Publications by authors named "H Fukumasu"
Background: Advancements in metabolomic technologies have revolutionized our understanding of feed efficiency (FE) in livestock, offering new pathways to enhance both profitability and sustainability in ruminant production.
Methods: This review offers a critical and systematic evaluation of the metabolomics methods used to measure and assess FE in ruminants. We conducted a comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases, covering publications from 1971 to 2023.
Different energy sources are often used in horse diets to enhance health and performance. Understanding how diet impacts the cecal and fecal microbiota is crucial for meeting the nutritional needs of horses. High-throughput sequencing and qPCR were used to compare the fecal and cecal microbiota of five healthy horses receiving three different diets: hay diet (HAY), hay + starch and sugar (SS), and hay + fiber and oil ingredients (FO).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe investigated the long-term effects of prenatal nutrition on pre-slaughter Nelore bulls using integrative transcriptome and metabolome analyses of liver tissue. Three prenatal nutritional treatments were administered to 126 cows: NP (control, mineral supplementation only), PP (protein-energy supplementation in the third trimester), and FP (protein-energy supplementation throughout pregnancy). Liver samples from 22.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFeeding sows milk biofortified with n-6 and n-3 modulates immune status of sows and drives positive transgenerational effects.
PLoS One
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The quality of dietary fats, particularly the balance of saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), influences the risk of chronic diseases and is essential for reproductive health in sows.
- Supplementing sows' diets with cow's milk enriched in n-6 or n-3 PUFA showed significant changes in serum fatty acid profiles, improved embryo numbers, and altered immune responses in both sows and piglets.
- These findings highlight the importance of dietary fat composition in animal health and suggest potential implications for human nutrition, given swine's relevance as a model in dietary studies.
Article Synopsis
- Since 2021, Brazil has faced a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths due to new variants of concern (VOC) and low vaccination rates, which have led to the emergence of more mutations.
- The study aimed to assess whether local genomic surveillance and epidemiological data can reflect nationwide trends in the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Findings revealed three key variant replacements (Gamma, Delta, and Omicron) and highlighted that vaccination became increasingly effective in preventing new cases and deaths as the pandemic progressed.