Impact of probiotic administration on the health and fecal microbiota of young calves: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of lactic acid bacteria

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 250-258

  Signorini, M L ^a,b   Soto, L P ^a   Zbrun, M V ^a   Sequeira, G J ^a,c   Rosmini, M R ^a,c   Frizzo, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Animal health; Calves; Diarrhea; Lactic acid bacteria; Meta analysis; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CALF (BOVINE); CATTLE DISEASE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; FECES COMPOSITION; FECES MICROFLORA; FOOD INTAKE; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MILK; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; DIARRHEA; FECES; LACTOBACILLACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861479146     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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