Relationship between the microbiota in different sections of the gastrointestinal tract, and the body weight of broiler chickens.

ABSTRACT: In the poultry industry, many efforts have been undertaken to further improve the growth performance of broilers and identification and modulation of body weight (BW)-related bacteria could be one of the strategies to improve productivity. However, studies regarding the relationship between microbiota and BW are scarce. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between microbiota and BW in different sections of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). A total of twenty 18-day-old birds were selected based on the BW, and samples were collected from the three different sections of the GIT, which included the crop, ileum and cecum. Bacterial genomic DNA was extracted from the samples, and the V4 region of 16S rRNA gene were amplified. Amplicons were sequenced on Illumina

SUBMITTER: Han GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4927549 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature