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Arbor Acres (AA) and Beijing-You (BY) were fed high- (HN) and low-nutrient (LN) diets from day (d) 0 to d42. Body weight, feed intake, and intestinal measurements were recorded, and microbiota from the ileum and cecum were analyzed on d7, d21, and d42. Results showed that AA broilers had greater growth performance with a lower feed conversion ratio (FCR) and greater average daily gain (ADG) than BY chickens. The LN diet negatively affected AA broiler growth due to impaired intestinal development, while BY chickens compensated by increasing feed intake. Microbiota composition was primarily affected by breed than by nutrient density, with AA broilers having more beneficial bacteria and BY chickens having more short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria. The LN diets reduced anti-inflammatory bacteria such as Shuttleworthia and Eisenbergiella in the cecum on d7. By d21, LN diets decreased Lactobacillus and increased proinflammatory Marvinbryantia, potentially impairing growth. However, LN diets enriched SCFA-producing bacteria like Ruminococcaceae_UCG.013, Eisenbergiella, and Tyzzerella in BY chickens and Faecalitalea in AA broilers by d21, which may benefit gut health. By d42, LN diets reduced genera linked to intestinal permeability and fat deposition, including Ruminococcus_torques_group, Romboutsia, Erysipelatoclostridium, and Oscillibacter. Additionally, LN diets enriched Christensenellaceae_R-7_group in AA broilers, associated with intestinal barrier integrity, and increased anti-inflammatory bacteria Alistipes and Barnesiella in AA broilers and BY chickens, respectively, by d42. Overall, AA broilers were more susceptible to reduced nutrient density due to impaired intestinal development, while BY chickens adapted better by increasing feed intake. 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