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Twenty-four Sunite lambs were randomly assigned to four groups and fed 0, 0.6, 1.2, or 2.4 g\/(d\u00b7head) of \u03b3-PGA for 60 days. Growth performance, serum parameters, duodenal morphology and calcium transporter expression, bone microarchitecture, and duodenal microbiota were analyzed. Supplementation with 1.2 g\/(d\u00b7head) of \u03b3-PGA (the M group) yielded optimal results, significantly improving final body weight and size. It enhanced duodenal health, evidenced by increased villus height, crypt depth, and microvilli density. Crucially, this dose significantly upregulated the expression of key duodenal calcium transporters (TRPV5\/6, CaBPD9k, PMCA, VDR, claudin-12) and altered systemic calcium-regulating hormones (elevated calcitriol, PTH, FGF23). Bone micro-CT analysis revealed changes in trabecular architecture indicative of active remodeling. 16S rRNA sequencing and weighted OTU co-expression network analysis (WOCNA) revealed that \u03b3-PGA reshaped the duodenal microbiota and identified core microbial modules strongly associated with host phenotypes. Genera such as [Eubacterium]_ruminantium_group, Fusicatenibacter, and Prevotella emerged as central hubs. 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