ArticleAnimal microbiome2023
Vertical transmission of gut bacteria in commercial chickens is limited.
Article in Animal microbiome, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Probiotic application to hatching egg surface supports microbiota development and acquisition in broiler embryos and hatchlings.Poultry science · 2025Article
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- Layer segmented filamentous bacteria colonize and impact gut health of broiler chickens.mSphere · 2024Article
- The effect and potential mechanism of inulin combined with fecal microbiota transplantation on early intestinal immune function in chicks.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Comparative analysis of reproductive tract microbiomes in modern and slower-growing broiler breeder lines.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Chicks with Different Bacterial Microbiota Profiles.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Differences in gut bacterial community composition between modern and slower-growing broiler breeder lines: Implications of growth selection on microbiome composition.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The existence of vertical transmission in chickens under commercial settings, where chicks are raised separately from adults, is unclear. To answer this question, the fecal microbiota of chicks hatched and grown separately was compared with their mothers' microbiota. Most amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) identified in hens were not detected at all in chicks up to two weeks of age by 16S rDNA sequencing, and those that were detected had a low incidence among the chicks. Nevertheless, a few ASVs that were common with the hens were highly prevalent among the chicks, implying that they were efficiently transmitted to chicks. These ASVs were culturable from the reproductive tract of hens and eggshells. Furthermore, interventions attempting to disrupt transmission resulted in a reduction in the prevalence of specific phylogenetic groups in chicks. To conclude, vertical transmission in commercial poultry grown separately from adults likely exists but is not efficient, possibly resulting in impairment of microbiota function. This implies that artificial exposure to adult bacterial strains might improve microbiota functioning.
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