A Comparison Between High- and Low-Performing Lambs and Their Impact on the Meat Quality and Development Level Using a Multi-Omics Analysis of Rumen Microbe-Muscle-Liver Interactions.

Haibo Wang, Jinshun Zhan, Shengguo Zhao, Haoyun Jiang, Haobin Jia, Yue Pan, Xiaojun Zhong, Junhong Huo

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Effects of feeding pelleted complete diets containing palm fronds on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intraruminal fermentation, rumen histomorphology, carcass traits, and economic profitability in Awassi lambs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026
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Haibo WangJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Green and Healthy Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang 330200, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2853-187X

Jinshun ZhanJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Green and Healthy Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang 330200, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7190-2798

Shengguo ZhaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8744-375X

Haoyun JiangJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Green and Healthy Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang 330200, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6261-0512

Haobin JiaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Green and Healthy Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang 330200, China.

Yue PanJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Green and Healthy Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang 330200, China.

Xiaojun ZhongJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Green and Healthy Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang 330200, China.

Junhong HuoJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Green and Healthy Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanchang 330200, China.

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Basic Research and Talent Training, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences JXSNKY-JCRC202407 and JXSNKYJCRC202445Earmarked Fund for Jiangxi Agriculture Research System JXARS-13Jiangxi Modern Agricultural Research Collaborative Innovation Special Project JXXTCXN202203National Natural Science Foundation of China 32360857

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Abstract

Through an integrated multi-omics analysis of rumen microbial communities, muscle transcriptomes, metabolic profiles, and liver metabolic profiles, this study systematically compared high- and low-performing lambs to elucidate their divergent effects on meat quality attributes and growth development. A total of 100 male lambs with similar birth weight (3.07 ± 0.06 kg) were selected within 72 h. All test lambs were synchronized weaning at 45 days of age and uniformly fed the same diet (total mixed ration) in the same pen until 180 days of age, with ad libitum access to food and water throughout this period. Subsequently, the eight lambs with the highest (HADG) and lowest (LADG) average daily gains were slaughtered for performance evaluation and multi-omics analysis. This study found that HADG lambs increased body weight, muscle fiber diameter, eye muscle area, improved amino acid (histidine, arginine, valine, isoleucine, essential amino acid/total amino acid, and essential amino acid/nonessential amino acid), and fatty acid (linoleic acid, behenic acid, and arachidonic acid) composition enhanced rumen enzymes (pepsase, lipase, xylanase, amylase, and carboxymethyl cellulose) and promoted efficient fermentation (

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body weightHu lambmicrobe–muscle–liver axisrumen functionslaughter performance

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PMID40284779

DOI10.3390/microorganisms13040943

PMCPMC12029538

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