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A total of 192 49-week-old Jinghong No. 1 laying hens were randomly divided into four groups, with six replicates in each group and eight laying hens in each replicate, pre-reared for one week and formally tested for ten weeks. The CON group was fed basal diets, the VE group, the KAE group, and the KAE + VE group were fed a basal diet to which was added 0.2 g\/kg VE, 0.4 g\/kg KAE, and 0.2 g\/kg VE + 0.4 g\/kg KAE, respectively. The results are as follows. Compared to the CON group, the VE group, the KAE group, and the KAE + VE group significantly increased the egg production rate, average daily egg weight and significantly decreased the feed-to-egg ratio. The VE + KAE group significantly improved the Haugh unit. The VE group, the KAE group, and the KAE + VE group considerably enhanced the eggshell strength, eggshell relative weight, eggshell thickness, yolk color, and relative yolk weight. The serum E2 and LH levels of the KAE group and the KAE + VE group and the serum FSH levels of the KAE + VE group were significantly higher. In the ovary, the KAE group and the KAE + VE group\u2019s ESR1 gene expression levels were significantly higher, and the KAE + VE group\u2019s FSHR gene expression levels were markedly higher. In the uterus, the KAE group and the KAE + VE group\u2019s ESR1 gene expression levels were dramatically higher, and the KAE + VE group\u2019s ESR2 and FSHR gene expression levels were significantly higher. 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed a significant aggregation of cecum and uterus colonies in the Beta diversity PCoA. In the cecum, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and WPS-2 were the dominant phylums. In the uterus, the Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes were the dominant phylums. The KAE + VE group\u2019s F\/B was significantly higher at the phylum level than in the CON group and the VE group. In summary, the addition of VE and KAE to the diet can improve the production performance of late-laying hens, increase the content of reproductive hormones, and stabilize the cecal and uterus microbiota, which may be related to the hormone and microbiota linkage of the gut\u2013uterus axis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani15010015","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,25]],"date-time":"2024-12-25T19:19:32Z","timestamp":1735154372000},"page":"15","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Kaempferol and Vitamin E Improve Production Performance by Linking the Gut\u2013Uterus Axis Through the Reproductive Hormones and Microbiota of Late-Laying Hens"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Jing","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-9097-5122","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jie","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kangle","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinyue","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanhui","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Minling","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shaolong","family":"Zhuang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fujian Hexing Ecological Agriculture Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Quanzhou 362801, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuyun","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"101481","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psj.2021.101481","article-title":"Synergistic effects of quercetin and vitamin E on egg production, egg quality, and immunity in aging breeder hens","volume":"100","author":"Amevor","year":"2021","journal-title":"Poult. 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