Time series of chicken stool metagenomics and egg metabolomics in changing production systems: preliminary insights from a proof-of-concept

• Main Authors: Michael E. G. Rosch (Author), Jacqueline Rehner (Author), Georges P. Schmartz (Author), Sascha K. Manier (Author), Uta Becker (Author), Rolf Müller (Author), Markus R. Meyer (Author), Andreas Keller (Author), Sören L. Becker (Author), Verena Keller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Different production systems of livestock animals influence various factors, including the gut microbiota. Methods We investigated whether changing the conditions from barns to free-range chicken farming impacts the microbiome over the course of three weeks. We compared the stool...