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INVESTIGATING METABOLIC IMPLICATIONS OF REPRODUCTIVE TRACT MICROBIOME IN LAYER HENS AND BROILER BREEDERS

Objective

New microbial sampling protocol.Characterizing microbial communities in a sparsely studied organ of the layer hen and broiler breeder.Idenifying novel organizsms and the impact on metabolic health and subsequent lay frequency.Avenues of dietary supplementation opened for future exploration.

Investigators
Ellwood, K.
Institution
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Start date
2023
End date
2026
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
DEL00869
Accession number
1030748
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1030748.html