IgA production, coliforms analysis and intestinal mucosa morphology of piglets that received probiotics with viable or inactivated cells Produção de IgA, análise de coliformes e morfologia da mucosa intestinal de leitões que receberam probióticos com células viáveis ou inativadas

Two types of probiotics were used in piglets. One product is a mixed culture of viable Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium e Bifidobacterium bifidum. The second product is composed of inactivated Lactobacillus acidophilus cells. The piglets received two weekly oral doses for 30 days whil...

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Main Authors: Maria A. Martins Rodrigues, Deise A. de Oliveira Silva, Ernesto A. Taketomi, Francisco J. Hernandez-Blazquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2007-06-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
IgA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2007000600004