L. rhamnosus improves the immune response and tryptophan catabolism in laying hen pullets

Abstract In mammals, early-life probiotic supplementation is a promising tool for preventing unfavourable, gut microbiome-related behavioural, immunological, and aromatic amino acid alterations later in life. In laying hens, feather-pecking behaviour is proposed to be a consequence of gut-brain axis...

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Main Authors: Claire Mindus, Nienke van Staaveren, Dietmar Fuchs, Johanna M. Gostner, Joergen B. Kjaer, Wolfgang Kunze, M. Firoz Mian, Anna K. Shoveller, Paul Forsythe, Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98459-x