Microbial community diversity and structure in the cecum of laying hens with and without mannan-rich fraction supplementation

SUMMARY: The gastrointestinal microbiome in animals provides an attractive target for manipulation to improve animal health and production performance. A better understanding of the chicken intestinal microbiome and how nutritional interventions can be used to modulate the microbiota is needed. Most...

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Main Authors: A. Corrigan, R.J. Leigh, F. Walsh, R. Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617123000144