Transplantation of fecal microbiota from low to high residual feed intake chickens: Impacts on RFI, microbial community and metabolites profiles

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 104; no. 1; p. 104567
• Main Authors: Xie, Chunlin, Liang, Qiying, Cheng, Jiaheng, Yuan, Yushan, Xie, Lu, Ji, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.01.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal Feed - analysis; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Chicken; Chickens - genetics; Chickens - microbiology; Chickens - physiology; Eating; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Fecal Microbiota Transplantation - veterinary; Feces - microbiology; feed conversion; feed intake; Female; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Gut microbiota; intestinal microorganisms; Male; METABOLISM AND NUTRITION; metabolites; Metabolome; metabolomics; microbial communities; Microbial metabolite; Peptococcus; poultry production; profitability; Residual feed intake; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - analysis; Slackia; Gut microbiota; Residual feed intake; Chicken; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Microbial metabolite

Improving feed efficiency is vital to bolster profitability and sustainability in poultry production. Although several studies have established links between gut microbiota and feed efficiency, the direct effects remain unclear. In this study, two distinct lines of Huiyang bearded chickens, exhibiti...