Vegetable Leaf Fermentation Improves Nutritional Quality of Sheep Feed, Enhancing Growth Performance and Intestinal Health

Simple Summary This study examined the impact of vegetable leaf fermented concentrate (VFC) on sheep. Fifty-four 6-month-old Oula rams were divided into three groups: CON (basal diet), CFC (30% commercial fermented concentrate), and VFC (30% VFC). Results showed VFC better enhanced growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity, intestinal morphology, and rumen microbial diversity than CFC, while also addressing vegetable waste disposal issues.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Animals

• Publication date

  2025-11-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine

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  DOI 10.3390/ani15223253PMID 41301961PMCID 12649468
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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