Integrating microbiome and metabolome analyses to unravel the role of inulin in enhancing the meat quality and bone health of ducks.

ABSTRACT: Inulin, a natural dietary fiber, has various health-promoting bioactivities. However, the impacts of dietary inulin on duck productivity and overall health remain unclear. This study investigated the effects of inulin supplementation on systemic health and its underlying mechanisms by integrating the microbiota and metabolome analyses. One hundred twenty 16-day-old male Cherry Valley ducks with similar initial body weight (BW) were randomly assigned to 20 cages, with two treatments (6 ducks/cage and 10 cages/treatment): a basal diet (CON group) or a basal diet supplemented with 25 g inulin/kg (INU group). The 18-d feeding trials demonstrated that ducks fed the inulin-supplemented diet presented significantly improved growth performance, bone health, and meat quality compared with those in

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044026 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature