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This study assessed how the graded substitution of traditional forage with BH impacts ruminal fermentation, microbiota composition, and blood immune and antioxidant status in sheep. Forty-five male Dorper \u00d7 Small-tailed Han crossbred lambs (aged 110 \u00b1 10 days, BW 33.93 \u00b1 1.11 kg) were stratified into five cohorts (n = 9 each), including a control (CON) and four experimental groups (BH25, BH50, BH75, and BH100), where BH replaced 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of their forage mixture, respectively. Results showed that BH supplementation consistently increased ruminal acetate concentrations. Specifically, BH75 and BH100 significantly enhanced the acetate-to-propionate ratio (p &lt; 0.05) and concurrently reduced NH3-N concentrations in BH50 and BH100 (p &lt; 0.05). Regarding ruminal microbiota, BH treatment did not alter alpha diversity but significantly enriched fiber-degrading bacteria, including Clostridia, Bacteroidales, and Prevotella, whereas the CON group favored Eubacterium. Blood analysis indicated a time-dependent modulation of immune and antioxidant markers. At day 30, BH treatment resulted in elevated immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels (p &lt; 0.05), whereas catalase (CAT) concentrations were markedly reduced (p &lt; 0.05). By day 60, BH continued to enhance IgA, IgG, and IL-6 levels; meanwhile, tumor necrosis factor \u03b1 (TNF-\u03b1) levels were up-regulated by BH25-BH75 (p &lt; 0.05), while supplementation with BH75 and BH100 led to a decline in interleukin-4 (IL-4), CAT, and interleukin-10 (IL-10) (p &lt; 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that a positive correlation was observed between total volatile fatty acids and Prevotella UCG-003\/001, which conversely displayed a negative relationship with IgM. The norank f Eubacterium coprostanoligenes group showed an inverse association with valerate and IgG, but a positive correlation with interleukin-1\u03b2 (IL-1\u03b2). In parallel, the norank f Bacteroidales RF16 group exhibited an inverse association with NH3-N and CAT, while unclassified c Clostridia was positively correlated with IL-1\u03b2. In conclusion, BH substitution modulates ruminal fermentation and immune responses by enriching fiber-degrading bacteria, though it may trigger oxidative stress. 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