Identification and Characterization of Potential Performance-Related Gut Microbiotas in Broiler Chickens across Various Feeding Trials

A. Torok, Valeria; Hughes, Robert; L. Mikkelsen, L.; A. Perez‐Maldonado, R.; Balding, K.; I. Macalpine, R.; J. Percy, Nigel; Ophel‐Keller, K.

doi:10.1128/aem.00165-11

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Identification and Characterization of Potential Performance-Related Gut Microbiotas in Broiler Chickens across Various Feeding Trials

Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology • Jul 8, 2011

Authors:

Valeria A. Torok

Robert Hughes

L. L. Mikkelsen

Abstract

Three broiler feeding trials were investigated in order to identify gut bacteria consistently linked with improvements in bird performance as measured by feed efficiency. Trials were done in various geographic locations and varied in diet composition, broiler breed, and bird age. Gut microbial commu...

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Biology

Ruminococcus

Firmicutes

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