Nutritional intervention with perennial ryegrass alleviates hepatic dysfunction by modulating lipid metabolism: insights from gut-liver axis.

ABSTRACT: Liver is a central organ regulating energy metabolism in poultry, yet concentrate diets predispose geese to hepatic steatosis and fatty liver disease. Derived dietary fiber is known to improve gut health, modulate lipid metabolism, and protect liver against oxidative and inflammatory damage. Current study investigated the hepatoprotective role of perennial ryegrass as a natural fiber source in geese. Goslings were allocated into three dietary groups: a concentrate diet (CD), and diets with 50 % (PRD1) and 30 % (PRD2) inclusion of perennial ryegrass. Perennial ryegrass significantly increased microbial diversity, enriched short chain fatty acid producing taxa (Faecalibacterium, Lactobacillus, Romboutsia and Akkermansia), reduced fibrosis associated bacteria (Turicibacter, Megamonas), thereb

SUBMITTER: Asif MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12765058 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature