TY  - JOUR
T1  - Feeding of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast Affects Fecal Flora of Holstein Calves
AU - Cai, Yimin AU - Nakanishi, Naoto AU - Kawakami, Shin-Ichi AU - Yamada, Tomoya 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
SP  - 269
EP  - 271
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.269.271
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.269.271
KW  - fecal flora
KW  -Lactic acid bacteria
KW  -yeast
KW  -probiotics
KW  -diarrhea
KW  -fecal flora
AB  - Neonatal calves are frequently affected by diarrhea which is the main cause of mortality and of economic loss in the cattle industry. The previous report showed that addition of <I>Lactobacillus plantarum</I> Chikuso-1 and <I>Candida</I> sp. CO119 to milk replacer significantly suppressed diarrhea of holstein calves but the mechanisms remain unknown. In the study, the effect of feeding of Chikuso-1 and CO119 (bacteria-fed) on fecal bacterial flora of holstein calves was examined. Fecal samples were collected on days 0, 3, 8, 15 and 22 from control and bacteria-fed calves and inoculated on the selective agar media for Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB), coliform, aerobic bacteria, bacilli and clostridia, respectively for bacterial enumeration. Feeding of Chikuso-1 and CO119 significantly increased the number of fecal LAB on day 3 and tended to increase on day 8. The present results suggest that the addition of Chikuso-1 and CO119 improves fecal bacterial flora of holstein calves in early stage of lactation period when diarrhea is severer.
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