Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of Goats
<i>Aquilaria</i> (<i>A.</i>) <i>sinensis</i> is a medicinal plant widely grown in tropical South China. Given the abundant pruning waste of its leaves, the use of <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves is valuable. In this study, goats were fed a diet containing 20...
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| description | <i>Aquilaria</i> (<i>A.</i>) <i>sinensis</i> is a medicinal plant widely grown in tropical South China. Given the abundant pruning waste of its leaves, the use of <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves is valuable. In this study, goats were fed a diet containing 20% <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves. Compared with the basal diet, feeding <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves to goats did not affect growth performance but considerably reduced the feeding cost. Strikingly, feeding <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves resulted in a significant decrease in the blood cholesterol levels (2.11 vs. 1.49 mmol/L, <i>p</i> = 0.01) along with a significant increase in the high-density lipoprotein levels (1.42 vs. 1.82 mmol/L, <i>p</i> = 0.01). There was also a tendency to lower the content of low-density lipoprotein levels in goats (0.78 vs. 0.45 mmol/L, <i>p</i> = 0.09). Furthermore, metabolomics analysis demonstrated that the reduction in cholesterol levels occurred in both the serum (0.387-fold change) and muscle (0.382-fold change) of goats during <i>A. sinensis</i> leaf feeding. The metabolic responses to feeding <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves suggest that the activation of lipolysis metabolism might happen in goats. These observed changes would be conducive to improving animal health and meat quality, ultimately benefiting human health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-163561fd74d64537b41f6da1087fb4d12023-11-16T16:41:04ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582023-01-0112356010.3390/foods12030560Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of GoatsLi Min0Gang Wang1Xiong Tong2Huaigu Yang3Hao Sun4Zhifei Zhang5Bin Xu6Dagang Li7Sheng Zhang8Guanghong Li9Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture (Heyuan Branch), Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMinistry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture (Heyuan Branch), Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaKey Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, ChinaHenan Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization of Grassland Resources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, ChinaMinistry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture (Heyuan Branch), Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMinistry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture (Heyuan Branch), Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaMinistry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South China, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture (Heyuan Branch), Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaProteomics and Metabolomics Facility, Institute of Biotechnology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USAGuangdong Chuangsheng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Shaoguan 512000, China<i>Aquilaria</i> (<i>A.</i>) <i>sinensis</i> is a medicinal plant widely grown in tropical South China. Given the abundant pruning waste of its leaves, the use of <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves is valuable. In this study, goats were fed a diet containing 20% <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves. Compared with the basal diet, feeding <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves to goats did not affect growth performance but considerably reduced the feeding cost. Strikingly, feeding <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves resulted in a significant decrease in the blood cholesterol levels (2.11 vs. 1.49 mmol/L, <i>p</i> = 0.01) along with a significant increase in the high-density lipoprotein levels (1.42 vs. 1.82 mmol/L, <i>p</i> = 0.01). There was also a tendency to lower the content of low-density lipoprotein levels in goats (0.78 vs. 0.45 mmol/L, <i>p</i> = 0.09). Furthermore, metabolomics analysis demonstrated that the reduction in cholesterol levels occurred in both the serum (0.387-fold change) and muscle (0.382-fold change) of goats during <i>A. sinensis</i> leaf feeding. The metabolic responses to feeding <i>A. sinensis</i> leaves suggest that the activation of lipolysis metabolism might happen in goats. These observed changes would be conducive to improving animal health and meat quality, ultimately benefiting human health.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/3/560<i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> leavesnon-conventional feedfattening goatslipid metabolismmeat quality |
| spellingShingle | Li Min Gang Wang Xiong Tong Huaigu Yang Hao Sun Zhifei Zhang Bin Xu Dagang Li Sheng Zhang Guanghong Li Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of Goats Foods <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> leaves non-conventional feed fattening goats lipid metabolism meat quality |
| title | Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of Goats |
| title_full | Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of Goats |
| title_fullStr | Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of Goats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of Goats |
| title_short | Feeding <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> Leaves Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves the Meat Quality of Goats |
| title_sort | feeding i aquilaria sinensis i leaves modulates lipid metabolism and improves the meat quality of goats |
| topic | <i>Aquilaria sinensis</i> leaves non-conventional feed fattening goats lipid metabolism meat quality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/3/560 |
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