Laminaria Japonica Polysaccharide Improved the Productivities and Systemic Health of Ducks by Mediating the Gut Microbiota and Metabolome.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the beneficial effects of a Laminaria japonica polysaccharide (LJPS) on the systemic health of ducks by modulating the gut microbiome and metabolome. Our findings demonstrated that the LJPS supplementation enhanced the overall growth performance and physiological immune and antioxidant index of ducks. In addition, the LJPS-fed group significantly increased abundances of intestinal Bacteroides and Prevotellaceae with decreased α-diversity than that in the control group. Among the total of 1840 intestinal metabolites, 186 metabolites were identified to be differentially regulated by LJPS feeding (upregulated 143 metabolites and downregulated 43 metabolites), which is closely associated with some of the growth-related metabolic pathways. Lastly, th

SUBMITTER: Liu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10197123 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature