Animal

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Editorial Board	135
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Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population	65
Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals	65
Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows	62
Application of milk mid-infrared spectroscopy for prediction of energy balance and associated traits in Fleckvieh and Holstein Friesian dairy cows	61
From the biochemical pieces to the nutritional puzzle: using meta-reactions in teaching and research	59
Review: Ecosystem service indicators in insect farming − a novel One Health perspective	58
Resolving and functional analysis of RNA editing sites in sheep ovaries and associations with litter size	55
Review: How the efficiency of utilization of essential amino acids can be applied in dairy cow nutrition	54
Longitudinal pattern of growth performance and feeding behaviour in pigs fed varying dietary crude protein levels and categorised by final feed efficiency	51
Genome-wide association study of fitness traits in local Alpine cattle breeds: insights into longevity, fertility, and udder health	51
Editorial: Animal welfare from a transdisciplinary perspective	51
Diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early-lactation Holstein cows with and without hyperketonemia	51
Hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate improves apparent total tract digestibility in lactating dairy cows in a dose-dependent manner	44
Short communication: Prevalence of deleterious variants causing recessive disorders in Italian Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola cattle	43
Predicting feed efficiency of Angus steers using the gastrointestinal microbiome	43
Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study	42
Using dynamic modelling to enhance the assessment of the beef water footprint	41
Telling tails: a closer look into the hanging tail posture of pigs in relation to their emotional state expressed during a novelty test in isolation	40
Review: Environment of the ovulatory follicle: modifications and use of biotechnologies to enhance oocyte competence and increase fertility in cattle	39
Effects of group size on agonistic interactions in dairy cows: a descriptive study	38
Qualitative investigation of the underlying influences for the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in sick calves	37
Early addition of enzyme-treated soybean in the diet improves amino acid absorption and protein digestibility by promoting digestive enzyme activity in broilers	36
Animal board invited review: A biocultural perspective of animal farming systems in Europe	36

Animal board invited review: Dietary transition from animal to plant-derived foods: Are there risks to health?	35
Liver mitochondrial content is reduced in response to dietary crude protein and phosphorus deficiencies in wethers	34
Effects of lactic acid bacteria-fermented formula milk supplementation on colonic microbiota and mucosal transcriptome profile of weaned piglets	34
Replacing cereals with almond hulls in a 40% forage diet improves fatty acid composition of lamb fat and prevents the trans-10 shifted biohydrogenation pathways	33
Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare	33
The welfare of dairy cows managed with Halter virtual fencing and herding technology compared with those managed with electric fencing and stockperson herding	33
Estimation of the genetic parameters of sheep growth traits based on machine vision acquisition	33
Effectiveness of virtual fencing in a mountain environment and its impact on heifer behaviour and welfare	32
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhoea in piglets	31
Review: Environmental enrichment builds functional capacity and improves resilience as an aspect of positive welfare in production animals	30
Energy metabolism and ruminal fermentation of prolific ewes in response to scheduled increase, relative to lambing, of dietary energy source and concentration	30
Died, euthanised, slaughtered or alive? outcomes for 10 023 Ayrshire and Holstein cows and associations between veterinary treatments and mortality	28
Genetic aspects for the behaviour of lactating sows towards humans	28
QTL detection in multi-breed cattle populations including crossbred animals: a simulation study	27
PhenoBR: a model to phenotype body condition dynamics in meat sheep	27
Octopamine alters yellow mealworm body composition	26
Evaluating the effect of phenolic compounds as hydrogen acceptors when ruminal methanogenesis is inhibited in vitro – Part 2. Dairy goats	26
Metabolomics and amino acid profiling of plasma reveals the metabolite profiles associated with nitrogen utilisation efficiency in primiparous dairy cows	26
Review: Effect of breeding strategies, feeding and manure management, to mitigate methane emissions in dairy cattle farming: an overview and the road ahead	26
Editorial Board	26
Early human contact and housing for pigs – part 2: resilience to routine husbandry practices	26
Effect of lowering dietary crude protein with different protein sources on growth performance, litter characteristics, and nitrogen balance in broiler chickens	26
Editorial Board	25
Effect of outdoor grazing-area access time and enrichment on space and pasture use, behaviour, health and growth traits of weaned rabbits	25
How closely do ecosystem services and life cycle assessment frameworks concur when evaluating contrasting animal-production systems with ruminant or monogastric species?	25
Editorial Board	25
Title Page	25
Genome-wide association study and enrichment analysis for clinical health traits in Holstein-Friesian cattle	25
Measuring bioavailability, utilization, and excretion of rumen-protected lysine in lactating cows using an isotope technique	25
Sea buckthorn oil and 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio) butanoate as potential regulators of milk fat depression in sheep. Effects on mammary and ruminal fatty acid metabolism	24
Effects of reducing copper and zinc supplementation on the performance and mineral status of fattening pigs	24
Re-evaluating critical thermoregulatory thresholds in fattening pigs: Identifying the impact of sex, weight, sire line, space allowance and floor type	24
Promoting sow-piglet information transfer and playful foraging by changes in pen design and feeding strategy to ease weaning: effects on pig performance and behaviour	24
A practical approach to assess the resilience attributes of livestock farms	24
Effects of rumen-protected 5-hydroxytryptophan on circulating serotonin concentration, behaviour, and mammary gland involution in goats	24
Review: Food safety risks and their implications for the pork industry	23
Review: Reproductive consequences of whole-body adaptations of dairy cattle to heat stress	23
Short communication: The persistent influence of host lineage on the gut microbiomes of black soldier fly and yellow mealworm	23
Review: Peer social bonds in farm animals	23
The GH/IGF1 axis in the kidney of young goats fed a protein-reduced diet	23
Supplementation with N-carbamylglutamate benefits lactation performance, rumen microbiota and reduces methane emissions in dairy cows	22
Effects of live yeast on milk yield, feed efficiency, methane emissions and fertility of high-yielding dairy cows	22
Editorial Board	22
A field approach to observing changes in behavioural welfare indicators over 2 years in stabled horses	22
Phenotypic and genetic parameters of feed efficiency in Charolais bulls – Part 1. Correlations across test station and field conditions under contrasting fattening diets	22
Genome-wide association studies uncover genes associated with litter traits in the pig	22
Udder health-related traits in cow milk: phenotypic variability and effect on milk yield and composition	21
Comparative evaluation of phenotypic, pedigree, and family-based selection in insect breeding using stochastic simulation	21
How does a superior quality sign guarantee the quality of lamb meat? The Label Rouge case	21
Genetic relationships of body condition score and locomotion with production, type and fertility traits in Holstein-Friesian cows	21

Editorial Board	21
From sewage sludge ash to a recycled feed phosphate – digestibility of precipitated calcium phosphate in broiler chickens and growing pigs	21
Maternal chromium supplementation increases lamb weaning weight and modulates rumen microbiota	21
Whole genome sequencing reveals that five genes are related to BW trait in sheep	20
Genome-wide scans for selection signatures in indigenous chickens reveal candidate genes associated with local adaptation	20
Variation in piglet body weight gain and feed intake during a 9-week lactation in a multi-suckling system	20
Review: Insects as a novel feed ingredient: processing technologies, quality and safety considerations	20
Identifying selection strategies based on the practices and preferences of small ruminant farmers to improve the sustainability of their breeding systems	20
A meta-analysis on use of agro-industrial by-products rich in polyphenols in dairy small ruminant nutrition	19
Review: Rethinking environmental enrichment as providing opportunities to acquire information	19
Eimeria maxima infection impacts the protein utilisation of broiler chicks from 14 to 28 days of age	19
Animal board invited review: Benefits of livestock and animal-source foods in developing countries	19
Drawing the line: comparing zone-specific spatial behaviour of heifers on pasture with virtual and physical fences	19
Dairy vs beef production – expert views on welfare of cattle in common food production systems	19
Unravelling novel and closely linked association signals for fat-related traits in pigs using prioritised variants from whole-genome sequence data	19
Modulating the fatty acid composition of black soldier fly larvae via substrate fermentation	19
Review: In vitro and ex vivo models advancing the study of host-microbiota interactions across organ systems in farm animals	19
Genome-wide association study of health and production traits in meat sheep	19
Editorial Board	19
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Implementing an appropriate metric for the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production: A national case study	18
Exogenous porcine somatotropin administered to late pregnant gilts alters liver and muscle functionalities in pig foetuses	18
Effects of genomic estimated breeding value and dietary energy to protein ratio on growth performance, carcass trait, and lipogenic gene expression in Hanwoo steer	18
Effects of magnolol and honokiol blend on performance, egg quality, hepatic lipid metabolism, and intestinal morphology of hens at late laying cycle	18
Associations between subclinical intramammary infection and milk fatty acid profile at the quarter level in Holstein cattle	18
Weaned horses, especially females, still prefer their dam after five months of separation	18
Review: Feeding strategies for rearing replacement dairy goats – from birth to kidding	17
Genome-wide association studies of parasite resistance, productivity and immunology traits in Scottish Blackface sheep	17
Variability in chewing, ruminal fermentation, digestibility and bacterial communities between subacute ruminal acidosis-susceptible and acidosis-tolerant sheep	17
Predictive ability and mediation effects of the rumen microbiome on feed efficiency and methane traits in Hereford beef cattle	17
Functional metabolic capacity of pig colonocytes is differentially modulated by fermentable fibre and poorly digestible protein	17
Effect of dietary protein and energy intake on embryonic survival and gene expression in the uterine endometrium of early pregnant gilts	17
Progestogen priming is not essential to trigger ovulation in seasonal anoestrus ewes injected twice with a synthetic kisspeptin analogue	17
Genomic prediction accuracy for five economically important traits in cashmere goats across single-nucleotide polymorphism densities and methods	17
Review: Pig-based bioconversion: the use of former food products to keep nutrients in the food chain	17
GrassGroTM simulation of pasture, animal performance and greenhouse emissions on low and high sheep productivity grazing systems: 1-year validation and 25-year analysis	17
Influence of precision feeding of sows over three consecutive gestations adjusted for energy, amino acids and minerals on sow performances and a marker of bone resorption	17
A preliminary study on the feasibility of two different cow-calf contact systems in a pasture-based, seasonal calving dairy system: effects on cow production and health	17
Review: The role of male reproductive tract secretions in ruminant fertility	17
An integrated individual-based model of transmission, clinical outcomes, and economic impact of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in a commercial pig fattening unit	16
A high-precision facial recognition method for small-tailed Han sheep based on an optimised Vision Transformer	16
Multifaceted analysis of temporal and spatial distribution and risk factors of global poultry HPAI-H5N1, 2005–2023	16
Knowledge, attitude and behaviour of farmers towards the use of reproductive hormones in dairy cattle	16
Yellow mealworm: effects of adults breeding density on adults and larvae performances from an industrial perspective	16
Implications of supplementing mid-lactation multiparous Holstein cows fed high by-product low-forage diets with rumen-protected methionine and lysine in a commercial dairy	16
Nutritional values of forage-legume-based silages and protein concentrates for growing pigs	16
Principles, barriers and enablers to agroecological animal production systems: a qualitative approach based on five case studies	16
Rumen fermentation parameters and papillae development in Simmental growing bulls with divergent residual feed intake	16
Animal and pasture responses in contrasting temperate pasture-based cattle management systems: set-stocking versus cell grazing	16
Effects of preferential social associations on pigs’ response to weaning	16
Differential voluntary feed intake and whole transcriptome profiling in the hypothalamus of young sheep offered CP and phosphorus-deficient diets	16
Indicators of resilience in cattle based on test-day milk yield: comparison of within- and between-lactation and their relationship with milk production	16
Transformation of animal agriculture should be evidence-driven and respectful of livestock’s benefits and contextual aspects	15
Factors affecting the accuracy of genomic prediction in joint pig populations	15
Editorial: Addressing 21st century challenges in pig production	15
A new approach and insights on modelling the impact of production diseases on dairy cow welfare	15
Editorial Board	15
Imputation of single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes in ungenotyped sport horses from the genotypes of their progeny	15
Training of transport drivers improves their handling of pigs during loading for transport to slaughter	15
Review: Role of early life nutrition in regulating sexual development in bulls	15
Thankyou to reviewers, 2025	15
Animal board invited review: The need to consider emissions, economics and pig welfare in the transition from farrowing crates to pens with loose lactating sows	15
Review: Keystone issues in ruminant science II. Environmental impact of ruminants: methane emissions and rangeland degradation	15
Rearing goat kids away from their dams 2. Understanding farmers’ views on changing management practices	15
Genomic-based animal management in the early- and late-finishing system of Hanwoo cattle	15
Exploring individual responses to welfare issues in growing-finishing pig feeding behaviour	14
Review: The prevailing mathematical modeling classifications and paradigms to support the advancement of sustainable animal production	14
Temporary versus permanent crating: free movement of mother sow enhances piglet play behaviour	14
Development of an innovative intravaginal model of probiotic inoculation in dairy ovine flocks: positive effects on the vaginal microbiota, vaginitis and fertility	14
Opinion Paper: Working on alternative methods in experimental animal sciences. Experience from the case of fistulated ruminants	14
Defatted black soldier fly larvae meal as a substitute of soybean meal in dairy cow diets	14
Signatures of selection analyses reveal genomic differences among three heavy pig breeds that constitute the genetic backbone of a dry-cured ham production system	14
Review: Multiobject tracking in livestock − from farm animal management to state-of-the-art methods	14
Predicting feed efficiency traits in growing lambs from their ruminal microbiota	14
Genetic analysis of phenotypic indicators for heat tolerance in crossbred dairy cattle	14
Review: Keystone issues in ruminant science I. Feed intake control in ruminants	14
First report of the apparent metabolisable energy value of black soldier fly larvae fat used in broiler chicken diets	14
Review: Nutritional, safety, and environmental aspects of former foodstuff products in ruminant feeding	14
Assessing genotype-by-environment interaction in dairy cattle in case of a wide range of production environments, unstructured crossbreeding and no pedigree information	13
Integrative metagenomic and metabolomic profiling identifies faecal biomarkers of prolonged social stress in pigs	13

Review: Can early-life establishment of the piglet intestinal microbiota influence production outcomes?	13
Repeatability and genetic parameters for phenotypes of methane emission in crossbred beef × dairy slaughter calves	13
Effect of weight and storage time of broiler breeders’ eggs on morphology and biochemical features of eggs, embryogenesis, hatchability, and chick quality	13
The walnut tree as a source of progesterone for reproductive control in goats	13
Review: Early and late determinants of puberty in ruminants and the role of nutrition	13
Review: Harmonised in vitro digestion and the Ussing chamber for investigating the effects of polyphenols on intestinal physiology in monogastrics and ruminants	13
Postweaning growth and feeding behaviour in pigs: effect of heavier hybrid and weaning intact litters in farrowing pens for loose-housed sows	13
Feeding predictability as a cognitive enrichment protects brain function and physiological status in rainbow trout: a multidisciplinary approach to assess fish welfare	13
Multi-omics in vitro study of the salivary modulation of the goat rumen microbiome	13
Effect of increased intake of concentrates and sodium butyrate supplementation on reticulorumen macroanatomy and reticulorumen fermentation in growing rams	13
Aims and Scope	13
Review: Fundamentals, limitations and pitfalls on the development and application of precision nutrition techniques for precision livestock farming	13
Review: Feed efficiency and metabolic flexibility in livestock	13
Inclusion of silage in diets to fattening pigs: effect on gastric ulcers and skin lesions	13
Estimating risk probabilities for sickness from behavioural patterns to identify health challenges in dairy cows with multivariate cumulative sum control charts	13
Review: Bovine foetal mortality – risk factors, causes, immune responses and immuno-prophylaxis	12
Lysine requirement of weaned piglets	12
Steering protein fermentation by adding fibres in pig diets	12
Exploration of robustness indicators using adaptive responses to short-term feed restriction in suckling primiparous beef cows	12
Assessing heat tolerance through productive vs physiological indicators. Data from dairy sheep under on-farm conditions	12
Live black soldier fly larvae as environmental enrichment for native chickens: implications for bird performance, welfare, and excreta microbiota	12
Key determinants of adaptive strategies of goats to a 2-day nutritional challenge during early lactation	12
Review: Current status of corpus luteum assessment by Doppler ultrasonography to diagnose non-pregnancy and select embryo recipients in cattle	12
Editorial Board	12
Interactions between broiler parent stock age and egg pre-incubation duration: effects on embryo development, hatchability, day-old chick weight, and yolk sac weight	12
Corrigendum to “Effect of dietary protein and energy intake on embryonic survival and gene expression in the uterine endometrium of early pregnant gilts” [Animal 16(6) (2022) 100540]	12
Review: Early life piglet experiences and impacts on immediate and longer-term adaptability	12
Editorial Board	12
Review: Towards the next-generation models of the rumen microbiome for enhancing predictive power and guiding sustainable production strategies	12
The candidate gene OLFML2A possibly contributed to the variation of total number of teats in Meishan and Erhualian pigs by influencing the formation of mammary placodes	12
Influence of body lesion severity on oxidative status and gut microbiota of weaned pigs	12
Storing live black soldier fly larvae: the influence of temperature and storage techniques	12
Editorial: Challenges of food and feed for the future	12
Loss of a grooming enrichment impacts physical, behavioural, and physiological measures of welfare in grazing beef cattle	12
Short communication: In ovo injection of all-trans retinoic acid causes adipocyte hypertrophy in embryos but lost its effect in posthatch chickens	12
Reproductive performance of rabbit females from three paternal lines with a different potential for growth rate and resilience	12
Starter protein content and supplemental soybean oil or hydrogenated palm fatty acids in Holstein dairy calves: growth performance, protozoa population, and nitrogen utilization efficiency	12
The impact of work organisation on the work life of people on pasture-based dairy farms	12
Water consumption and wastage behaviour in pigs: implications for antimicrobial administration and stewardship	12
Animal board invited review: Opportunities and challenges in using GWP* to report the impact of ruminant livestock on global temperature change	12
Growth rate, either through genetics or diet, mainly determines the outcome concerning broiler welfare	12
Enteric methane emissions from zebu cattle are influenced by seasonal variations in rangeland fodder quality and intake	11
Short communication: Accuracy of whole-genome sequence imputation in Angus cattle using within-breed and multi breed reference populations	11
Title page	11
Assessment of flax and hemp fibres in terms of their impact on the growth performance and health status of weaned piglets	11
The effect of first-lactation calving season, milk production, and morphology on the survival of Simmental cows	11
Impact of dietary exogenous feed enzymes on performance, nutrient digestibility, and ruminal fermentation parameters in beef cattle: a meta-analysis	11
Behavioural and physiological responses of Small Tail Han sheep to predators	11
Evaluation of type traits in relation to production, and their importance in early selection for milk performance in dairy buffaloes	11
Fluorometric determination of isocitrate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.42; 1; NADP+ dependent) in ruminant milk	11
Review: Tail lesions in dairy cows − a summary of what’s new about the old	11
The genetic relationship between feed efficiency and host resistance to parasites: insights from experimental infections in ewe lambs from divergent lines	11
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Intramammary administration of lipopolysaccharides at parturition enhances immunoglobulin concentration in goat colostrum	11
Direct and carry-over effect of grassland herbage allowance on metabolic hormones and reproduction in primiparous beef cows undergoing temporary weaning and flushing	11
Methane, growth and carcase considerations when breeding for more efficient Merino sheep production	11
Impact of adding eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid-rich fish oil in sow and piglet diets on blood oxylipins and immune indicators of weaned piglets	11
Reducing foreign genetic contributions to the YDH pig population by segment-based advanced optimum contribution selection	11
Review: Additives delivery through drinking water to support gut health in swine and poultry — a systematic literature review	11
Effects of heat stress mitigation strategies on feedlot cattle performance, environmental, and economic outcomes in a hot climate	11
Short communication: Predicting blood plasma non-esterified fatty acid and beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations from cow milk—addressing systematic issues in modelling	11
Editorial Board	11
Population structure and genetic diversity of Polish Arabian horses based on pedigree data	11
Improving genomic prediction accuracy of pig reproductive traits based on genotype imputation using preselected markers with different imputation platforms	11
Review: Insect diseases in mass production systems: Risks, prevention, diagnostics and management	11
Short communication: The orientation of cubicles plays a role – greater deviation from the north–south direction, more technopathies in dairy cows	11
Sustainable cattle breeding through the genomic diversity index	11
Early human contact and housing for pigs − part 1: responses to humans, novelty and isolation	10
Editorial Board	10
Exploring the impact of heat stress on feed efficiency in tropical beef cattle using genomic reaction norm models	10
Growth rates of contract-reared versus home-reared replacement dairy heifers	10
Planning for wolf-livestock coexistence: landscape context predicts livestock depredation risk in agricultural landscapes	10
Editorial Board	10
The effects of incorporating sprouted barley in diets of high-yielding dairy cows on production, efficiency, and nutrient digestibility	10
Review: Progress in producing chimeric ungulate livestock for agricultural applications	10
Editorial Board	10
Assessing the environmental impacts of beef production chains integrating grazing and landless systems	10
Review: Luteal prostaglandins: mechanisms regulating luteal survival and demise in ruminants	10
Editorial − Advancing pig production: Insights from the 19th biennial Manipulating pig production conference	10
Drinking water chlorination in dairy beef fattening bulls: water quality, potential hazards, apparent total tract digestibility, and growth performance	10
Review: The putative role of Progesterone Receptor membrane Component 1 in bovine oocyte development and competence	10
Application of a mathematical framework for the optimization of precision-fed dairy cattle diets	10
The impact of Box-Cox transformation on phenotypic and genomic characteristics of litter size variability in Landrace pigs	10
Influence of dairy farmers’ knowledge on their attitudes towards breeding tools and genomic selection	10
Effects of dietary supplementation of estradiol-17β during fry stage on growth, physiological and immune parameters and gonadal gene expression in adult snakeskin gourami	10
Sponsor page	10
Genomic insights into the specialisation and selection of the Jinding duck	10
Review: Gestational and postnatal nutritional effects on the neuroendocrine control of puberty and subsequent reproductive performance in heifers	10
An imputation-based genome-wide association study for growth and fatness traits in Sujiang pigs	10
Review: Genomic selection in the era of phenotyping based on digital images	10
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Partially replacing baleage with grazed forage canola in a component feeding system: Effects on production performance, enteric methane emissions, and nutrient utilization in dairy cows	10
Effects of the physical form of starter feed on the intake, performance, and health of female Holstein calves	10
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