Different microbiomes are found in healthy breeder ducks and those with foot pad dermatitis. (8th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qin, S M; Bai, W Q; Zhang, K Y; Ding, X M; Bai, S P; Wang, J P; Peng, H W; Yang, Y F; Chen, C; Zeng, Q F
• Is Part Of: Poultry science. Volume 98:Number 12(2019:Dec.)
• Page Start: 6340
• Page End: 6348
• Publication Date: 2019-08-08
• Subjects: cecal microbiome -- 16SrRNA -- foot pad dermatitis -- duck breeders -- inflammatory response; Poultry -- Periodicals; Poultry -- Periodicals; Poultry Diseases -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 636.5005
• DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez456
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-5791

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Foot pad dermatitis (FPD ) is a serious problem of the modern poultry industry, negatively affecting birds' welfare and health status, walking and feeding activity, growth performance, carcass quality, and economic performance of meat production. The gut microbiome in poultry with FPD has not been previously investigated. Therefore, we compared the cecal microbiomes of 8 breeding ducks with FPD to 8 control ducks (breeders with apparently healthy feet) by pyrosequencing the bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene. The results showed a significant β-diversity ( P < 0.05) of cecal microbiota presented between healthy and FPD-affected breeder ducks. The plasma endotoxins, interleukin 1β (IL-1β ), IL-17, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α concentration, and the abundance of class Clostridia in FPD-affected ducks was markedly higher ( P < 0.05), however, the abundance of genus Prevotella, Lactobacillus, Lachnospiraceae UCG-008, and the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio in FPD-affected ducks was significantly lower ( P < 0.05) when compared to healthy ducks. These findings suggest when duck breeders are affected with FPD, ducks show an increased inflammatory response and a difference of structure and composition of the cecal microbiome.