Take care of the environment: housing conditions affect the interplay of nutritional interventions and intestinal microbiota in broiler chickens

Abstract Background The intestinal microbiota is shaped by many interactions between microorganisms, host, diet, and the environment. Exposure to microorganisms present in the environment, and exchange of microorganisms between hosts sharing the same environment, can influence intestinal microbiota...

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Main Authors: Jannigje G. Kers, Francisca C. Velkers, Egil A. J. Fischer, Gerben D. A. Hermes, David M. Lamot, J. Arjan Stegeman, Hauke Smidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-019-0009-z