Comparison of Gut Microbial Diversity in Beijing Oil and Arbor Acres Chickens

ABSTRACT The Beijing oil (BJO) chicken is an autochthona Chinese breed which shows outstanding meat quality characteristics compared with fast-growing imported chickens such as Arbor Acres (AA) chickens. Gut microbial diversity has been shown to influence host factors such as energy and nutrient met...

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Main Authors: ZM Chen, WH Chang, AJ Zheng, S Zhang, HY Cai, GH Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2018000100037&lng=en&tlng=en