Effects of Rumen-Protected 5-Hydroxytryptophan and Melatonin Supplementation on Antioxidant Capacity, Meat Quality, and Shelf Life of Hu Sheep.

Shiheng Xu, Honghai Yang, Zulibina Ainiwaer, Wenpeng Fan, Tongxiang Xu, Kailun Yang, Caidie Wang

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Shiheng XuXinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk, Research Center for Biofeed and Animal Gut Healthz, College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.

Honghai YangXinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk, Research Center for Biofeed and Animal Gut Healthz, College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.

Zulibina AiniwaerXinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk, Research Center for Biofeed and Animal Gut Healthz, College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.

Wenpeng FanXinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk, Research Center for Biofeed and Animal Gut Healthz, College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.

Tongxiang XuXinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk, Research Center for Biofeed and Animal Gut Healthz, College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.

Kailun YangXinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk, Research Center for Biofeed and Animal Gut Healthz, College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3192-6231

Caidie WangXinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk, Research Center for Biofeed and Animal Gut Healthz, College of Animal Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China.

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Open Project of Key Laboratory of Autonomous Region 2023D04062

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the impact of dietary supplementation with RPT 5-HTP and MT on the meat quality and shelf life of Hu sheep. Thirty 4-month-old male Hu sheep with similar body weights (30.84 ± 1.16 kg) were randomly allocated into three groups (one sheep per replicate): a control group (fed a basal diet), a RPT 5-HTP group (basal diet + 222 mg/kg BW RPT 5-HTP), and an MT group (basal diet + 4 mg/d MT). The experimental period lasted 37 days, including a 7-day adaptation phase and a 30-day formal trial. The results show that supplementation with RPT 5-HTP and MT significantly increased MT levels in the

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5-hydroxytryptophanantioxidationHu sheepmeat qualitymelatoninshelf life

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PMID40509048

DOI10.3390/ani15111582

PMCPMC12153834

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