Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory potential of botanicals bioactive product (PHYTO AX'CELL™) for an improvement of the well-being of laying hens at the peak of production by Alessandro Guerrini, Roberta Salaroli, Augusta Zannoni, Giancarlo Avallone, Francesca Leone, Valentina Serra, Giulia Quaglia, Francesca del Zozzo, Thibaut Chabrillat, Claire Carlu, Caterina Lupini, Doriana Eurosia Angela Tedesco

“…A T4, significant reduction in duodenal and rectal pH was observed in the treated group (P < 0.05), without intestinal inflammation score changes, body weight, serum biochemistry, interleukin levels, and infectious bronchitis virus titers (P > 0.05). …”
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Probiotic Supplementation Alleviates Corticosterone-Induced Fatty Liver Disease by Regulating Hepatic Lipogenesis and Increasing Gut Microbiota Diversity in Broilers by Yuyan Feng, Wenqing Mei, Qu Chen, Xiaojing Chen, Yingdong Ni, Mingming Lei, Jie Liu

“…The results showed that probiotic administration significantly prevented CORT-induced body weight loss (<i>p</i> < 0.05) but did not alleviate the weight loss of immune organs caused by CORT. …”
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Lactational performance effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol supplementation to dairy cows: A meta-regression by L.F. Martins, M. Maigaard, M. Johansen, P. Lund, X. Ma, M. Niu, A.N. Hristov

“…Consequently, feed efficiency was increased by 0.05 ± 0.012 kg ECM/kg DMI with 3-NOP supplementation. Body weight and BW change were not affected by 3-NOP supplementation. …”
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Production performance of indonesian eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor with the addition of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in to the culture media by Andre Rachmat Scabra, Tatag Budiardi, Daniel Djokosetiyanto

“…The experimental designed CRD with four treatments (calcium carbonate addition with dose A, 0 mg/L; B, 50 mg/L;  C, 100 mg/L; and D, 150 mg/L) and three replications. The eel with body weight average of 10.3±0.16 g/individual cultured in aquariums (100×50×40 cm3) with 4 g/L of stocking densities. …”
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Approaches to modulate buffalo gut microbiome for efficient feed utilization and reduced environmental pollution by Vijit Dey, Puran C. Lailer, Tirtha K. Datta

“…Supplementation of bioactive compounds viz. essential oils (eugenol, origanum oil, thymol), saponins or tannins in pure form or through natural compounds (garlic oil, eucalyptus oil, clove oils, Sapindus mukorossi fruit, Glycyrrhiza glabra root, Ficus bengalensis leaves, Ficus glomerata leaves), which are rich in these bioactive were shown to reduce methane (30%) and ammonia production (50%) in buffaloes with improvement in body weight (14%), milk production (10%) and feed efficiency (15%) in Murrah buffaloes. …”
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Effects of Carbonate Alkalinity on Antioxidants, Immunity and Intestinal Flora of <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> by Chuang Gao, Zhonghong Li, Bo Ma, Rantao Zuo, Xudong Shen, Mingkang Chen, Chuanqi Ren, Wenjun Zheng, Zhonglu Cai, Jiaxing Li, Shuang Li

“…After <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> (body length 14.24 ± 2.13 cm, body weight 26.31 ± 3.26 g) was subjected to 96 h carbonate alkalinity stress, the alkalinity stress levels were E8 (8 mmol/L), E18 (18 mmol/L) and E28 (28 mmol/L), respectively. …”
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Pharmacological modulation of Sigma-1 receptor ameliorates pathological neuroinflammation in rats with diabetic neuropathic pain via the AKT/GSK-3β/NF-κB pathway by Yuyu An, Shanshan Cao, Leilei Shi, Yuhan Zhang, Xin Wang, Shiyu Yuan, Yongheng Shi, Bin Wang, Jiping Liu, Chao-jun Han

“…The rats were divided into Control, Model, Sig-1R agonist PRE-084 (0.3, 0.6, 1 mg/kg), and metformin (Met, 20 mg/kg) groups, with seven rats per group, and their body weight, fasting blood glucose, mechanical withdrawal threshold and thermal withdrawal latency were tested weekly for two weeks. …”
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Genome-wide association study identifies candidate genes affecting body conformation traits of Zhongwei goat by Mingxuan Han, Xinbo Wang, Haidong Du, Yanlong Cao, Zhanqiang Zhao, Shuran Niu, Xuxu Bao, Youjun Rong, Xiaofang Ao, Furong Guo, Qincheng Xia, Fangzheng Shang, Ruijun Wang, Yanjun Zhang

“…In this study, we used the MGISEQ-T7 platform to re-sequence 240 Zhongwei goats (133 male; 107 female) belonging to 5 metrics of growth traits at different growth stages (40 days and 6 months, here in after referred to as 40d and 6 m), namely, Body Weight (BW), Body Height (BH), Body Length (BL), Chest Circumference (CC), Tube Circumference (TC) were examined. …”
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Association of Irisin with Fat Mass, Resting Energy Expenditure, and Daily Activity in Conditions of Extreme Body Mass Index by María Pardo, Ana B. Crujeiras, María Amil, Zaida Aguera, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Rosa Baños, Cristina Botella, Rafael de la Torre, Xavier Estivill, Ana B. Fagundo, Jose M. Fernández-Real, José C. Fernández-García, Gema Fruhbeck, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi, Roser Rodríguez, Francisco J. Tinahones, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Felipe F. Casanueva

“…Irisin also correlated positively with body weight, BMI, and fat mass. The OB patients exhibited the highest REE and higher daily physical activity compared with the AN patients but lower activity compared with the NW patients. …”
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Ginsenoside F1 administration promotes UCP1-dependent fat browning and ameliorates obesity-associated insulin resistance by Yuhan Meng, Weili Li, Chenxing Hu, Si Chen, Haiyang Li, Feifei Bai, Lujuan Zheng, Ye Yuan, Yuying Fan, Yifa Zhou

“…We also investigated the ability of F1 on energy metabolism in obesity-induced diabetic mice, including body weight, body composition and energy expenditure. …”
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Kajian patogenisitas bakteri Edwardsiella ictaluri pada ikan patin Pangasionodon hypophthalmus by Wiwik Susanti, Agustin Indrawati, Fachriyan H Pasaribu

“…Thirty individu of five group fishes, 6–10 g in body weight, injected intraperitoneally with 0,1 mL of bacteria suspension of 102 cfu/mL; 104 cfu/mL; 106 cfu/mL; 108 cfu/mL; 1010 cfu/mL; and PBS as control, were culture in 18 of 60×40×45 cm3 aquarium for seven days. …”
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Immunomodulatory and growth-promoting effects of Rauwolfia serpentina root powder in broiler chicks challenged with Salmonella Gallinarum by Yingyu Zhang, Hiba Rehman, Farina Khattak, Maryam Tariq, Bushra Nisar Khan, Sadia Chaman, Ayaesha Riaz, Muhammad Ovais Omer, Aqib Ali, Qamar un Nisa, Muhammad Muddassir Ali, Gulbeena Saleem

“…Additionally, histopathological assessments of gut and growth performance parameters including feed intake, body weight gain, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were monitored throughout the experimental period.ResultThe gene expression analysis at 3 and 21 days post-challenge revealed that SGC birds had significantly higher SOCS3, P20K, and lower MHC class IIβ expression (p &lt; 0.001) in the caecum, liver, and spleen of broiler chickens. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of <i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) <i>Millsp</i>. Leaf Extract in Modulating Gut Microbiota and Immune Response for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Mingzhang Lin, Linghua Piao, Zhendong Zhao, Li Liao, Dayong Wang, Haiwen Zhang, Xiande Liu

“…The IBD model was developed in C57BL/6 mice by administering continuous 4% (<i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) aqueous solution over a period of seven days. The body weight, colon length, disease activity index (DAI), and histopathological examination using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining were performed in the IBD model. …”
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Navigating the Ice: Establishing Pre-Concussion Baselines in Ice-Hockey Players for Gait Assessment Utilizing Inertial Measurement Units by Julia Müller, Noah Köppel, Patrick Eggenberger, Emanuel Brunner, Thomas Weber, Eling D. de Bruin

“…Results Thirteen male National League players from SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, 21.9 ± 3.1 years, 182.5 ± 5.9 cm height, 83.3 ± 7.6 kg body weight performed a pre-season gait analysis. The players sustained 1.5 ± 1.4 [range 0 – 3] concussions in the past. …”
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Soybean oil, a linoleic acid source, in lamb diets: metabolic, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters by V. G. O. Lima, L. O. da Silva, J. E. de Freitas Jr., H. D. R. Alba, V. M. Leite, W. P. Silva, D. D. S. Pina, L. C. Leite, C. S. Rodrigues, S. A. Santos, G. G. P. de Carvalho

“…Five rumen-cannulated lambs (average body weight of 47.76 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 7.14 kg at approximately 15 months of age) were distributed in a 5 <span class="inline-formula">×</span> 5 Latin square design. …”
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The Effect of Feeding Different Levels of Mineral Biochar on Performance, Blood Parameters, Production and Milk Composition of Holstein Dairy Cows by Ali Khatibi Bardsiri, Reza Valizadeh, Seyed Hadi Ebrahimi, Pirouz Shakeri, Abbas Ali Naserian

“…On the last day of the experiment, two blood samples 1) containing anticoagulant and 2) without anticoagulant were drawn from the tail vein of the cows to analyze biochemical parameters and count blood cells.Results and Discussion: Adding 0.5% and 1% mineral biochar to the diet had no significant effect on dry matter consumption, body weight change and metabolic weight change, which showed that biochar did not have an adverse effect on the palatability of the diet. …”
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Application of probiotic microcapsules Bacillus cereus BR2 with different doses for the prevention of Aeromonas hydrophila NFC1 infection in catfish Clarias sp. by Nurul Faoziyatunnisa, Munti Yuhana, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Sri Nuryati, Usamah Afiff

“…Catfish in average body weight of 3.73 ± 0.22 g were reared in tanks filled with 30 liters of water, at a density of 15 fish per container. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health and Health Care Experience in Those With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Sydora BC, Wilke MS, Ghosh M, Vine DF

“…Of those who reported changes in body weight, 58% gained weight, which they attributed to unhealthy eating habits and a lack of exercise during the pandemic, and 16% lost weight, which they credited to increased physical activity and a shift towards healthier eating habits. …”
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Effect of Ideal Amino Acid Ratio of Arginine to Lysine on Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Growth Performance, Antibody Titers of Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis Disease... by Wahab Liaqat, Urooj Anwar, Asfa Fatima, Azhar Rafique, Riaz Mustafa, Umar Farooq, Faisal Ramzan, Waseem Abbas, Muhammad Farooq Khalid, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Qamar Bilal, Muhammad Aziz ur Rahman

“…The results also showed that during the grower, finisher, and overall phases, the body weight gain (BWG) was better in birds fed with 1.05 and 1.10 Arg/Lys (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Investigating the Effect of Solanum lycopersicum L. (Tomato) Pomace on Growth Performance and some Blood Indices of Broiler Chickens by Meta-Analysis Method by Zahra Sahragard, seyyed javad Hosseini-vashan, Hossein Naeemipour Younesi, Seyyed Homayon Farhangfar

“…Among these, 9 comparisons were conducted for feed conversion ratio, 10 for feed consumption and body weight gain, and 4 for carcass characteristics and efficiency. …”
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