Growth performance and fecal microflora of rats offered metabolites from lactic acid bacteria

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-64

  Loh, T C ^a   Lee, T M ^a   Foo, H L ^a   Law, F L ^a   Rajion, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; LAB; LAB organic acids; Rat; Total plasma cholesterol concentration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 77954304422     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2008.9706941     Document Type: Article

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