Co-housing with Tibetan chickens improved the resistance of Arbor Acres chickens to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection by altering their gut microbiota composition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) is a global foodborne pathogen that poses a significant threat to human health, with poultry being the primary reservoir host. Therefore, addressing S. Enteritidis infections in poultry is crucial to protect human health and the poultry industry. In this study, we investigated the effect of co-housing Arbor Acres (AA) chickens, a commercial breed susceptible to S. Enteritidis, with Tibetan chickens, a local breed resistant to S. Enteritidis infection, on the resistance of the latter to the pathogen.

Results

Ninety-six 1-day-old Tibetan chickens and 96 1-day-old AA chickens were divided into a Tibetan chicken housed alone group (n = 48), an AA chicken housed alone group (n = 48), and a co-housed group (48 bir

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697627 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature