Chicken Gut Microbiota: Importance and Detection Technology

Sustainable poultry meat and egg production is important to provide safe and quality protein sources in human nutrition worldwide. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of chickens harbor a diverse and complex microbiota that plays a vital role in digestion and absorption of nutrients, immune system devel...

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Main Authors: Yue Shang, Sanjay Kumar, Brian Oakley, Woo Kyun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00254/full