Chi Chen

Rutin is a natural flavonol glycoside with diverse health-promoting properties through the bioactivities of quercetin, its aglycone. While widely distributed in the vegetables and fruits of human diet, rutin is either absent or inadequate in common animal feed ingredients…

The acceptance of gut microbiota as an important metabolic and endocrine organ is mainly based on the energy supply and regulatory functions of their microbial metabolites…

Bile acids have diverse and essential functions in modulating digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the microbiome. Insufficient bile acid synthesis in the liver occurs commonly in immature animals…

Rice husk (RH) and corn pericarp (CP) are common agricultural byproducts rich in phenolic antioxidants, including hydroxycinnamic acids (HCAs)…

With its foul smell and low recognition threshold, _p_-cresol is the most persistent and significant contributor to the odor from dairy operations…

Chronic exposure of deoxynivalenol (DON), a common trichothecene mycotoxin in corn and cereal grains, compromises feed intake, growth, immune response, and reproduction of production animals…

Soybean meal (SBM) is a premier source of protein for feeding production animals. Protein oxidation negatively affects the nutritional value of SBM, but its causative associations with soybean oil extraction methods and non-protein components in SBM were not well examined…

Unabsorbed aromatic amino acids (AAAs), including tyrosine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan, are the substrates of microbial fermentation in the digestive tract…

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a highly reactive epoxy-sesquiterpenoid mycotoxin commonly present in cereal feed ingredients. Dietary DON contamination negatively affects feed intake, growth, and health status in all stages of swine production…

Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is the major co-product produced from corn-based bioethanol plants. As a staple feed ingredient for livestock and poultry production, the nutrient profile of DDGS is well documented…