Effects of oral administration of Spirulina platensis and probiotics on serum immunity indexes, colonic immune factors, fecal odor, and fecal flora in mice

To evaluate the effects of Spirulina platensis and probiotics on growth, immunity indexes, fecal flora, and fecal odor in mice, 40 mice were randomly allotted to four groups, and each was administrated with nothing, S. platensis , probiotics, or both for 28 days, respectively. Then, many indexes were measured. The results showed that S. platensis was more effective ( P < 0.001) than probiotics in improving mice's feed conversion ration (FCR)....