Versatile, vigilance, and gut microbiome support the priority of high-ranking hens

Dominance hierarchy exists in social animals and shows profound impacts on animals’ survival, physical and mental health, and reproductive success. Aggressive interaction, as the main indicator used to calculate social hierarchy, however, is not found in some female animals. In this study, we aimed...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Zhijiang Xie, Limin Xing, Mengqiao Zhao, Lei Zhao, Jinling Liu, Yushan Li, Jiankang Gan, Siyu Chen, Hua Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Subjects:	social hierarchy hens production performance vigilance gut microbiome
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1324937/full