Jenny Yu

Mycotoxins are toxic compounds produced by certain types of fungi that can contaminate feed and feed ingredients with detrimental effects on pig performance. Effects of mycotoxins on swine include reduced feed intake, altered nutrient utilization, impaired growth performance, immune system suppression, reproductive issues, and organ damage.Mycotoxins can cause a decrease in feed intake. Affected a ...

This study was to investigate the effects of Ganoderma lucidum fermented products (GLFP) on the growth performances, carcass characteristics, and immune response of Native chickens. This article focuses on the morphology of the duodenal villus by the Ganoderma lucidum fermented products (GLFP). A total of three hundred and twelve day-old Native chickens were randomly grouped with equal sex in four ...

This study was investigating the effects of a defined concentration of Fusarium mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON) incorporated into feeds on growth performance of pigs and the alleviating effects of a mycotoxin degrading enzyme (MDE) on the toxicity of Fusarium mycotoxins.A total of 48 weaning pigs was randomly allotted to four treatments for a 6-week challenged trial. The MDE ...

Poultry farmers are looking for feed additives to boost the immune system and improve gastrointestinal health in the post-antibiotic era. Bacillus species-based fermented products are an influential and effective alternative to optimize gut health.Bacillus species-based fermented products and their derived antimicrobial cyclolipopeptidesBacillus spp. are gram-positive bacteria with rod-shaped endo ...

Cordyceps militaris is widely used as a tonic for vitality and longevity for thousands of years by the Chinese, it is a rare and exotic Chinese medicinal mushroom. Cordyceps militaris also used for a long time as a nutraceutical food in Korea and Japan. The medical potential of the metabolites of Cordyceps militaris has been widely reviewed.Cordycepin, or 3'-deoxyadenosine, is the major active ...

Medicinal mushrooms have remained an important component of animal culture. The genus Cordyceps is one of the largest genera in the family Clavicipitaceae, containing over 750 species. Cordyceps militaris, an entomopathogenic fungus belonging to the class Ascomycetes, is used extensively as a crude drug and a folk tonic food in East Asia. Studies in the past decade have shown that Cordyceps milita ...