Dynamic succession and origin of gut microbiota during early-life in White King pigeon
These findings establish the first 48 h as a critical developmental window for gut microbiota maturation and highlight eggshell and pigeon milk as the primary driver of early microbial assembly. The study provides a scientific basis for microbial modulation strategies in pigeon farming, including probiotic-supplemented artificial pigeon milk formulation and biosecurity measures to mitigate prenatal pathogen transmission.
Authors
- Xiaoqin Xu
- Long Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-0474)
- Zihan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8193-7054)
- Li Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3275-2499)
- Yue He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5727-7356)
- Jie Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6896-8622)
- Jun He
- Hui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0636-2830)
- Bangyuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1310-5309)
Institutions
- China West Normal University (CN)
- Nanchong Central Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-04449-8
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China West Normal University
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province