chicken brain RNA_Sequencing

Feather pecking (FP), characterized by pecking at and pulling out of feathers of conspecifics, is a serious welfare and economic problem in laying hen husbandry. There is increasing evidence pointing pout to a critical role of gut microbiota in regulating host behaviors. However, the biological mechanism underlying the role of gut microbiota in FP is still unclear, evidenced by the lack of an appropriate treatment.