Metagenomic insights into the relationship between gut microbiota and residual feed intake of small-sized meat ducks

IntroductionThe objective of this study was to determine the regulatory effects of gut microbiota on the feed efficiency (FE) of small-sized meat ducks by evaluating correlations between gut microbiota and residual feed intake (RFI).MethodsA total of 500 21-day-old healthy male ducks with similar in...

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Main Authors: Hao Bai, Lei Shi, Qixin Guo, Yong Jiang, Xiaofan Li, Dandan Geng, Chenxiao Wang, Yulin Bi, Zhixiu Wang, Guohong Chen, Fuguang Xue, Guobin Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1075610/full