Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Research Article
Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 3 (5): 269 - 275
 
Figure 1

Effects of L. acidophilus on body weight gain (gm) during the 32 days post weaning

 

Figure 2

Effects of feeding L. aciaophilus on Thyroid Function Index (TFI) during the 32 day spot weaning

 

Figure 3

Relationship between serum TSH and thyroid weight in rats fed L. acidophilus for 32 days. The R2 value show significant regression of variable of y on variation of x values

 

Figure 4

Light microscopic photograph of thyroid gland in control group (A-10x, B-40x). It shows a normal size and number of follicles lined by squamous to cuboidal shape follicular cells and filled with light to moderate colloid material (H&E)

 

Figure 5

Light microscopic photograph of thyroid gland in L. acidophilus group (A-10x, B-40x). Show widely distended and filled with well stained colloidal material lined by hyper plastic, basophilic hyper chromatic epithelia, (H&E)