Probiotics for animal use in Japan
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An overview is presented of recent studies on intestinal bacterial flora and the current state of probiotics (viable bacteria preparations) developed for use in domestic animals in Japan. They belong to two major categories, namely, veterinary drugs for treating gastro-intestinal disorders (such as diarrhoea), and feed probiotics to improve weight gain and feed efficiency, and also to maintain and promote normal health status of domestic animals and fowls. Feed probiotics are now used widely by the major mills as feed ingredients for piglets, calves, sows and fowls.
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