Effects of a probiotic intervention in acute canine gastroenteritis - A controlled clinical trial

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-38

  Herstad, H K ^a   Nesheim, B B ^b   L'Abee Lund T ^c   Larsen, S ^c   Skancke, E ^c  

^a Petvett Ekeberg Small Animal Clinic   (Norway)

^b Branch Office Farsund   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PEDIOCOCCUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; DIARRHEA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PEDIOCOCCUS; PROBIOTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS FARCIMINIS; PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTICI;

EID: 73449138783     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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