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Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203 on Body Condition Score, Fecal Parameters and Intestinal Microbiota of Healthy Dachshund and Chihuahua Dogs
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: Received: 1 November 2024 / Approved: 1 November 2024 / Online: 1 November 2024 (13:45:33 CET)
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Belà, B.; Di Simone, D.; Pignataro, G.; Fusaro, I.; Gramenzi, A. Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203 on Body Condition Score, Fecal Parameters and Intestinal Microbiota of Healthy Dachshund and Chihuahua Dogs. Preprints2024, 2024110090. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0090.v1
Belà, B.; Di Simone, D.; Pignataro, G.; Fusaro, I.; Gramenzi, A. Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203 on Body Condition Score, Fecal Parameters and Intestinal Microbiota of Healthy Dachshund and Chihuahua Dogs. Preprints 2024, 2024110090. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0090.v1
Belà, B.; Di Simone, D.; Pignataro, G.; Fusaro, I.; Gramenzi, A. Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203 on Body Condition Score, Fecal Parameters and Intestinal Microbiota of Healthy Dachshund and Chihuahua Dogs. Preprints2024, 2024110090. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0090.v1
APA Style
Belà, B., Di Simone, D., Pignataro, G., Fusaro, I., & Gramenzi, A. (2024). Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203 on Body Condition Score, Fecal Parameters and Intestinal Microbiota of Healthy Dachshund and Chihuahua Dogs. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0090.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Belà, B., Isa Fusaro and Alessandro Gramenzi. 2024 "Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203 on Body Condition Score, Fecal Parameters and Intestinal Microbiota of Healthy Dachshund and Chihuahua Dogs" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0090.v1
Abstract
In recent years, the interest in the well-being of companion animals has grown more and more. After discovering the central role of the intestinal microbiota, various nutritional strategies (prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics) have been evaluated to modulate its composition. However, to date, there are still few studies that analyze the effects of a specific probiotic and even fewer are the studies that evaluate how this strain can have different effects depending on the breed and size of the animal. In this study was investigated the effect of a specific probiotic strain, Limosilactobacillus reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203, on the fecal parameters and intestinal microbiota of healthy small-sized adult dogs, specifically Chihuahuas and Dachshunds. The results obtained have highlighted how this probiotic is able to improve fecal parameters, reducing fecal humidity with the formation of more compact feces, significantly improving the fecal score. Furthermore, L. reuteri NBF 1 DSM 32203 is able to modulate the microbiota of Chihuahuas and Dachshunds by increasing the number of beneficial bacterial species such as lactobacilli and decreasing that of potentially pathogenic ones such as coliforms.
Keywords
Probiotic; gut microbiota; lactobacilli; small dogs
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine
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