Effects of phytosterols on growth performance and meat quality in finishing pigs: role of lipid metabolism and gut microbiota.

Songshi Zhong, Chenglong Li, Qiyu Tian, Lingyuan Yang, Liwen Mei, Xingguo Huang, Yinghui Li

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Dietary Bile Acid Supplementation Improves Lipid Metabolism and Selected Egg Quality Traits in Late-Phase Laying Hens Fed a High-Fat Diet and Is Associated with Alterations in Gut Microbiota.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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Songshi Zhong *College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

Chenglong Li *College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

Qiyu TianCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

Lingyuan YangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

Liwen MeiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

Xingguo HuangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

Yinghui LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary phytosterol (PS) supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs and to explore the potential mechanisms. Forty-eight barrows with an initial body weight of 73.96 ± 2.80 kg were randomly allocated to two treatments, with six replicate pens of four pigs per pen: the CON group fed a basal diet, and the PS group fed a basal diet with 300 mg/kg of PS for a period of 42 days. Dietary PS improved the average daily gain, apparent digestibility of ether extract, and jejunal lipase concentration (

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finishing piggut microbiotalipid metabolismmeat qualityphytosterols

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PMID42416291

DOI10.3389/fvets.2026.1864330

PMCPMC13337456

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