, Jun H. Song, In H. Kim
Summary: This experiment evaluated the effects of a new exogenous protease on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, gas emission, blood profiles, and meat quality in finishing pigs. The results showed that protease supplementation improved daily gain, protein digestibility, and reduced ammonia emission and blood stress hormones.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Madesh Muniyappan, So Yeon Jeon, Min-Koo Choi, In Ho Kim
Summary: This study found that supplementation of 0.1% Achyranthes japonica extract (AJE) in broiler chicken diets can improve growth performance and nutrient digestibility.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Sumaya T. Wahid, In Ho Kim
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of DHA supplementation from fish oil on growth performance, organ weight, meat quality, and blood profile of broilers. The results showed that DHA supplementation improved growth performance but had some adverse effects on meat quality and blood lipid constituents.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kyumin Lee, Jong Gyu Oh, Doyeon Kim, Jisu Baek, In Ho Kim, Sooji Nam, Yong Jin Jeong, Jaeyoung Jang
Summary: In this study, Zn-doped CuI (Zn:CuI) thin-film transistors (TFTs) were successfully patterned using a simple spray-spin coating method. The device stability of the Zn:CuI TFTs was ensured by a hydrophobic fluoropolymer passivation layer. Complementary inverters consisting of n-type In2O3/ZnO bilayer and p-type Zn:CuI semiconductors were fabricated on a single wafer, demonstrating robust switching operation.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
O. Munezero, Z. F. Zhang, I. H. Kim
Summary: The scarcity and increase in price of animal feeds have led to the investigation of using plant extracts and enzymes to reduce feed costs. This study aims to assess the effects of Yucca schidigera extract and multi-carbohydrase in low crude protein diets for broilers. The results showed positive impacts on nutrient digestibility, carcass metrics, and noxious gas levels, although growth performance did not improve.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
S. Muhizi, I. H. Kim
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of spraying microbial agents on harmful gas emissions in pig slurry and housing. The results showed that L. plantarum had a better limiting effect on ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, and carbon dioxide concentrations compared to B. subtilis. Moreover, the microbial spray mixtures provided improved positive outcomes possibly as a combined effect compared to solitary sprays.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
M. R. Hoque, I. H. Kim
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Achyranthes japonica Nakai extract (AJE) supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, excreta bacterial count, and excreta gas emission in broilers fed a low-protein diet. The results showed that AJE supplementation improved nitrogen digestibility and modulated the intestinal bacterial population, leading to similar growth performance in broilers fed a low-protein diet.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
De Xin Dang, Si Yeong Choi, Young Jae Choi, Jong Hwa Lee, Mathieu Castex, Eric Chevaux, David Saornil, Fernando Bravo de Laguna, Guillermo Jimenez, In Ho Kim
Summary: In this 42-day experiment, the effects of dietary supplementation of probiotic, paraprobiotic, and hydrolyzed yeast mixture (PPY) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and diarrhea rate in weaned piglets were evaluated. The results showed that PPY supplementation had similar effects as zinc oxide (ZnO) in improving growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and reducing post-weaning diarrhea.
PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Huan Wang, Shi-Jun Yu, In-Ho Kim
Summary: Long-term use of pharmacological levels of ZnO has caused environmental pollution and bacterial resistance. Our study focused on the effects of adding probiotic complex supplementation with high and low ZnO diets on the performance of weaning pigs in 42 days. The results showed that probiotic supplementation reduced fecal Escherichia coli counts. There were no interactive effects between ZnO and probiotic complex supplementation on the measured parameters.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
De Xin Dang, Haeun Lee, Seung Jae Lee, Jun Ho Song, Seyoung Mun, Kang Yeon Lee, Kyudong Han, In Ho Kim
Summary: The effects of dietary supplementation of tributyrin and anise mixture (TA) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal gas emission, jejunal villus height, hematology parameters, and fecal microbiota of weaned pigs were investigated. The study found that TA supplementation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and reduced fecal ammonia emission, as well as regulated the fecal microbiota diversity.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Biology
Vetriselvi Sampath, Shanmugam Sureshkumar, In Ho Kim
Summary: Due to population growth and antibiotic prohibition in animal production, the livestock industry is facing challenges in meeting global demand for meat, eggs, and dairy. Animal nutrition experts are searching for natural substitutes, such as probiotics, to replace antibiotics. Yeast, a commonly used probiotic, has shown to improve animal growth performance and health due to its high protein, amino acid, energy, and micronutrient content. However, there are challenges in applying yeast supplements and quantifying yeast content and biologically active components in yeast-derived products.