Continuing Education

Probiotics: What you Need to Know and the Efficacy of a Probiotic Compared to Conventional Therapy in a Study of Dogs with IBD

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  • Description:
    In this Evidence Based Update we discuss the benefits of probiotics in the management of disease, what you need to know about commercially available probiotics, and findings of a study that compared the efficacy of a probiotic to conventional treatment with prednisone and metronidazole in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease.

    Read more on this topic: http://vetvine.com/forums/topic/651/use-of-probiotics-in-dogs-with-inflammatory-bowel-disease

    Running time: 18 mins

    Member Fee: $14.95; Free registration for new Members, Unlimited Plus members, and Evidence Based Update subscribers http://vetvine.com/article/181/evidence-based-update-subscriptions)
  • Sponsor: VetVine Specialty Consulting Service
  • Presenter(s): Deirdre Chiaramonte, DVM, DACVIM, CCRT, CVA
  • Fee (Basic Membership): $14.95


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