Intestinal Immune Development Is Accompanied by Temporal Deviation in Microbiota Composition of Newly Hatched Pigeon Squabs
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01892-21
Abstract: The pigeon (Columba livia), an altricial bird, is one of the most economically important farmed poultry for table purposes. Identifying the interaction between intestinal mucosal immune system development and commensal microbiota colonization in neonates is… read more here.
Keywords: colonization; development; pigeon squabs; life ... See more keywords
Free-Choice Feeding of Whole Grains Improves Meat Quality and Intestinal Development of Pigeon Squabs Compared with Complete Pelleted Feed
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DOI: 10.3390/life13030848
Abstract: Effects of different feeding strategies on meat quality and intestinal development in pigeon squabs were investigated. 120 pairs of pigeons with two squabs each were assigned to five groups (four free-choice feeding systems and one… read more here.
Keywords: intestinal development; quality intestinal; meat quality; pigeon squabs ... See more keywords