Dietary sophorolipid accelerates growth by modulation of gut microbiota population and intestinal environments in broiler chickens

Abstract Background Gut is a crucial organ for the host’s defense system due to its filtering action of the intestinal membrane from hazardous foreign substances. One strategy to strengthen the gut epithelial barrier function is to upregulate beneficial microflora populations and their metabolites....

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Main Authors: Min-Jin Kwak, Min-Young Park, Yong-Soon Choi, Junghwan Cho, Duleepa Pathiraja, Jonggun Kim, Hanbae Lee, In-Geol Choi, Kwang-Youn Whang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-021-00606-x