Labelling and content evaluation of commercial veterinary probiotics

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-144

  Lata, J ^a   Jurankova J ^a   Doubek, J ^b   Pribramska V ^a   Fric P ^c   Dite P ^a   Kolar M ^d   Scheer, P ^b   Kosakova D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriological examination; Contents; Preparation; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS SP.;

EID: 33646781963     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: 00017213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200675010139     Document Type: Article

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