A 16S RNA Analysis of Yangzhou Geese with Varying Body Weights: Gut Microbial Difference and Its Correlation with Body Weight Parameters.

ABSTRACT: China is a major goose-raising country, and the geese industry plays a significant role in animal husbandry. Therefore, goose growth performance (body weight) is a critical topic. Goose gut microbiota influences weight gain by regulating its energy metabolism and digestion. Additionally, the impact of cecal microbial community structure on goose growth and development, energy metabolism, and immunity has been examined. However, most studies have used different additives or feeds as variables. Improving the understanding of the dynamic changes in gut microbial communities in geese of different body weights during their growth and development and their correlation with the host's body weight is necessary. In this study, the cecal microbiota of healthy Yangzhou geese with large (L) and small

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11273403 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature