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SUBMITTER: Kubasova T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402632 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kubasova Tereza T Kollarcikova Miloslava M Crhanova Magdalena M Karasova Daniela D Cejkova Darina D Sebkova Alena A Matiasovicova Jitka J Faldynova Marcela M Pokorna Alexandra A Cizek Alois A Rychlik Ivan I
PloS one 20190306 3
Chickens in commercial production are hatched in a clean hatchery environment in the absence of any contact with adult hens. However, Gallus gallus evolved to be hatched in a nest in contact with an adult hen which may act as a donor of gut microbiota. In this study, we therefore addressed the issue of microbiota development in newly hatched chickens with or without contact with an adult hen. We found that a mere 24-hour-long contact between a hen and newly hatched chickens was long enough for t ...[more]