Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Dietary Ecliptae herba improved growth performance and meat quality possibly associated with gut microbiota and metabolomic changes in Lingshan chickensYulian Xi · Yifei Xiang · Minyu Chen · Chaojie Yang · Shishan Qin · Mingxu Zhou · Xiangyun Hu · Bing Zhang · Ruifang Liu · Peng Xiao · Mengjiao Chen · Junli Sun · Wenjing Li · Jieping HuangFrontiers in Animal Sciencedoi 10.3389/fanim.2026.1937601