Effect of probiotics Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and new isolate Enterococcus faecium EF2019 (CCM 7420) on growth, blood parameters, microbiota and coccidia oocysts excretion in rabbits

International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-13

  Simonová, Monika ^a   Marciňáková, Miroslava ^a   Strompfová, Viola ^a   Čobanová, Klaudia ^a   Gancarčíková, Soňa ^b   Vasilková, Zuzana ^c   Lauková, Andrea ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Growth; Microorganisms; Probiotic; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; LIPID; PROTEIN; SUCCINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; CLOSTRIDIUM; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EIMERIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; ISOTACHOPHORESIS; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSEUDOMONADALES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 52649132085     PISSN: 15551431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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