Week-Old Chicks with High <i>Bacteroides</i> Abundance Have Increased Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Reduced Markers of Gut Inflammation
Yi Fan, Tingting Ju, Tulika Bhardwaj, D.R. Korver, Benjamin P. Willing
Abstract
in early life may confer beneficial effects to the chicken host, particularly in improving SCFA production and gut health. This study is among the first metagenomic studies focusing on the early life chicken gut microbiota structure, microbial functionality, and host immune responses. We believe that it will offer insights to future studies on broiler gut microbial population and their effects on host health.
Topics & Concepts
BacteroidesBiologyContext (archaeology)Gut floraMicrobiomeGut microbiomeAbundance (ecology)Host (biology)InflammationBacteroidaceaeMicrobiologyImmunologyBacteriaEcologyGeneticsPaleontologyGut microbiota and healthProbiotics and Fermented FoodsAnimal Nutrition and Physiology