Fig. 6 | Scientific Reports

Fig. 6

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

Fig. 6

Transcriptome changes in the hen’s gut and magnum are linked to microbial shifts, with the offspring selectively inheriting these microbes. Spearman correlations between up-regulated DEGs and morphological indices in gut (a) and magnum(b). The relative abundance of taxa significantly enriched in the gut (c) and magnum (d) of hens with immune-enhanced in the gut of their offspring. CON, control group with their hens fed basic diet; BC, experimental group with their hens receiving a basal diet supplemented with β-carotene.

Back to article page