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Effect of feeding concentrates of Lactobacillus lactis on fecal bacterial flora, scouring, and weight gain in swine

Creator:

Sheggeby, Gene G.

Abstract:

A frozen concentrate (>10⁹ cfu/ml) of a human strain of Lactobacillus lactis (strain MLC) was fed to swine. Bottle feeding resulted in reduced fecal coliform counts and incidence of scouring in nursing pigs. In one group of pigs treated 54 days, the Lactobacillus to coliform ratio was 1280:1; in the...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis