Layer chicken microbiota: a comprehensive analysis of spatial and temporal dynamics across all major gut sections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The gut microbiota influences chicken health, welfare, and productivity. A diverse and balanced microbiota has been associated with improved growth, efficient feed utilisation, a well-developed immune system, disease resistance, and stress tolerance in chickens. Previous studies on chicken gut microbiota have predominantly focused on broiler chickens and have usually been limited to one or two sections of the digestive system, under controlled research environments, and often sampled at a single time point. To extend these studies, this investigation examined the microbiota of commercially raised layer chickens across all major gut sections of the digestive system and with regular sampling from rearing to the end of production at 80 weeks. The aim was to build a detailed

SUBMITTER: Bajagai YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature