Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid does not influence the intestinal microbial communities of broiler chickens

Date

2009

Authors

Geier, M.S.
Torok, Valeria
Allison, Gwen
Ophel-Keller, K
Gibson, R A
Munday, Christopher
Hughes, R.J.

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Volume Title

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Poultry Science Association Inc

Abstract

The capacity for n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to improve broiler chicken growth, influ-ence the intestinal microbial communities, and modify the PUFA content of meat was studied. Male Cobb 500 chickens were fed 1 of 4 diets from hatch: con-trol

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Keywords: omega 3 fatty acid; animal; animal disease; animal food; article; bacterium; chemistry; chicken; diet; drug effect; intestine; male; microbiology; skeletal muscle; Animal Feed; Animals; Bacteria; Chickens; Diet; Fatty Acids, Omega-3; Intestines; Male; Mus Broiler; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/23776

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ANU Research Publications

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Poultry Science

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Journal article

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DOI

10.3382/ps.2009-00126

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2037-12-31

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