The temporal fluctuations and development of faecal microbiota in commercial layer flocks.

ABSTRACT: The microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract influences gut health, which in turn strongly impacts the general health and productivity of laying hens. It is essential to characterise the composition and temporal development of the gut microbiota in healthy layers raised under different management systems, to understand the variations in typical healthy microbiota structure, so that deviations from this might be recognised and correlated with production and health issues when they arise. The present investigation aimed to study the temporal development and phylogenetic composition of the gut microbiota of four commercially raised layer flocks from hatch to end of the production cycle. Non-intrusive faecal sampling was undertaken as a proxy to represent the gut microbiota. Sequencing of 16S

SUBMITTER: Joat N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679818 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature