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Dietary β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate supplementation improves intestinal health and growth performance in Tibetan sheep lambs via modulating small intestinal microbiota

Cai J, Wu W, Wang L, Meng D, Yang H, Liu S 2026 Journal of animal science and biotechnology

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Background Tibetan sheep grazing on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau require dietary protein supplementation; however, they face economic constraints due to the high cost of feed transportation in this region. Given that the leucine metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate (HMB) enhances both protein synthesis and intestinal…

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Sheep

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Antioxidant capacityCarbohydrate metabolismMetagenomicsShort-chain Fatty AcidsMicrobial Composition

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