Chicken cecal microbial functional capacity and resistome differ by age and barn disinfection practice
Yi Fan, Tingting Ju, Tulika Bhardwaj, D. R. Korver, Benjamin P. Willing
This study examines how barn disinfection practices and chicken age affect the gut microbiome and resistome in broilers, finding age has a stronger impact than sanitation methods.
Microbiology Spectrum · Dec 26, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology