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The objective of this study was to compare the effects of graded inclusions of 2 phytase products and a mineral P source in broiler chickens using different response traits, including ileum microbiota composition. Eleven experimental diets were used. These were a low-P basal diet and diets supplemented with increasing levels of dicalcium phosphate (DCP), Natuphos E 5000 G (NE), or Natuphos 5000 G (N). The performance traits, prececal P digestibility, and tibia and foot ash results were subjected to regression analysis and slope ratios were used to compare the supplements based on the measured evaluation traits. In the microbiota analysis, total nucleic acids were extracted and the 16S rRNA gene was targeted for use in the amplicon sequencing process. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using Mothur, followed by a multivariate statistical analysis. The various response traits caused different estimates of relative efficacy. The mean results of all the response traits showed that a 1.75-fold increase in the activity of N was needed to achieve the same response as NE and the variability among the detected traits ranged from 1.59 (prececally digestible P intake) to 1.91 (amount of tibia ash). The mean slope ratio between DCP and NE was 311 and varied between 208 (ADG) and 349 (foot ash concentration). The mean slope ratio for phytase N with DCP was 552 and varied from 357 (ADG) to 640 (tibia ash concentration). The ileum microbiota composition was not different among the diets. A similar composition was driven in the abundance of Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus salivarius, and Lactobacillus gallinarum. The results suggest that different response traits cause markedly different estimates of relative phytase efficacy.In a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement, effects of feed form (crumbles (CWS), mash (MWS), both with inclusion of 3% finely ground wheat straw, or crumbles with inclusion of 3% oat hulls (COH)), and dietary Ca and P (high and low Ca-P) from 0 to 16 wk of age were studied on growth performance, bone characteristics, and gizzard development of egg-type pullets. The cross-over effect of feeding strategy during rearing on laying performance and egg shell quality was studied from 19 to 32 wk of age. From 0 to 16 wk, ADG, ADFI, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were improved with CWS and COH compared to MWS, but ADG and FCR were improved with MWS compared to CWS and COH from 11 to 16 wk. Uniformity of BW till 11 wk, and tibia breaking strength at 6 and 16 wk were higher with CWS and COH compared to MWS. Tibia ash content at 11 wk and relative empty proventriculus + gizzard weight (EPG) were lower with CWS and COH compared to MWS, also relative EPG at 11 and 16 wk was higher with COH compared to CWS. At 25 wk BW was lower with MWS compared to CWS and COH, but BW was equal for all treatments at 32 wk. The FCR for egg production was improved with COH compared to MWS. Egg shell parameters were not affected by feed form during rearing. Low Ca-P decreased BW uniformity at 6 wk, relative keel bone weight and ash content at 11 wk, tibia ash content at 11 and 16 wk, increased relative EPG at 6 wk, and improved egg shell quality at 32 wk of age. It was concluded that feeding CWS and COH compared to MWS increased growth performance, but had no clear cross-over effect on egg production. Low dietary Ca-P led to a lower bone mineralization during rearing, nevertheless improved egg shell quality at 32 wk.Recent research has tried to maximize broiler chick health and performance by utilizing commercial in-feed probiotics to inoculate fertile hatching eggs, and thus expose birds earlier to beneficial bacteria. However, the in ovo inoculation of a specific serotype of Bacillus subtilis was detrimental for broiler hatchability. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine if other B. subtilis serotypes negatively affect hatchability or if it is associated with a specific serotype. IMD 0354 IκB inhibitor It was also of interest to determine if the B. subtilis serotype influence chick performance and intestinal microflora. On d18 of incubation, 1886 fertile broiler eggs were in ovo inoculated with the following treatments (T) T1 = Marek's vaccine (MV), T2 = MV + B. subtilis (ATCC 6051), T3 = MV + B. subtilis (ATCC 8473), and T4 = MV + B. subtilis (ATCC 9466). It should be noted that in a previous study, T2 was detrimental to hatchability. Inoculated eggs were transferred to 3 hatchers/T. At hatch, chicks were weighed, feather can modify the intestinal microflora with potential to reduce pathogenic bacteria present in young broiler, without impacting overall performance.Meat quality characteristics, including juiciness, flavor, and tenderness, can be mostly attributed to the total muscle fat content, intramuscular fat (IMF), and the composition of its fatty acids, which are regulated by the balance between lipid uptake, transport, synthesis, and subsequent metabolism, involving many genes and pathways. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify the key signaling pathways related to chicken meat quality, and to provide help for improving chicken meat quality. The present study reports the RNA-sequencing analysis of pectorales and crureus of the Zhuanghe dagu chicken and the Arbor Acres Broiler chicken (AA chicken). We identified certain differentially expressed genes that affect IMF deposition, such as EHHADH, TECRL, NDUFAB1, PCCB, and HIBCH, which were upregulated in Zhuanghe dagu chicken , and GCDH, TPI1, ABHD13, PSMC1, MYST2, and FBXO11, which were upregulated in AA chickens. Pathway analysis using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes indicated that the extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction pathway is co-enriched in both tissues, and forms a sub-pathway of other enriched pathways. Intriguingly, the ECM-receptor interaction pathway genes are regulated differently in different gene pools. Collagens, which are main ECM constituents, and laminin and integrin β1 transmembrane receptors were significantly downregulated in both tissues of the AA chicken. The results showed that the ECM-receptor interaction pathway affect the quality of chicken meat by affecting the metabolism of intramuscular adipocytes. Further investigation of this signaling pathway will be helpful to the improvement of chicken meat quality.