Paternal weight of ducks may have an influence on offspring’ small intestinal function and cecal microorganisms

Paternal weight of ducks may have an influence on offspring’ small intestinal function and cecal microorganisms

Abstract Background In animals, many factors affect the small intestinal function and cecal microorganisms, including body weight and genetic background. However, whether paternal weight impacts the small intestinal function and cecal microorganisms remains unknown to date. The current study used No...

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Main Authors: Mingxia Ran, Bo Hu, Lumin Cheng, Shenqiang Hu, Hehe Liu, Liang Li, Jiwei Hu, Jiwen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Duck
Intestinal morphology
Digestive enzyme
Microbiota composition
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01828-1

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