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POULTRY SCIENCE
卷 101, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101685
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carotenoid; microbiome; hen; feed additive
Further investigation is needed to determine the impact of carotenoids from different corn sources on the chicken microbiome. This study found that the cecal bacterial community composition differed significantly in chickens fed orange corn compared to white corn, but there was no difference between yellow corn and the other groups.
Carotenoids, which are pigments known to have many health benefits, such as their antioxidant properties, are being researched for their potential as a feed additive for production animals. These pigments are found in varying quantities in different breeds of corn, and their impact on the chicken microbiome requires further investigation. This 35 d laying hen (Novagen White) feeding trial involved varying the levels and composition of carotenoids by changing the corn source: white (0.9 mu g total carotinoids/g total diet), yellow (5.7 mu g/g), and orange (24.9 mu g/g). For each of the three corn diet treatments, 6 replicate cages were randomly assigned. The cecal microbial community composition of the hens was then studied by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. The composition of the cecal bacterial community, as determined by Bray-Curtis dissimilarity, was different (P < 0.05) in chickens fed the orange corn diet, compared to chickens on the white corn diet, but there was no statistical difference between animals fed yellow corn compared to the white or orange corn groups. There was no change in the alpha diversity between any of the groups. Within Lactobacillus, which is one of the most abundant genera, 2 amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) were decreased and one ASV was increased in the orange corn group compared to both the white and yellow corn groups. While previous studies showed that orange corn did not alter the community composition in broilers, it appears that orange corn based feed may alter the community composition of laying hens.
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