Unravelling the gut microflora landscape of broilers by high-throughput next generation sequencing

• Main Authors: Mohd Asrore, Mohd Shaufi, Sieo, Chin Chin, Chong, Chun Wie, Gan, Han Ming, Ho, Yin Wan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65028/1/PA-29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65028/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Normal gut microflora plays an important function in nutrient absorption, feed digestion and modulation of immune response in the birds. Earlier, gut microflora were studied based on traditional cultivation and molecular fingerprinting methods. However, low sensitivity, coverage, accuracy and reprod...