Dietary Rumen-Protected Taurine Enhances Growth Performance and Meat Quality in Heat-Stressed Crossbred Gan-Xi Goats via Modulating GLUT4PYGM-Mediated Muscle Energy Metabolism

Heat stress induced by high temperature and humidity in southern China during summer reduce goat production efficiency and meat quality. Taurine (TAU), one of the most abun- dant amino acids in animal tissues, plays a vital role in alleviating heat stress and regulating energy metabolism through its involvement in glucose uptake and glycogen turnover. This study aimed to investigate the effects of rumen-protected (RP)-TAU on the meat quality, hepatic gluconeogenesis, and muscle energy...