The effect of administration of bifidobacteria on the intestinal flora and growth of newborn piglets

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Abe, Fumiaki ^a   Momose, Hiroshi ^a   Igarashi, Minoru ^a   Yaeshima, Tomoko ^a   Ishibashi, Norio ^a   Shimamura, Seiichi ^a   Kawashima, Takuji ^a  

^a MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030018023     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.42.257     Document Type: Article

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