Evaluation of the Lactobacillus gasseri K7 and LF221 strains in weaned piglets for their possible probiotic use and their detection in the faeces

Animal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-44

  Bogovic Matijasic, Bojana ^a   Stojković, Saša ^a   Salobir, Janez ^a   Malovrh, Špela ^a   Rogelj, Irena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Lactobacillus gasseri; Probiotics; RAPD; Weaned pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1442266743     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003046     Document Type: Article

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