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ArticleAnimal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)2025

Enhancing nutrient efficiency through optimizing protein levels in lambs: Involvement of gastrointestinal microbiota.

Zhibin Luo, Huimin Ou, Christopher S McSweeney, Zhiliang Tan, Jinzhen Jiao

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Article in Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zhibin LuoCAS Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China.
Huimin OuCAS Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China.
Christopher S McSweeneyCSIRO Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia.
Zhiliang TanCAS Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China.
Jinzhen JiaoCAS Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improving the nutrient utilization efficiency of ruminants is of utmost significance for both economic and environmental benefits. Optimizing dietary protein levels represents a key nutritional strategy to enhance ruminant growth performance and reduce nitrogen emissions. In a 63-day experiment, 24 healthy Hulunbuir lambs (initial weight 17.1 ± 2.0 kg, 2.5 months old) were subjected to three treatments: a low-protein diet (LP; crude protein of 78.4 g/kg dry matter [DM]), a medium-protein diet (MP; crude protein of 112.0 g/kg DM), and a high-protein diet (HP; crude protein of 145.6 g/kg DM), with 8 lambs in each treatment (4 males and 4 females). Lambs in the MP treatment presented greater daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio than those in the HP treatment (

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Gastrointestinal microbiotaLambNitrogen metabolismNutrient efficiencyProtein level

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