Bacteria within the Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota Correlated with Improved Growth and Feed Conversion: Challenges Presented for the Identification of Performance Enhancing Probiotic Bacteria

Stanley, Dragana; Hughes, Robert; S. Geier, Mark; J. Moore, Robert

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00187

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Bacteria within the Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota Correlated with Improved Growth and Feed Conversion: Challenges Presented for the Identification of Performance Enhancing Probiotic Bacteria

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology • Feb 19, 2016

Authors:

Dragana Stanley

Robert Hughes

Mark S. Geier

Abstract

Identification of bacteria associated with desirable productivity outcomes in animals may offer a direct approach to the identification of probiotic bacteria for use in animal production. We performed three controlled chicken trials (n = 96) to investigate caecal microbiota differences between the b...

Subject

Lachnospiraceae

Ruminococcus

Biology

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