Beneficial effects of Enterococcus faecium EF9a administration in rabbit diet

Autor: Monika Pogány Simonová, Andrea Lauková, Ľubica Chrastinová, Iveta Plachá, Renáta Szabóová, Anna Kandričáková, Rudolf Žitňan, Mária Chrenková, Ľubomír Ondruška, András Bónai, Zsolt Matics, Melinda Kovács, Viola Strompfová
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: World Rabbit Science, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 169-179 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1257-5011
1989-8886
DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2020.11189
Popis: Forty-eight rabbits aged five weeks (Hycole breed, both sexes) were divided into experimental (EG) and control (CG) groups, 24 animals in each, and fed a commercial diet with access to water ad libitum. Rabbits in EG had Enterococcus faecium EF9a probiotic strain added to their drinking water (1.0×109 colony forming units/mL 500 μL/d/animal) for 28 d (between 35 and 63 d). The experiment lasted for 42 d. The animals remained in good health condition throughout the experiment, and no morbidity and mortality was noted. There was a higher live weight at 63 d of age (+34 g; P
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