Unpublished Paper
Cecal Microbiome Characterization for Layers underHeat Stress
Animal Industry Report
Extension Number
ASL R3179
Publication Date
2017
Disciplines
Topic
Poultry
Summary and Implications
Animal microbiomeshavegainedattentionin recent years because oftheirrolesin avariety of physiological responses to disease and environment challenges. In this study, we subjected production white egg layers to a 4-week heatstress challenge to measure changes in the cecal microbiome. We found that heat stress altersthe cecal microbial compositionafter 2 weeks of cyclic heat exposure. To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate changes in microbiome in heat-stressed layers, and provides an approximatetime course for the microbiome alterations.
Copyright Holder
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-392
Language
en
Citation Information
John C. F. Hsieh, Nathaniel Barett, Torey Looft, Michael E. Persia, et al.. "Cecal Microbiome Characterization for Layers underHeat Stress" (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan_lamont/88/