Maternal supplementation of Lonicera flos and Scutellaria Baicalensis mixed extracts improve reproduction performance and metabolic health through modulating gut microbiota during pregnancy
This study demonstrates that dietary supplementation with Lonicera flos and Scutellaria baicalensis mixed extracts (LSE) at 0.5 g/kg during gestation significantly improves reproductive performance and metabolic health in sows, likely through modulating gut microbiota composition.The observed improvements in performance and health parameters coincide with microbiota-driven inflammation attenuation and redox balance restoration, suggesting a gut-immune axis regulatory role of LSE.
Authors
- Jinghua Cheng
- Jian Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1243-8857)
- Yuanfei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-8824)
- Mu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-7543)
- Yuqiang Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0101-6488)
- Shengnan Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-9988)
- Siwen Jiang
- Huiyuan Lv
Institutions
- Huazhong Agricultural University (CN)
- Tencent (China) (CN)
- Beijing Founder Electronics (China) (CN)
- Center of Hubei Cooperative Innovation for Emissions Trading System (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04753-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Flavonoids in Medical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Huazhong Agricultural University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities