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Professional Title: PhD in Animal Production
Independent
Linkedin: Alfredo J. Escribano
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/A_Escribano
Ruminants nutrition
Sustainable production systems
Location: Aquitaine, France
Discussion created on March 18, 2026
No soy fan de las comparaciones blanco o negro, pero este es, en esencia, el título de un interesante meta-análisis y meta-regresión que acaba de publicarse en el JDS, titulado "A meta-analysis and meta-regression to compare the production performance, feed efficiency, and milk N efficiency in Jersey versus Holstein cows", publicado por Almeida y cols. (2026).RESUMEN:- Se realizó un metaanálisis y ...
Discussion created on March 16, 2026
An important article has just been published (Li et al., 2026, Poultry Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2026.106629).
HEADLINE: Garlic, as potent and promising as an alternative to antibiotics, could cause metabolic interactions with some veterinary drugs due to its modulation of liver metabolism.
ABSTRACT:Allicin, a natural compound with antibacterial and antioxidant properties, is a prom ...
Discussion created on March 6, 2026
Hello everyone,
Still in press, this interesting paper, published by Oladokun et al. in Poultry Science, gives us clues as to where scientific research will be heading in terms of gut health.
ABSTRACTPoultry microbial communities are now recognized as key contributors to host nutrition, immune function, disease resilience, overall health, and performance, driving growing interest in this field o ...
Discussion created on March 6, 2026
Dear colleagues,
In this case, I summarize the recent paper entitled “Phytogenics in swine nutrition and their effects on growth performance, nutrient utilization, gut health, and meat quality” published by Madesh et al. in Springer Nature's Journal Stress Biology.
ABSTRACT
Phytogenic additives have undergone extensive testing in swine production to determine their effects on gastro ...
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1. IntroductionThe livestock sector is established today as a key element in the food system, since it has to meet consumers’ increasing demands for animal products while complying with sustainable production principles (animal welfare, equity, food safety, healthiness, and environmental protection). All this, under a context of Climate Change that will strongly impact some areas, such as dr ...
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1. Introduction1.1. Arguments Scheme of the PaperIn Figure 1 a graphical abstract is provided in order to facilitate the understanding of the article and its storyline.1.2. The Global Context: Producing Sustainably in the Face of an Increasing Demand for Animal Protein and the Risk of Food InsecurityThe livestock sector is and will be in the spotlight, as it must satisfy the growing glo ...
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Agriculture–Beyond Organic Farming)1. IntroductionOrganic livestock production has increased substantially in recent years in order to both increase farmers’ income (trough agricultural subsidies and higher sale prices) and reduce farms’ environmental impact. Moreover, the potential role of organic production in the soci ...
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Organic farming--either crops or animal is basically not a feasible way for farmers with limited access to capital or inputs to operate. The ability to get "organic certified" inputs in remote or primitive systems is economically impossible and the ability to source the inputs is unfeasible. Producers with limited resources must proceed in a way that allows them to maximize the resources available ...
Discussion created on March 29, 2019
Recently, Schäfers et al. (2017) published his study determining the effects of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and vitamin E as well as their interaction on biochemical and hematological variables and on leukocyte populations and their functionality.
They assigned 59 German Holstein cows between the 2nd and 9th lactation to 4 dietary groups in a 2 × 2 factorial design with the factors CLA and vi ...