Effect of the probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 on presence of diarrhea in cats and dogs housed in an animal shelter

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 856-860

  Bybee, S N ^a   Scorza, A V ^a   Lappin, M R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Gastrointestinal tract; Parasites; Stress

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 79960562312     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0738.x     Document Type: Article

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