Galactoligosaccharide and a prebiotic blend improve colonic health and immunity of adult dogs

• Mariana Fragoso Rentas,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pet Nutrology Research Center, Nutrition and Animal Production Department, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo–USP, Pirassununga, Brazil

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• Raquel Silveira Pedreira,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Nutritional Development Center, Grandfood Indústria e Comércio Ltda (Premier Pet), Dourado, Brazil

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• Mariana Pamplona Perini,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Pet Nutrology Research Center, Nutrition and Animal Production Department, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo–USP, Pirassununga, Brazil

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• Larissa Wünsche Risolia,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Pet Nutrology Research Center, Nutrition and Animal Production Department, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo–USP, Pirassununga, Brazil

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• Rafael Vessecchi Amorim Zafalon,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization

  Affiliation Pet Nutrology Research Center, Nutrition and Animal Production Department, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo–USP, Pirassununga, Brazil

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• Isabella Corsato Alvarenga,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Grain Science and Industry Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States of America

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• Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pet Nutrology Research Center, Nutrition and Animal Production Department, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo–USP, Pirassununga, Brazil

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• Júlio Cesar Carvalho Balieiro,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software

  Affiliation Pet Nutrology Research Center, Nutrition and Animal Production Department, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo–USP, Pirassununga, Brazil

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• Cristiana Ferreira Fonseca Pontieri,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Nutritional Development Center, Grandfood Indústria e Comércio Ltda (Premier Pet), Dourado, Brazil

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• Marcio Antonio Brunetto

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mabrunetto@usp.br

  Affiliation Pet Nutrology Research Center, Nutrition and Animal Production Department, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo–USP, Pirassununga, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3240-0343

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