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Table 17.2
In Vivo
Experiments (In Chronological order), reporting Effects of Probiotics In Cats and Dogs (continued)
Animals/
Treatment (Age,
Initial bW)
outcome variables
Quantiied
Dietary Information;
Time on Treatment
Daily Prebiotic Dose;
source
ref.
Major Findings
biagi et al.,
2007
30
;
Veir et al.,
2007
21
fecal microbial
populations
10 kittens (7 wk of
age)
basal diets chicken and
rice dry kitten growth
formula
0.25-0.28 g (5 × 10
8
cfu/d) of dry probiotic
powder
E. faecium
sf68 (nCiMb10415,
LbC Me5 Pet,
Cerbios-Pharma sa,
switzerland)
E. faecium
detected in 7/9
treated kittens
fecal
C. perfringens
enterotoxins and
C.
difficile
toxin a or b
↑
Cd4
+
lymphocytes (~36%)**
time on treatment: 20 wk
CbC, serum
biochemical
proiles, non-
speciic immune
response
fecal, sera, and
saliva igg and iga
serum fHV-1-
speciic igg,
fHV-1-speciic iga,
fCV-speciic igg
and fPV-speciic
igg
