Impact of coccidiostat and phytase supplementation on gut microbiota composition and phytate degradation in broiler chickens

Impact of coccidiostat and phytase supplementation on gut microbiota composition and phytate degradation in broiler chickens

Abstract Background There is good evidence for a substantial endogenous phytase activity originating from the epithelial tissue or the microbiota resident in the digestive tract of broiler chickens. However, ionophore coccidiostats, which are frequently used as feed additives in broiler diets to pre...

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Main Authors: Susanne Künzel, Daniel Borda-Molina, Rebecca Kraft, Vera Sommerfeld, Imke Kühn, Amélia Camarinha-Silva, Markus Rodehutscord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
16S rRNA gene
Microbiota
Coccidiostat
Phytase
Phytate
Crude protein
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-019-0006-2

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