Host transcriptome and microbiome interaction modulates physiology of full-sibs broilers with divergent feed conversion ratio.

ABSTRACT: Efficient livestock production relies on effective conversion of feed into body weight gain (BWG). High levels of feed conversion are especially important in production of broiler chickens, birds reared for meat, where economic margins are tight. Traits associated with improved broiler growth and feed efficiency have been subjected to intense genetic selection, but measures such as feed conversion ratio (FCR) remain variable, even between full siblings (sibs). Non-genetic factors such as the composition and function of microbial populations within different enteric compartments have been recognized to influence FCR, although the extent of interplay between hosts and their microbiomes is unclear. To examine host-microbiome interactions we investigated variation in the composition and functi

SUBMITTER: Shah TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6754422 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature