Publications by authors named "Qinli Gou"
Seminal fluid, once believed to be sterile, is now recognized as constituting a complex and dynamic environment inhabited by a diverse community of micro-organisms. However, research on the seminal microbiota in chickens is limited, and microbiota variations among different chicken breeds remain largely unexplored. In this study, we collected semen samples from Beijing You Chicken (BYC) and Tibetan Chicken (TC) and explored the characteristics of the microbiota using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
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- Intramuscular fat (IMF) is a key factor in meat quality and can potentially be influenced by gut microbiota in chickens.
- A study of 206 cecal samples from high-quality broilers identified two distinct microbial communities (enterotypes) that differed in diversity and fat deposition, with one enterotype showing significantly greater fat levels.
- The research found a correlation between IMF content in different muscle tissues and identified specific microorganisms, suggesting that managing gut microbiota could improve meat quality by regulating IMF levels.
Background: Duration of fertility (DF) is an important economic trait in poultry production because it has a strong effect on chick output. Various criteria or traits to assess DF on individual hens have been reported but they are affected by many nongenetic factors. Thus, a reliable definition and associated genetic parameters are needed.
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