Changes in Blood Metabolites, Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Gene Expression of 95 Weeks Old Laying Hens Differing in Egg Production and Egg Breaking Strength

Herein, we investigated to what extent molecular phenotypes of the systemic level (blood) and local (intestine) are associated with the performance of laying hens at 95 weeks of age. After the trial had run for 95 weeks, two performance groups were generated, i.e., egg production (PROD) and egg brea...

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Main Authors: Dirkjan Schokker, Jeroen Visscher, Henri Woelders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3012