Maternal β-carotene supplementation improves offspring growth, development, immunity, and intestinal microbiota in chickens via immune-mediated and microbial-mediated maternal effects

Abstract In poultry, maternal nutritional interventions affect the development and intestinal microbiota of embryos. β-carotene possesses immune-boosting and gut microbiota-regulating properties. We examined the influences of supplementing hen diets with β-carotene on offspring growth, development,...

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Main Authors: Taiping Wang, Guoxia Wang, Min Wu, Hainan Lan, Jingsheng Liu, Haizhou Gong, Xin Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03450-5
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