Regulatory effects of the bidirectional crosstalk between hepatic gene expressions and gut microbiota on the productive performances and egg quality of induced molting treated layer hens.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the bidirectional effects between hepatic gene expression and gut microbial communities on regulating the productive performances and egg quality of the layer hens in late-laying period after receiving fasting-induced molting treatment. A total of three hundred and sixty 380-day-old Jingfen No. 6 layer hens from the same batch were randomly divided into the control group (CON) and the fasting-induced molting group (FM), each group contained 9 replicates, with 20 chickens in each replicate. Productive performances and egg quality were meticulously recorded for each replicate, followed by the sampling of one bird from each replicate for the intestinal morphological analysis. The16S rRNA and transcriptomic sequencing methods were conducted for micr

SUBMITTER: Xue F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005874 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature