Insights into broilers’ gut microbiota fed with phosphorus, calcium and phytase supplemented diets

Phytase supplementation in broiler diets is a common practice to improve phosphorus (P) availability and to reduce P loss by excretion. An enhanced P availability, and its concomitant supplementation with calcium (Ca), can affect the structure of the microbial community in the digestive tract of bro...

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Main Authors: Daniel Borda-Molina, Marius Vital, Vera Sommerfeld, Markus Rodehutscord, Amélia Camarinha-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02033/full

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