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Guanidinoacetic Acid as a Dietary Additive for Lambs: A Meta-Analysis on Performance, Antioxidant Status, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation and Meat Quality.

José Felipe Orzuna-Orzuna, Juan Eduardo Godina-Rodríguez, Germán David Mendoza-Martínez, Gabriela Vázquez-Silva, Pablo Benjamín Razo-Ortiz, Cesar Díaz-Galván, Nallely Sánchez-López, Pedro Abel Hernández-García

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Article in Biology, 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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

José Felipe Orzuna-OrzunaUnidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Bermejillo CP 35230, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2496-4712
Juan Eduardo Godina-RodríguezInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Campo Experimental Valle de Apatzingán. Carretera Apatzingán-Cuatro Caminos km 17.5, Parácuaro CP 60781, Michoacán, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-5587-8836
Germán David Mendoza-MartínezDivisión de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City CP 04960, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-8613-6464
Gabriela Vázquez-SilvaDepartamento del Hombre y su Ambiente, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City CP 04960, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8250-6029
Pablo Benjamín Razo-OrtizDivisión de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City CP 04960, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2157-6618
Cesar Díaz-GalvánDivisión de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City CP 04960, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8541-8163
Nallely Sánchez-LópezSECIHTI Programa de Investigadoras e Investigadores por México-Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City CP 04960, Mexico.
Pedro Abel Hernández-GarcíaCentro Universitario Amecameca, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Amecameca CP 56900, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-3820-4370

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) on growth performance, antioxidant status, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and meat quality in lambs through a meta-analysis. The electronic databases Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar were used to identify the articles required for the meta-analysis using the Preferred Reporting Elements for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. The data used in this meta-analysis were obtained from 12 peer-reviewed English-language articles published in the last decade (January 2016 to April 2026). All data were analyzed using random-effects models. Dietary supplementation with GAA decreased the feed conversion ratio (

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carcass traitsfeed additivegrowth promotermeta-regression

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PMID42589155
PMCPMC13465882

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