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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Effect of L-Carnitine on Muscle Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Hybrid Sheep at an Early Stage.

Xia Qin, Wenjie Liu, Jiaqi Xin, Yidan Zhang, Mingxi Zhang, Weiwei Liang, Jiantao Li, Jianmin Hu

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xia QinCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0596-8091
Wenjie LiuCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.ORCID 0009-0006-7881-812X
Jiaqi XinCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.ORCID 0009-0004-7892-5318
Yidan ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.ORCID 0009-0002-1924-7452
Mingxi ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.
Weiwei LiangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.ORCID 0009-0003-0682-2371
Jiantao LiCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.
Jianmin HuCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.

Funding

Basic Scientific Research Project of the Department of Education of Liaoning Provincial LJKMZ20221013National Natural Science Foundation of China 31702140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

L-carnitine supplementation enhances fatty acid oxidation and antioxidant defense mechanisms in livestock. Twenty-four wether lambs were randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatments: a control (basal diet), a low-L-carnitine diet (0.01%), or a high-L-carnitine diet (0.05%). After a 15-day adaptation period, all lambs underwent a 45-day experimental phase to assess the impact of L-carnitine supplementation on performance, carcass, muscle, and antioxidant capacity. Although growth performance did not show significant differences (

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antioxidant enzymesferric myoglobin reductaseL-carnitinemeat colorsheep

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PMID40941359
PMCPMC12427318

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