Probiotics and Prebiotics in Treatment of Diarrhea of Mink

摘要：

　　At present mink diseases diarrhea is considered one of the most essential urgent issues of veterinary medicine in the Latvia.The mode of action of probiotics includes maintaining normal intestinal microflora by competitive exclusion and antagonism and stimulating the immune system.The aim of the study was to determine the efficiency of probiotics with Jerusalem artichoke on the intestinal microbiota and morphology of mink with acute diarrhea.Twenty dark brown mink of seven months of age with clinical signs of acute diarrhea were fed with basal diet and 14 days added 0.5 g Lactobacillus reuteri(1×108 CFU/g),0.5 g Pediococcus pento.saceus (1×108 CFU/g)and 0.5 g powder of Jerusalem artichoke(LPJ)to each animal once a day.It was determined that after 14 days of LPJ intake 70% animals without clinical diarrhea were observed.In non-diarrhea animals fecal samples,total microbial count,Enterobacteriaceae,E.coli.Campylobacter coli and Clostridium difficile levels were decreased by 18%,22%,37%,39% and 90% (P<0.05 ),respectively in comparision to others experimental minks.The Lactobacillus spp.amount after 14 days of intake significantly(P<0.05 )increase(32%)in mink with recovered intestine health.Histopathological changes were seen in jejunum of minks only with signs of clinical diarrhea.Supplementation of probiotics and prebiotics provides increase of gastrointestinal health of animals.

作者: Valdovska A Pilmane M Kleimane K

作者单位: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Latvian University of Agriculture,Latvia Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology,Riga Stradins University,Latvia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: XVIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene(第十六届动物卫生国际会议(ISAH 2013))

会议地点: 南京

会议语种:英文

页码: 564-566

在线出版日期: 2013-05-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）