Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Alternative management strategy influences litter microbiome dynamics in a commercial broiler rearing system

This study evaluates an alternative litter management strategy in broiler production, showing changes in microbiome structure and Enterococcus abundance without consistent antimicrobial effects.

Longitudinal analysis of vaccine-associated alterations in the faecal microbiota of layer chickens using a vaccination schedule representative of commercial practice

This study examines how multiple vaccines affect the gut microbiota of layer chickens over time, finding stable microbial diversity and composition despite vaccination.