Effect of Dietary Methylsulfonylmethane Supplementation on Growth Performance, Hair Quality, Fecal Microbiota, and Metabolome in Ragdoll Kittens

July 2022 in “ Frontiers in Microbiology ”

Dan Guo, Limeng Zhang, Lingna Zhang, Sufang Han, Kailun Yang, Xinye Lin, Chaoyu Wen, Aorigeile Tong, Meiyu Zhang, Yulong Yin, Baichuan Deng

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Studysummary This study found that dietary supplementation with 0.2% MSM improved hair quality in kittens and had no significant negative effects on their growth performance, antioxidant capacity, or gut microbiota.

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