Gut microbiota activity in chickens from two genetic lines and with outdoor-preferring, moderate-preferring, and indoor-preferring ranging profiles

ABSTRACT: Despite the existing research into the gut microbiome of meat chickens, the associations between gut microbiome composition, its activity and chicken outdoor ranging frequency remain unexplored. The aim of this study was to determine the gut microbiota composition, activity and metabolic p...

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Main Authors: Patryk Sztandarski, Joanna Marchewka, Paweł Konieczka, Żaneta Zdanowska-Sąsiadek, Krzysztof Damaziak, Anja B. Riber, Stefan Gunnarsson, Jarosław Olav Horbańczuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122003303