ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Mulberry (Morus alba) leaves in sheep and goat nutrition: a critical narrative review of rumen function, performance, meat quality, and mechanistic evidenceMuhammad Jawad · Pengyu Zhang · Haoqi Yang · Jianguo Shi · Linfeng Mi · Yanyi He · Sina Lu · Pengpeng Fu · Huzaifa Iftikhar · Xiaoyue SongFrontiers in Veterinary Sciencedoi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1986200