Evaluating the ileal and cecal microbiota composition of a 1940 heritage genetic line and a 2016 commercial line of white leghorns fed representative diets from 1940 and 2016
D. C. Wall, D. Dittoe, R. D. Mahlerios, K. E. Anderson, N. B. Anthony
This study compares the ileal and cecal microbiota of 1940 and 2016 white leghorn genetic lines fed diets from their respective eras, finding significant differences in alpha and beta diversity but no genetic lineage differences.
bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2023Microbiology