Specific Microbial Taxa and Functional Capacity Contribute to Chicken Abdominal Fat Deposition.

ABSTRACT: Genetically selected chickens with better growth and early maturation show an incidental increase in abdominal fat deposition (AFD). Accumulating evidence reveals a strong association between gut microbiota and adiposity. However, studies focusing on the role of gut microbiota in chicken obesity in conventional breeds are limited. Therefore, 400 random broilers with different levels of AFD were used to investigate the gut microbial taxa related to AFD by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of 76 representative samples, and to identify the specific microbial taxa contributing to fat-related metabolism using shotgun metagenomic analyses of eight high and low AFD chickens. The results demonstrated that the richness and diversity of the gut microbiota decrease as the accumulation of chicken abdominal fat

SUBMITTER: Xiang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010200 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature