{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Du X"],"funding":["This research was funded by the Construction of Rural Revitalization Industry Technology In-novation Center and Demonstration Base in Yellow River Delta","Science and Technology Projects in Gansu Province","Construction of Rural Revitalization Industry Technology Innovation Center and Demonstration Base in the Yellow River Delta","the Science and Technology Projects in Gansu Province","the Strategic Priority Research Program (A) of Chinese Academy of Sciences","Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences"],"pagination":["3211"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9686964"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(22)"],"pubmed_abstract":["The fruit of <i>Nitraria tangutorum</i> (FNT) is reputed to possess medicinal properties; however, its effect on sheep (<i>Ovis aries</i>) is unknown. The aim of this study was to fill this gap. In a 3 × 3 Latin square design, six 12-month-old rumen-fistulated Hu rams (56.2 ± 8.26 kg; mean ± SD) were penned individually and offered one of three levels of FNT, namely, 0 g/d (control; CON), 16 g/d (N<sub>16</sub>), and 48 g/d (N<sub>48</sub>). The concentration of serum immunoglobulin G increased linearly (<i>p</i> = 0.03) with an increasing intake of FNT. The serum concentration of β-hydroxybutyrate in the N<sub>48</sub> group was lower than in the CON group (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and decreased linearly with increasing FNT (<i>p</i> = 0.001). The concentration of serum lactate dehydrogenase tend"],"journal":["Animals : an open access journal from MDPI"],"pubmed_title":["Dietary Supplementation of Fruit from <i>Nitraria tangutorum</i> Improved Immunity and Abundance of Beneficial Ruminal Bacteria in Hu Sheep."],"pmcid":["PMC9686964"],"funding_grant_id":["XDA26040301","22JR5RA078","E141050101"],"pubmed_authors":["Yang G","Liang Y","Du X","Ji K","Jiao D","Degen AA","Dong Q","Cheng X","Zhou J","Wu X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Dietary Supplementation of Fruit from <i>Nitraria tangutorum</i> Improved Immunity and Abundance of Beneficial Ruminal Bacteria in Hu Sheep.","description":"The fruit of <i>Nitraria tangutorum</i> (FNT) is reputed to possess medicinal properties; however, its effect on sheep (<i>Ovis aries</i>) is unknown. The aim of this study was to fill this gap. In a 3 × 3 Latin square design, six 12-month-old rumen-fistulated Hu rams (56.2 ± 8.26 kg; mean ± SD) were penned individually and offered one of three levels of FNT, namely, 0 g/d (control; CON), 16 g/d (N<sub>16</sub>), and 48 g/d (N<sub>48</sub>). The concentration of serum immunoglobulin G increased linearly (<i>p</i> = 0.03) with an increasing intake of FNT. The serum concentration of β-hydroxybutyrate in the N<sub>48</sub> group was lower than in the CON group (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and decreased linearly with increasing FNT (<i>p</i> = 0.001). The concentration of serum lactate dehydrogenase tend","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2026-04-08T15:56:24.726Z","creation":"2025-02-19T04:37:08.283Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9686964","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36428439"],"doi":["10.3390/ani12223211"]}}