ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026
Maternal dietary taurine supplementation improves intestinal health of lambs via modulating gut microbiota and barrier function.
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- Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal host-metabolite interactions underlying cloacal inflammation in laying Pekin ducks.Animal bioscience · 2026Article
- Reduced gut microbiota-derived indole-3-carboxaldehyde and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid are associated with intestinal barrier dysfunction and inflammation in diarrheic suckling lambs.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Effects of DietaryMicroorganisms · 2026Article
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Abstract
Pre-weaning lambs are often at risk of diarrhea, and thus, intestinal development and normal function are closely related to their health and survival. This study investigated whether maternal dietary supplementation of taurine (TAU) during gestation is associated with distinct microbial community features and alterations in microbial functional potential in the offspring's gut microbiota, and whether these microbiota-associated alterations were accompanied by improvements in intestinal development, barrier function, immune homeostasis, and antioxidant capacity. Ewes were fed with different concentrations of taurine (0, 0.1 and 0.2%) during gestation, and lambs' gut microbiota composition and intestinal barrier function were determined. The results showed that lambs' body weights at day 15 after birth were elevated by maternal dietary taurine intake. Moreover, maternal taurine supplementation was associated with shifts in beneficial bacterial groups, including members of
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