IgA production, coliforms analysis and intestinal mucosa morphology of piglets that received probiotics with viable or inactivated cells
| Autor: | Rodrigues,Maria A. Martins, Silva,Deise A. de Oliveira, Taketomi,Ernesto A., Hernandez-Blazquez,Francisco J. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira v.27 n.6 2007 Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) instacron:EMBRAPA |
| Popis: | 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 while a control group did not receive probiotics. All piglets were euthanized at the 30th day of life and the mesenteric lymph nodes, the small intestine, and blood samples were collected. The tissue samples were studied by light microscopy and the blood serum was analyzed by ELISA method. The treatment with the probiotic with viable cells produced higher serum levels of IgA (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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