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Lande geese, n = 264, 77\u00a0days of age, were randomly allocated into four groups with six replicates in each group. Control geese were fed a basal diet, whereas experimental groups were fed a basal diet supplemented with 6, 12, or 24% AMSFM. The experiment lasted 21\u00a0days. The AMSFM promoted some aspects of growth, with increase (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) in leg muscle rate, lean meat rate, muscle protein content, and total energy content of leg muscle plus concurrent decreases (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) in crude fat content and abdominal fat rate in chest muscle. In addition, AMSFM increased (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) glutathione content in chest and leg muscles and serum superoxide dismutase activity, and it reduced (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) muscle malondialdehyde content and serum concentrations of triglycerides, total cholesterol, urea, and aspartate aminotransferase, consistent with good liver and kidney function. Moreover, AMSFM improved (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) ileum morphology. 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