Jingli Yuan

Rice Bran as a Sustainable Feed Material Substitute to Improve the Meat Quality in Late-Stage Wenchang Chicken

The growing competition between humans and livestock for corn-soybean based feed calls for sustainable alternatives like rice bran. This study assessed substituting feed with rice bran (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%) in diets for slow-growing Wenchang chickens, a prized Chinese yellow-fe...

Imputed whole genome sequence based association pinpoints genetic architecture of labour dystocia of pigs using multi-breed populations

Abstract Background Labour dystocia (LAD) in sows is a common reproductive disorder that reduces piglet survival rates and increases the number of stillbirths, causing substantial economic losses to pig farms. However, the genetic basis of LAD remains elusive. Herein, we performe...