Age-associated changes in the growth development of abdominal fat and their correlations with cecal gut microbiota in broiler chickens

ABSTRACT: Excess abdominal fat is a common phenomenon in broiler chickens. Gut microbiota could regulate lipid metabolism through their effects on short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production. This study was conducted to investigate the potential relationship between abdominal fat development and ceca...

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Main Authors: Xiaoying Liu, Chenxu Wang, Yumeng Wang, Chaohui Wang, Xi Sun, Yufei Zhu, Xiaojun Yang, Lixin Zhang, Yanli Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123004194