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Kander M. 2004. EFFECT OF BIFIDOBACTERIUM SP. ON THE HEALTH STATE OF PIGLETS, DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF HEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL INDICES, EJPAU 7(2), #07.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume7/issue2/veterinary/abs-07.html

ABSTRACT

The studies were conducted on 70 piglets, divided into four groups: Group I - control – 10 piglets not receiving probiotics; Group II – 20 piglets given, starting from the 3^rd day after birth, live cells of Bifidobacterium breve and animalis; Group III – 20 piglets given, starting from the 3^rd day after birth, live cells of Bifidobacterium breve and animalis with an addition of bifidogenic substances; Group IV – 20 piglets given, starting from the 3^rd day after birth, a mixture of live cells of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium breve and animalis with an addition of bifidogenic substances. All piglets aged 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 days were subjected to clinical, hematological and biochemical examinations. Hematological examinations included the determination of: the count of red blood cells (Erys), the count of white blood cells (Lkcs), the hemoglobin level (Hb), the value of hemat

Key words: piglets, Bifidobacterium, probiotics, hematological and biochemical indices..

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