Lactiplantibacillus plantarum improves the growth performance and meat quality of broilers by regulating the cecal microbiota and metabolites.

ABSTRACT: Gut microbiota can digest and ferment feed into metabolites to influence the meat quality. Probiotics are used to regulate the gut microbiota. In this study, a total of 360 broilers were assigned to 4 treatments (10 broilers per cage): control (Con), low dose of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HW1 (Lp_L), medium dose of Lp (Lp_M) and high dose of Lp (Lp_H) for a 42-day experimental period. Results showed that the Lp treatments improved the growth performance, carcass traits, breast meat quality, and also influenced the fatty acids composition, including the decrease of n-6PUFA/n-3PUFA, and the increase of C18:3n3, ∑n-3PUFA and PUFA/SFA. The lipid metabolism-related gene expressions in the liver showed that Lp treatments increased the expression of AMPK, CPT-1α, PPARα<

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811115 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature