Deep culturing the fecal microbiota of healthy laying hens.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The microbiota is implicated in several aspects of livestock health and disease. Understanding the structure and function of the poultry microbiota would be a valuable tool for improving their health and productivity since the microbiota can likely be optimized for metrics that are important to the industry such as improved feed conversion ratio, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and higher levels of competitive exclusion against pathogens. Most research into understanding the poultry microbiota has relied on culture-independent methods; however, the pure culture of bacteria is essential to elucidating the roles of individual bacteria in the microbiota and developing novel probiotic products for poultry production.

Results

In this study, we have used a deep culturin

SUBMITTER: Feng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11951684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature