Chicken cecal microbiota reduces abdominal fat deposition by regulating fat metabolism

Abstract Cecal microbiota plays an essential role in chicken health. However, its contribution to fat metabolism, particularly in abdominal fat deposition, which is a severe problem in the poultry industry, is still unclear. Here, chickens at 1, 4, and 12 months of age with significantly (p < 0.0...

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Main Authors: Yan Chen, Muhammad Akhtar, Ziyu Ma, Tingwei Hu, Qiyao Liu, Hong Pan, Xiaolong Zhang, Abdallah A. Nafady, Abdur Rahman Ansari, El-Sayed M. Abdel-Kafy, Deshi Shi, Huazhen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-023-00390-8