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Growth performance, serum immune-antioxidant indices, gut microbiota, and metabolomics profiles were determined to evaluate the treatment effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      SNG supplementation significantly increased average daily gain, up-regulated serum IgG, IL-6 and IFN-\u03b3, and down-regulated IL-4 and IL-10. Antioxidant enzyme activities decreased, whereas malondialdehyde concentration was not altered. Microbiota analysis showed reduced\n                      <jats:italic>Blautia<\/jats:italic>\n                      abundance and increased\n                      <jats:italic>Monoglobus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Colidextribacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      across both SNG-treated groups. Metabolomics revealed modified arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism, with elevated lipid mediators 15(S)-HpEPE and 20-hydroxy LTB\n                      <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                      in SNG-fed lambs. Integrative analysis identified a potential \u201c\n                      <jats:italic>Blautia<\/jats:italic>\n                      -AA-immune\u201d regulatory pattern: high-dose SNG induced a pro-inflammatory Th1-type response, while low-dose SNG sustained immune homeostasis through anti-inflammatory eicosanoids.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings indicate that SNG improves growth performance and immune function in lambs by reshaping gut microbiota and reprogramming host lipid metabolism. 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