Publications by authors named "Shanke Bao"
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- The study investigated how different levels of dietary energy concentration affect the growth performance and meat quality of yaks fed in barns.
- Results showed that higher energy diets significantly improved weight gain, meat yield, and intramuscular fat but negatively affected feed efficiency and meat moisture.
- The research concluded that increasing dietary energy enhances both growth and meat quality in yaks by shifting the balance of fat synthesis and breakdown at the genetic level.
We examined the development of the reproductive system in prepubertal Tibetan sheep ewes when fed only oat hay (CON) or supplemented with either lick blocks (BS) or concentrate feed (CS) during the cold season. The average daily gain of the CS ewes was greater than that of the BS ewes (P < 0.05), which was greater than that of the CON ewes.
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- The study explored the effects of growth hormone-releasing peptide-2 (GHRP-2) and cysteamine (CS) on improving growth rates in yaks that had growth retardation.
- Results showed that both GHRP-2 and CS significantly increased average daily weight gain and muscle development in yaks compared to control groups.
- The findings suggest that growth issues in yaks are linked to deficiencies in hormone secretion, and treatments with GHRP-2 and CS could help address these deficiencies.