[HTML][HTML] Current perspectives of the chicken gastrointestinal tract and its microbiome

D Borda-Molina, J Seifert, A Camarinha-Silva - … and structural biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The microbial communities inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of chickens are
essential for the gut homeostasis, the host metabolism and affect the animals' physiology …

Organic acids and potential for modifying the avian gastrointestinal tract and reducing pathogens and disease

DK Dittoe, SC Ricke, AS Kiess - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recently, antibiotics have been withdrawn from some poultry diets; leaving the birds at risk
for increased incidence of dysbacteriosis and disease. Furthermore, mortalities occurring …

Promises and pitfalls of using high‐throughput sequencing for diet analysis

A Alberdi, O Aizpurua, K Bohmann… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The application of high‐throughput sequencing‐based approaches to DNA extracted from
environmental samples such as gut contents and faeces has become a popular tool for …

Extensive microbial and functional diversity within the chicken cecal microbiome

MJ Sergeant, C Constantinidou, TA Cogan… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Chickens are major source of food and protein worldwide. Feed conversion and the health
of chickens relies on the largely unexplored complex microbial community that inhabits the …

Gut metagenomic analysis reveals prominent roles of Lactobacillus and cecal microbiota in chicken feed efficiency

W Yan, C Sun, J Yuan, N Yang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Interactions between the host and gut microbiota can affect gut metabolism. In this study, the
individual performances of 252 hens were recorded to evaluate feed efficiency. Hens with …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative digestive physiology

WH Karasov, AE Douglas - Comprehensive Physiology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In vertebrates and invertebrates, morphological and functional features of gastrointestinal
(GI) tracts generally reflect food chemistry, such as content of carbohydrates, proteins, fats …

[图书][B] Physiological adaptations for breeding in birds

TD Williams - 2012 - books.google.com
Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive
account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration …

Ecological physiology of diet and digestive systems

WH Karasov, C Martinez del Rio… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The morphological and functional design of gastrointestinal tracts of many vertebrates and
invertebrates can be explained largely by the interaction between diet chemical constituents …

Insights into the biodiversity of the gut microbiota of broiler chickens

L Mancabelli, C Ferrario, C Milani… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The gastrointestinal tract of poultry is densely populated with microorganisms, which are
presumed to interact with the host and ingested feed. Comparison of the gut microbiota of …

Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on growth performance, apparent digestibility, digestive organ size and carcass yield in broiler chickens

TT Nkukwana, V Muchenje, E Pieterse, PJ Masika… - Livestock science, 2014 - Elsevier
The effects of dietary supplementation of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) as a growth
promoter on the growth performance, apparent digestibility, digestive organ size, and …