Effects of husbandry systems and Chinese indigenous chicken strain on cecum microbial diversity

Objective This study was to evaluate the effect of husbandry systems and strains on cecum microbial diversity of Jingyang chickens under the same dietary conditions. Methods A total of 320 laying hens (body weight, 1.70±0.15 kg; 47 weeks old) were randomly allocated to one of the four treatments: i)...

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Main Authors: Xiuxue Dong, Bing Hu, Wenlong Wan, Yanzhang Gong, Yanping Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2020-10-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0157.pdf