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SUBMITTER: Zhang G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8225007 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Guangzhi G Wang Hao H Zhang Jianwei J Tang Xinming X Raheem Abdul A Wang Mingyan M Lin Weidong W Liang Lin L Qi Yuzhuo Y Zhu Yali Y Jia Yaxiong Y Cui Shangjin S Qin Tong T
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20210524 6
We investigated the efficacy of a single bacterium strain, <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> (<i>B. subtilis</i>) YW1, on the performance, morphology, cecal microbiota, and intestinal barrier function of laying hens. A total of 216 28-week-old Hy-line Brown laying hens were divided into three dietary treatment groups, with six replicates of 12 birds each for 4 weeks. The control group (Ctr) was fed a basal diet and the treatment groups, T1 and T2, were fed a basal diet supplemented with <i>B. subtilis</i ...[more]