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L-瓜氨酸合成代谢及在畜禽生产中的应用研究进展

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L-瓜氨酸合成代谢及在畜禽生产中的应用研究进展

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孙明发¹, 孙晓晴¹, 杨燕², 胡希怡¹, 吕慎金¹

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胡希怡

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孙明发（1995-），男，山东临沂人，博士，讲师，主要从事动物营养生理、动物行为福利研究，E-mail:sunmingfa@lyu.edu.cn;

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出版时间: 2025-12-23 doi: 10.19556/j.0258-7033.20250311-03

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L-瓜氨酸（L-Citrulline,L-Cit）是动物体内的非必需氨基酸，其可通过调节一氧化氮（Nitric Oxide,NO）的生成，进而发挥抗热应激、抗氧化与抗炎等功能，同时参与调控骨骼发育、肠道功能、肌肉生成与繁殖性能等生理过程。目前，L-Cit在畜禽生产中的研究已有广泛报道，但L-Cit的饲喂效果受到饲喂剂量、饲喂方式与饲养环境等多重因素的影响。本文综述了L-Cit在动物体内的合成代谢过程，并阐述了L-Cit在家禽、猪、反刍动物与其他动物生产上的应用研究，以期为L-Cit在畜禽生产中的科学应用提供参考。

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L-瓜氨酸 / 一氧化氮 / 热应激 / 畜禽

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孙明发, 孙晓晴, 杨燕, 胡希怡, 吕慎金. L-瓜氨酸合成代谢及在畜禽生产中的应用研究进展. 中国畜牧杂志, 2026 , 62 (2) : 83 -90 . DOI: 10.19556/j.0258-7033.20250311-03

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国家自然科学基金（32372939、32502978）;山东省科技型中小企业创新能力提升工程（2024TSGC0897）;山东省高等学校青创团队计划（2024KJI005）;临沂大学高层次人才（高水平博士）科研启动项目（Z6124062）;

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科 Family	属数 Number of genus	种数 Number of species	占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%)	属 Genus	种数 Number of species	占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae	2	11	5.26	鹅膏菌属 Amanita	10	4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae	2	12	5.74	丝盖伞属 Inocybe	5	2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae	8	14	6.70	蜡蘑属 Laccaria	5	2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae	3	23	11.00	小皮伞属 Marasmius	6	2.87
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