The effects of probiotics in preventing gastrointestinal disorders of Persian Shepherd Dogs

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of probiotics on the prevention of food poisoning and bacterial diarrhea in dogs. A total 15 male dogs from Persian shepherd dog breed, aging 1 to 2 years and 20 to 25 kg of weight were selected. After thorough physical examination, they were randomly divided into one control and two treatment groups which were fed by healthy, poisoned food containing probiotics (9 grams of Primalac® per 10 kg of food) and poisoned food, respectively. In addition to the examination of general symptoms, starting from the 2nd day of the study, the feces of each dog were collected with 12 hour intervals and were examined for the total number of aerobic microbial count. The result of the present study indicated that probiotics have an effective role on the reduction of digestive problems and their addition to the diet of the 1st treatment group significantly decreased the occurrence of food poisoning.

Probiotics, Gastrointestinal, Persian shepherd dogs, Treatment, Disorders