Fig. 1: Overview of the study design and of the sampling collection through the broiler chicken production cycles.
From: Dissecting microbial communities and resistomes for interconnected humans, soil, and livestock
A Broiler chicken, carcass, human and soil samples were taken during different weeks (3 and 6) in the broiler chicken production cycle, and at 6 weeks + 1 day in the abattoir. The black dots highlight the collection timepoints and source location (farm or slaughterhouse) for each type of sample. B Two production cycles were collected, March to April 2019 (spring) and June to July 2019 (summer). All samples were named with reference to the collection timepoints: T1 (week 3, mid-growth broilers), T2 (week 6, fully grown broilers) and T3 end of life (week 6 + 1 day, slaughtered) for the first production cycle; whilst L1, L2, and L3 were used for the sampling during the second production cycle. C Distribution of the samples from the different sources across the total collection (outer ring), spring collection (middle ring), and summer collection (inner ring). Colour indicates sources while the number indicates the count of samples from that source. Human stool collections are further broken down by type and time.
