Take care of the environment: housing conditions affect the interplay of nutritional interventions and intestinal microbiota in broiler chickens.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The intestinal microbiota is shaped by many interactions between microorganisms, host, diet, and the environment. Exposure to microorganisms present in the environment, and exchange of microorganisms between hosts sharing the same environment, can influence intestinal microbiota of individuals, but how this affects microbiota studies is poorly understood. We investigated the effects of experimental housing circumstances on intestinal microbiota composition in broiler chickens, and how these effects may influence the capacity to determine diet related effects in a nutrition experiment. A cross-sectional experiment was conducted simultaneously in a feed research facility with mesh panels between pens (Housing condition 1, H1), in an extensively cleaned stable with floor pe

SUBMITTER: Kers JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807522 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature