Journal article
Characterization of the Intestinal Microbiota of Broiler Breeders With Different Egg Laying Rate
Z Yang, C Zhang, J Wang, P Celi, X Ding, S Bai, Q Zeng, X Mao, Y Zhuo, S Xu, H Yan, K Zhang, Z Shan
Frontiers in Veterinary Science | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | Published : 2020
Abstract
The gastrointestinal microbiota plays a pivotal role in maintaining animal health, immunity and reproductive performances. However, literature about the relationship between microbiota and reproductive performance is limited. The aim of the present study was to determine differences in the intestinal microbiota of broiler breeders with different egg laying rate. A total of 200 AA+ parent broiler breeders (41-week-old) were separated into two groups according to their different egg laying rate [average egg laying rate group (AR: 78.57 ± 0.20%) and high egg laying rate group (HR: 90.79 ± 0.43%). Feed conversion ratio (FCR), ovary cell apoptosis rate (ApoCR) and relative abdominal fat weight we..
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Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding Acknowledgements
This project was financially supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0500503), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 31872792 and 31402031), and Broiler Industry Chain Program (2016NZ003-02) for financial support.