Intestinal microbiota associated with differential feed conversion efficiency in chickens

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1361-1369

  Stanley, Dragana ^a,c   Denman, Stuart E ^a   Hughes, Robert J ^b,c,e   Geier, Mark S ^b,c,e   Crowley, Tamsyn M ^a,c,d   Chen, Honglei ^a   Haring, Volker R ^a   Moore, Robert J ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Chicken; Feed conversion ratio; Gut; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; CHICKEN; FEED CONVERSION RATIOS; GUT; MICROBIOTAS;

BACILLI; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LOSSES; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RNA;

ANIMALS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; DNA 16S; RNA 16S;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POULTRY; PRODUCTION COST; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BROILER; CECUM; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INTESTINE FLORA; JEJUNUM; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; MALE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINOCOCCUS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; CECUM; CHICKENS; DIET; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; JEJUNUM; METAGENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; MUS;

EID: 84871051885     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3847-5     Document Type: Article

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