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Topical Application of Adult Cecal Contents to Eggs Transplants Spore-Forming Microbiota but Not Other Members of the Microbiota to Chicks

The intestinal microbiota plays an essential role in the metabolism and immune competence of chickens from the first day after hatching. In modern production systems, chicks are isolated from adult chickens, instead hatching in a clean environment. As a result, chicks are colonized by environmental...

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Autores principales: Richards-Rios, Peter, Leeming, Gail, Fothergill, Jo, Bernardeau, Marion, Wigley, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7028958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31862722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02387-19