Environmental enrichment changes rabbits’ behavior, serum hormone level and further affects cecal microbiota

Many studies have shown that stress is associated with gut microbiota. Environmental enrichment (EE) could reduce stress in farm animals; however, limited information is available on the microbial community composition in rabbits raised with or without EE. This study aimed to identify EE influences...

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Main Authors: Yang Feng, Huimei Fan, Xue Liang, Xiaofeng Wang, Guoyan Gao, Shuangbao Gun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13068.pdf