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Effects of a synbiotic on fecal quality, short-chain fatty acid concentrations, and the microbiome of healthy sled dogs

BACKGROUND: Sled dogs commonly suffer from diarrhea. Although multiple etiologies exist there are limited field studies using synbiotics as a supplement to prevent or treat diarrhea. The objective of this study was to examine alterations in fecal quality, short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), and the feca...

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Autores principales: Gagné, Jason W, Wakshlag, Joseph J, Simpson, Kenneth W, Dowd, Scot E, Latchman, Shalini, Brown, Dawn A, Brown, Kit, Swanson, Kelly S, Fahey, George C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24313995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-246