Rectal Microbiome Reveals the Improved Effect of Dietary Selenium Levels on Lactation Performance and Milk Fatty Acid Profiles in Lactating Donkeys [PDF]
AnimalsThis study evaluated the effects of dietary selenium (Se) supplementation on lactation performance, milk fatty acid composition, and rectal microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in lactating Dezhou donkeys to determine the optimal dose.
Fanzhu Meng +9 more
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Identification and Comparative Analysis of Long Non-Coding RNA in the Skeletal Muscle of Two Dezhou Donkey Strains. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2020 Shi T +5 more
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Dietary protein sources in concentrate supplementation influence growth performance by manipulating gut microbiota and serum metabolites in suckling Donkey foals [PDF]
Animal MicrobiomeBackground Protein is a primary nutrient in concentrate supplementation for donkey foals, and the source of this protein significantly influences their growth and development.
Yipeng Li +7 more
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Chromosome-Level Haplotype Assembly for Equus asinu
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 Background: Haplotype provides significant insights into understanding genomes at both individual and population levels. However, research on many non-model organisms is still based on independent genetic variations due to the lack of haplotype.Results ...
Xinyao Miao +9 more
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Toxicokinetics of Deoxynivalenol in Dezhou Male Donkeys after Oral Administration
Toxins, 2023 Deoxynivalenol (DON) is detected in different types of foods and feeds, inducing toxicity in humans and animals. After entering the organism, DON first appears in the plasma; then, it is rapidly absorbed and distributed in various organs and tends to accumulate in the body to exert its toxic effects.
Ruifen Kang +9 more
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Ancient segmentally duplicated LCORL retrocopies in equids. [PDF]
, 2023 LINE-1 is an active transposable element encoding proteins capable of inserting host gene retrocopies, resulting in retro-copy number variants (retroCNVs) between individuals.
Bannasch, Danika +7 more
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Mammary gland physiology and farm management of dairy mares and jennies [PDF]
, 2022 Equid milk is arousing increasing interest in consumers and researchers because of its similarity in composition to human milk. The low and different protein content makes equid milk it suitable for children with cow milk protein allergy.
Aristide Maggiolino +2 more
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The potential for new donkey farming systems to supply the growing demand for hides [PDF]
, 2020 The demand for donkey hides for ejiao, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, has resulted in rapidly increasing prices for donkey hides and donkeys. This has put pressure on donkey populations globally and has implications for donkey welfare and the ...
Bennett, Richard, Pfuderer, Simone
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Analysis of gut microbiota in chinese donkey in different regions using metagenomic sequencing
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Gut microbiota plays a significant role in host survival, health, and diseases; however, compared to other livestock, research on the gut microbiome of donkeys is limited.
Rong Guo +12 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionThe number of the large-scale donkey breeding farms in China has increased dramatically. However, information regarding the situation of a Chinese donkey population under large-scale donkey breeding farms is limited.MethodsThis survey report ...
Zhenwei Zhang +5 more
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