Temporal Effects of High Fishmeal Diet on Gut Microbiota and Immune Response in Clostridium perfringens-Challenged Chickens

Temporal Effects of High Fishmeal Diet on Gut Microbiota and Immune Response in Clostridium perfringens-Challenged Chickens

Necrotic enteritis (NE) caused by Clostridium perfringens is responsible for huge financial losses in the poultry industry annually. A diet highly supplemented with fishmeal is one factor predisposing chickens to the development of clinical NE. However, the effects of fishmeal-rich diets on the gut...

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Main Authors: Ting Huang, Biao Gao, Wen-Lu Chen, Rong Xiang, Ming-Gui Yuan, Zhi-Hong Xu, Xin-Yu Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Clostridium perfringens
high fishmeal diet
gut microbiota
immune response
chickens
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02754/full

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