Juxing Chen

Maternal supplementation of different levels bis-chelated trace minerals on reproductive performance of broiler breeder and growth performance of progeny subjected to coccidia challengeSong Bin1, Shiping Bai1 , Keying Zhang1, Xuemei Ding1, Jianping Wang1, Qiufeng Zeng1, Quan Tan2, Yuyun Mu2, Juxing Chen*2 . 1 Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 2 Novus International I ...

Wooden breast (WB) is a degenerative myopathy seen in modern broiler birds resulting in quality downgrade of breast fillets. Affected filets show increased toughness both before as well as after cooking and have decreased water holding capacity and marinade pick up compared to normal fillets. Although the exact etiology is unknown, the circulatory insufficiency and increased oxidative stress in th ...

IntroductionWith intensive genetic selection for the prolificacy of sows, the swine industry is challenged with improving the piglet survival rate in connection with the increased litter size and decreased litter uniformity (Kim and Hansen, 2013). It is well known that maternal nutrition can have an influence on not only the development of fetal organ and tissue but also milk yield (Kim et al., 19 ...