ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026
Effects of L-citrulline supplementation in the basal diet on reproductive performance, serum metabolites, and microbial community structure in Simmental cows.
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- Effects of L-Citrulline Supplementation on Rumen Microbiota and Reproductive Performance of Ewes.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
The experiment was designed to evaluate the influence of dietary supplementation with L-Citrulline (L-Cit) on reproductive outcomes, serum reproductive hormone profiles, ruminal and intestinal microbial communities, serum metabolites, and their metabolic associations in Simmental cows, thereby providing a theoretical basis for its application in ruminant production. All cows were screened by vaginal mucus microscopy (no pathogenic bacteria detected) and B-ultrasound examination (no ovarian cysts or uterine inflammation observed) to confirm the absence of reproductive disorders. A total of 240 multiparous Simmental cows, 3-4 years of age with an average body weight of 470 ± 15 kg, were randomly allocated into three groups of 80 animals each: a control group, Group I, and Group II. The control group received only the basal diet, whereas Group I and Group II were provided with the basal diet supplemented with 7 g/d and 14 g/d of L-Cit per cow, respectively. Day 0 of the trial was defined by the first intramuscular injection of prostaglandin (PG, 0.4 mg per cow), after which L-Cit supplementation commenced at 72-h intervals. On day 10, a second PG injection (0.4 mg per cow) was administered, and supplementation was discontinued on day 11. Estrus expression was monitored, and pregnancy was assessed on day 35 post-insemination using B-mode ultrasonography. During the experimental period, six cows were randomly selected from each group. Blood samples were collected from the coccygeal vein prior to the morning feeding on days 1 and 11 using plain tubes (without anticoagulant). The samples were centrifuged at 720 × g (approximately 3,000 rpm for 15 min) to separate the serum. The obtained serum was stored at -20 °C for subsequent analysis of reproductive hormones. In addition, blood, rumen fluid, and fecal samples were obtained 10 h after mounting to support untargeted metabolomic profiling and microbial community analysis. Compared with the control group, the estrus rate in experimental Group I increased by 12.5% (
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