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Animal Production Science

Volume 65 Number 14 2025

AN25161Bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle under intensive and semi-intensive systems: a systematic review on the effects of nutritional supplementation

Gabriele Santos Mocellin 0009-0005-8232-1303, Marcio Nunes Corrêa, Eliza Rossi Komninou, Thais Casarin da Silva 0000-0002-4195-0518, Uriel Secco Londero 0000-0001-5595-1223, Francisco Augusto Burkert Del Pino and Viviane Rohrig Rabassa

This systematic review evaluates dietary supplements – probiotics, prebiotics, vitamins, and minerals – for preventing and controlling bovine respiratory disease (BRD), highlighting their potential to improve respiratory health and immune response in beef cattle under intensive and semi-intensive management.

Worldwide microplastics have become widespread in the environment and are infiltrating food supply chains. Understanding and eliminating microplastics in food systems is one strategy to combat microplastics ingested by humans – livestock being one of the food supply chains deserving inquiry. This review finds that microplastics are present in livestock production systems, but there are several knowledge gaps that must be overcome to understand the effects on animal health, and the strategies to mitigate risks.

This article belongs to the collection: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia 2025.

AN25002Effects of microRNA-21-5p treatment of porcine sperm before and after capacitation on in vitro oocyte fertilization and embryo development

Shao-Yu Peng, Kai-Xuan Liu, Chun-Chih Chang, Yu-Chen Huang, Chen-Yu Wang, Xiu-An Tang, Perng-Chih Shen, Shen-Chang Chang, Chih-Jen Chou, Chao-Wei Huang, Min-Jung Lin and Yu-Hsiang Yu 0000-0001-9629-8478

Polyspermy is a major problem during in vitro fertilization of pigs, and microRNAs (miRNAs) derived from female reproductive cells may have a beneficial role on sperm function and embryo development. The role of miRNA-21-5p on the in vitro fertilization and embryo development of pigs is still unclear. Our findings found that miRNA-21-5p inhibitor could enhance the development of porcine embryos.

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