Research Progress

• Can Maternal Feed Intake Restriction Alter Epigenetic Changes in Foetal Goats?

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers in Hunan Institute of Animal and Veterinary Science, investigated the effects of effects of maternal feed intake restriction during pregnancy on the expression of growth regulation, imprinting and epigenetic transcription-related genes in foetal goats.

  Oct 19, 2018
• Proper Methionine Supplementation During Late Gestation Enhanced the Reproductive Performance of Sows

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences evaluated the effects of dietary methionine, administered during the late gestation period, on the production performance of sows.

  Oct 18, 2018
• Preventive Effects of Long-term Serine Administration on Aging and Underlying Mechanisms: Study

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a six-month experiment to explore the effects of serine administration on age-related oxidative stress and the signaling pathway involved.

  Sep 14, 2018
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  Which Resource Limits Soil Microbes in Karst Ecosystems?

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the microbial resource limitation in a karst region, by selecting four main land-use types, i.e. cropland, grassland, shrubland and secondary forest, in areas underlain by two lithology types, i.e. dolomite and limestone, in southwest China. Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry was used as an indicator of microbial resource limitation.

  Sep 12, 2018
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  Nitrogen Addition Might Promote Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences synthesized data from 36 studies with 296 observations by a meta-analysis to evaluate the responses of SOC fractions to N additions.

  Sep 12, 2018
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  Major Greening and Biomass Increase in South China Karst During Recent Decade

  Recently, a new study by an international team from China, Denmark and France is among the first applying a set of state-of-the-art satellite data from various optical and passive microwave systems used to evidence a global increase in both vegetation cover and biomass.

  Aug 22, 2018
• Serine，a Promising Feed Additive for Alleviating Intestinal Dysfunction Caused by Early Weaning in Piglets

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted an experiment to explore whether serine prevents intestinal dysfunction caused by early weaning in piglets.

  Aug 20, 2018
• Agro-Farming Systems Determine Adjacent Environment Quality

  Agro-farming systems characterized by specialized agricultural activities profoundly determine the phosphorus (P) budget at the farm scale. Development of formation of agro-farming systems is generally driven by economic activities.

  Aug 01, 2018
• How Methionine and Lysine Affect Ruminants as Feed Additives?

  Recently, an experiment conducted by Zhu Xiaoli, a doctoral student in ISA had illustrated the effects of dietary methionine and lysine supplementation on nutrients digestion, and serum parameters in growing Liuyang black goats -a local breed of goat in Changsha

  Aug 01, 2018
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  Nitrogen Deposition Causes More Evident Phosphorus-Limitation in Legume Plantation

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture(ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences measured soil P fractions in a legume (Acacia auriculiformis) and a non-legume (Eucalyptus urophylla) plantation in subtropical China after four-year of N addition.

  Jul 06, 2018