Effects of Supplementing Drinking Water of Parental Pigeons with and on Antibody Levels and Microbiomes in Squabs.

Animals (Basel)

State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.

Published: January 2024

() and () are widely used as probiotics to improve performance in animal production, but there have been few reports of their impacts on pigeon milk. In this study, twenty-four pairs of parental pigeons were randomly divided into four groups, with six replicates, and each pair feeding three squabs. The control group drank normal water. The group, group, and mixed group drank water supplemented with 3 × 10 CFU/mL , 2 × 10 CFU/mL , and a mixture of these two probiotics, respectively. The experiment lasted 19 days. The results demonstrated that the IgA and IgG levels were significantly higher in the milk of Group D pigeons than in the other groups. At the phylum level, , , and were the three main phyla identified. At the genus level, , , , and were the four main genera identified. In conclusion, drinking water supplemented with and could improve immunoglobulin levels in pigeon milk, and this could increase the ability of squabs to resist disease. and could be used as probiotics in the pigeon industry.

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