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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Effects of probiotic supplementation on growth and meat quality of Simmental bulls.

Yongqing Liu, Gaifang Wang, Rui Wang, Ying He, Xia Zhang, Caiping Feng

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 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. Dietary Supplementation with Rumen-DerivedAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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6 authors.

Yongqing LiuDepartment of Biology and Food Engineering, Lyuliang University, Lishi, China.
Gaifang WangDepartment of Biology and Food Engineering, Lyuliang University, Lishi, China.
Rui WangDepartment of Biology and Food Engineering, Lyuliang University, Lishi, China.
Ying HeDepartment of Biology and Food Engineering, Lyuliang University, Lishi, China.
Xia ZhangDepartment of Biology and Food Engineering, Lyuliang University, Lishi, China.
Caiping FengDepartment of Biology and Food Engineering, Lyuliang University, Lishi, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Probiotics are well established to enhance animal immunity and gastrointestinal health, while also improving meat tenderness and antioxidant status. This study evaluated the effects of dietary probiotic supplementation on growth and meat quality of Simmental bulls. Forty Simmental bulls were randomly assigned by body weight to one of four groups, receiving a basal diet supplemented with probiotics at 0, 0.1, 0.2, or 0.3 g per kg of dry matter (DM). The trial included a 20-day adaptation phase followed by a 60-day experimental period. Dietary probiotic supplementation did not affect DM intake or carcass traits (

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