Maternal supplementation of Lonicera flos and Scutellaria Baicalensis mixed extracts improve reproduction performance and metabolic health through modulating gut microbiota during pregnancy

Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of dietary supplementation with a combination of plant extracts on performance, metabolic health, and gut microbiota of sows. A total of 1003 crossbred pregnancy sows (DanBred Landrace × DanBred Yorkshire, mean parity 4.44 ± 1.84) were ass...

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Main Authors: Mu Wang, Shengnan Yin, Jinghua Cheng, Yuqiang Guo, Huiyuan Lv, Siwen Jiang, Jian Peng, Yuanfei Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04753-5
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