Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 243-247

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584030243

Bacterial overgrowth can be detected by breath hydrogen measurement before clinical manifestations in suckling lambs

András Jávor1, Anikó Nagy1,2, Ágnes Papp-Bata3, Nóra Vass1, János Oláh1, Zoltán Csiki2

1University of Debrecen, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Department of Animal Breeding, Debrecen, Hungary
2University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Debrecen, Hungary
3University of Debrecen, Faculty of Applied Economics and Rural Development, Debrecen, Hungary

Received October 6, 2014
Accepted February 25, 2015

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