Fecal microbiota transplantation revealed the function of folic acid on reducing abdominal fat deposition in broiler chickens mediated by gut microbiota

ABSTRACT: Excess abdominal fat reduces carcass yield and feed conversion ratio, thereby resulting in significant economic losses in the poultry industry. Our previous study demonstrated that dietary addition of folic acid reduced fat deposition and changed gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acid....

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Main Authors: Xiaoying Liu, Chaohui Wang, Yun Li, Yumeng Wang, Xi Sun, Qianggang Wang, Jiarui Luo, Wen Lv, Xiaojun Yang, Yanli Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123009124