Feed-additive probiotics accelerate yet antibiotics delay intestinal microbiota maturation in broiler chicken

Feed-additive probiotics accelerate yet antibiotics delay intestinal microbiota maturation in broiler chicken

Abstract Background Reducing antibiotics overuse in animal agriculture is one key in combat against the spread of antibiotic resistance. Probiotics are a potential replacement of antibiotics in animal feed; however, it is not clear whether and how probiotics and antibiotics differ in impact on physi...

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Main Authors: Pengfei Gao, Chen Ma, Zheng Sun, Lifeng Wang, Shi Huang, Xiaoquan Su, Jian Xu, Heping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Probiotics
Intestinal microbiota
Broiler
Antibiotic overuse
Antibiotic resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0315-1

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