Beef consumption is expected to increase worldwide, which necessitates the use of Bos indicus cattle that are well-adapted to harsher climates, like the tropics. Yet, beef from these cattle is considered inferior to that of Bos taurus breeds, primarily due to lowered tenderness values and reduced...

Glucose is the main energy supplier for animals, and the metabolic dysfunction of glucose is closely related to the occurrence of metabolic diseases, including obesity and type II diabetes. The concentrations of some glucose metabolic intermediates, such as succinate, L-malic acid, α-ketoglutarate...

With the intensive production of livestock and poultry and the enhancement of people's health awareness, consumers are more and more concerned about the quality and nutritional value of livestock and poultry muscle, such as shear force, drip loss, cooking loss, pH value, intramuscular fat content....

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether or not the buffalo farms in the semi-intensive system are operating at an effective level. Material and Methods: The data were obtained from face-to-face interviews with 102 buffalo breeders in Balıkesir province. Data Envelopment...

Nitrosamines are N-nitroso compounds with carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic properties. These compounds could be found at certain levels in fermented sausages. Fermented sausages are considered to be a suitable environment for nitrosamine formation due to acid formation and reactions such as...

The paper presents the results of a regional analysis of the development of animal husbandry in the Siberian Federal District (SFD) in the post-Soviet period. The number of farm animals in Siberia has not fully recovered after the crisis of the 1990s, except for some of its species in the national...

Chinese local pig breeds are valuable agricultural germplasm resources and related to the sustainable development of animal husbandry in China. As one of the important economic traits in pig production, meat quality traits have meaningful research value. Luchuan pig is one of the famous eight local ...

MiR-125b belongs to the miR-lZS family and is a small, highly conserved ncRNA that plays a key role in a variety of biological functions. Among them, the regulation of miR-125b on the development of animal muscle tissue (including skeletal muscle, myocardium and smooth muscle) has received...

The total volume of meat production in Serbia from 2012 to 2021 was 550 thousand tons. In the overall meat production, pork accounted for over 50%. The trend in meat production during the observed period indicates an increase in production volume. The increased production volume is based on the...

Nowadays, we are more aware than ever that intensive livestock and meat production and consumption have negative, sometimes detrimental effects on the environment and animal and human health. Habitats, biodiversity and soil quality have been greatly affected by the growth of agriculture. Good...