Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Their Manipulation for Improved Growth and Performance in Chickens

Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Their Manipulation for Improved Growth and Performance in Chickens

The gut of warm-blooded animals is colonized by microbes possibly constituting at least 100 times more genetic material of microbial cells than that of the somatic cells of the host. These microbes have a profound effect on several physiological functions ranging from energy metabolism to the immune...

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Main Authors: Shahna Fathima, Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Daniel Adams, Ramesh K. Selvaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
probiotic
prebiotic
synbiotic
poultry
microbiota
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/10/1401

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