Fermented cottonseed meal improves production performance, immune function and intestinal microecological environment of laying hens and its nutritional properties

IntroductionGlobal population growth and consumption upgrades have led to an increase in demand for animal feed protein sources, which has prompted an urgent need to find economical alternative protein sources. In this study, the potential of partially replacing traditional protein source soybean me...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Mingyang Xu, Jia Li, Wei Wang, Tongguo Gao, Caixuan Zhang, Zhimin Hao, Cheng Zhou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	fermented cottonseed meal feed laying hens nutrition intestinal health metabolomic profile
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1622229/full