HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2025, Vol. 64 ›› Issue (3): 118-121.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2025.03.019

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Effects of valerenic acid on the blood and intestinal microbiota of calves

JIANG Ling-ling, RAN Jiang, LUO Wen-ju, ZHOU Jing-rui, WANG Xin, YU Bo   

  1. Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550005, China
  • Received:2024-05-27 Published:2025-04-17

Abstract: In order to study the effects of valerenic acid on body weight, blood physiological and biochemical indexes and intestinal microbiota of calves, healthy calves were selected and divided into 0.8% valerenic acid Chinese medicine group and control group, with 10 calves in each group, and fed for 2 months. The results showed that feeding 0.8% valerenic acid had no significant difference in body weight and blood physiological indexes of calves, decreased serum albumin content, significantly increased intestinal bacteroidetes content, and significantly increased the abundance of bacteroidetes, which could play a role through intestinal microbiota.

Key words: Valeriana officinalis L., valerenic acid, blood physiology, serum biochemistry, microorganisms

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