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ArticleJournal of animal science and biotechnology2026

Integrated analyses of host genetics and gut microbiota provide mechanistic insights into feed efficiency in ducks.

Haonan Zhao, Xueqin Yang, Xianggui Dong, Junyu Fei, Pengying Li, Lionel Kinkpe, Shuaiqin Wang, Jie Wei, Wei Zhou, Shuisheng Hou and 2 more

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Haonan ZhaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Xueqin YangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Xianggui DongCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Junyu FeiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Pengying LiCollege of Landscape Architecture and Art, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Lionel KinkpeCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Shuaiqin WangState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Jie WeiState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Wei ZhouState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Shuisheng HouState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Yunsheng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China. zhangyunsheng0902@126.com.
Xia WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China. xiawang@nwafu.edu.cn.

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China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA CARS-42-2Hebei Province's Program for Talents 2024HBQZYCXY031National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFD1200300Science Center for Science and Technology Innovation Project Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CAAS-CSAB-202401
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Abstract

backgroundFeed efficiency (FE) is a major determinant of productivity, economic sustainability, and environmental impact in livestock production. Although Pekin ducks constitute a substantial proportion of global poultry meat production, improvement of FE has progressed slowly, largely due to an incomplete understanding of its complex biological basis. In particular, how host genomic variation and gut microbial communities-especially across different intestinal segments-jointly contribute to FE remains poorly characterized in ducks.

resultsWe integrated whole-genome sequencing (WGS) with segment-resolved microbiota profiles from 313 Pekin ducks to delineate host-microbiota architecture underlying feed conversion ratio (FCR), which exhibited moderate heritability ( h

conclusionsOur results highlight coordinated host-microbiota interactions influencing FE, offering targets for breeding and microbiota-based interventions.

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Feed efficiencyGut microbiotaGWASHost geneticsPekin ducks

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