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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Epimedii Folium Supplementation Improves Semen Quality, Hormonal Profile, and Immune Function by Modulating Gut Microbiota and Seminal Metabolites in Aged Boars.

Bin Ran, Shengxin Luo, Chenxi Zhou, Long Wen, Junjie Wu, Yunxiang Zhao, Xiaoping Zhu, Zhili Li, Mengjie Liu

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Bin RanSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Shengxin LuoSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Chenxi ZhouSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Long WenSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Junjie WuSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Yunxiang ZhaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Xiaoping ZhuSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Zhili LiSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Mengjie LiuSchool of Animal Science and Technology, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.

Funding

National Major Agricultural Science and Technology Project NK2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary Herba Epimedii Folium (HEF) supplementation on semen quality, reproductive hormones, immune parameters, gut microbiota, and seminal plasma metabolites in aged boars, and to evaluate its potential for extending their reproductive lifespan. A total of 18 Bama boars (approximately 3 years of age) were randomly assigned to three groups (

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Epimedii Foliumimmune functionmulti-omicsreproductive hormones

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PMID42353443
PMCPMC13295793

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