Sexually dimorphic adults are present in the digestive tract, where fertilized females produce large numbers of eggs which are passed in the faeces. Strongylid eggs (70–150 μm) usually hatch within 1–2 days. After hatching, larvae feed on bacteria and undergo two moults to then ...
The results of the influence of litter condition on broiler live performance implied that the dgw or “caking” of litter could be an important negative factor in digestive function. In the current study, the particle size of litter per se should not have confounded the results since the relati...
®Soil DNA Kit (Omega Bio-Tek, Norcross, GA, USA). The integrity of the DNA was checked on 1% agarose gel, while the DNA concentration and purity were detected on a NanoDrop 2000 UV–vis spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific, Wilmington, NC, USA). After amplification of the hypervariable ...