1. Gut microbiota derived from fecal microbiota transplantation enhances body weight of Mimas squabs
- Author
-
Jing Ren, Yumei Li, Hongyu Ni, Yan Zhang, Puze Zhao, Qingxing Xiao, Xiaoqing Hong, Ziyi Zhang, Yijing Yin, Xiaohui Li, Yonghong Zhang, and Yuwei Yang
- Subjects
body weight ,fecal microbiota transplantation ,intestinal microbial diversity ,pigeons ,16s rrna sequencing ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Objective Compared to Mimas pigeons, Shiqi pigeons exhibit greater tolerance to coarse feeding because of their abundant gut microbiota. Here, to investigate the potential of utilizing intestinal flora derived from Shiqi pigeons, the intestinal flora and body indices of Mimas squabs were evaluated after fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from donors. Methods A total of 90 one-day-old squabs were randomly divided into the control group (CON), the low-concentration group (LC) and the high-concentration group (HC): gavaged with 200 μL of bacterial solution at concentrations of 0, 0.1, and 0.2 g/15 mL, respectively. Results The results suggested that FMT improved the body weight of Mimas squabs in the HC and LC groups (p
- Published
- 2024
- Full Text
- View/download PDF