“…21 Shortly, in the first experiment, long-term on-farm development of cecal microbiota was described. The three chickens or hens were taken from the flock, sacrificed at weeks 1,2,3,4,8,12,16,19,22,26,34,38,45,51,55, and 60. In the second experiment, short-term development of cecal microbiota was observed in newly hatched chickens.…”