Research Press Release
April 2, 2021
Our project is featured in the Research News of Hokkaido University! Please click the link below.
Probiotics keep calves healthy, too! – Hokkaido University
We have developed and tested a novel probiotic formulation to control severe diarrhea in calves, ensuring their health and reducing mortality, and in turn reducing economic loss. The finding was published in the journal Veterinary Microbiology.
This release is related to the original article below:
Kayasaki et al., Direct evidence of the preventive effect of milk replacer–based probiotic feeding in calves against severe diarrhea. Veterinary Microbiology, 254: 108976, 2021.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113520311147
Milk replacer fermented for two days (left), one day (center) and unfermented (right)
One of the calves used in the clinical studies of fermented milk replacer
Research Press Releases
January 29, 2021
Deeper insight into how tick spit suppresses cattle immunity
August 2, 2019
The drug combination effective against bovine leukemia
April 2, 2018
Unraveling the immunopathogenesis of Johne’s disease
August 25, 2017
New therapeutic antibody for dog cancers
June 7, 2017
Overcoming immune suppression to fight against bovine leukemia