Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing
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DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0501-9
Abstract: BackgroundThe caecal microbiota plays a key role in chicken health and performance, influencing digestion and absorption of nutrients, and contributing to defence against colonisation by invading pathogens. Measures of productivity and resistance to pathogen colonisation… read more here.
Keywords: 16s rdna; microbiota; indigenous indian; caecal microbiota ... See more keywords
Development of the Caecal Microbiota in Three Broiler Breeds
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00201
Abstract: The development of the caecal microbiota plays a role in the metabolism and immune competence of chickens. A detailed understanding of normal succession in the caecal microbiota can inform the use of probiotics and other… read more here.
Keywords: post hatch; microbiota; days post; caecal microbiota ... See more keywords