Anita Pahwa ¹, B. N . Mathur ¹

Affiliations
1 National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001 (Haryana), IN

Abstract

Fodowing the work of Tissier' in 1900, it was believed that bifidobacteria was exclusively found in the faeces of breast-fed infants- Subsequently, it was discovered that this organism is also found in human adult intestines, vaginal secreiioDS of pregnant women, mouth and alimentary tract of various species of animals.

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Anita Pahwa ¹, V. K. Kansal ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Milk assumes a unique position in the human diet and is a richest source of calcium and phosphorus.

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V. K. Kansal ¹, Anita Pahwa ¹

Affiliations
1 Div. of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (Haryana) - 132 001, IN

Abstract

The deficiency of magnesium in the diets of weanling animals leads to various metabolic disorders. The symptoms of magnesium deficiency, in weanling rats and guinea pigs, include slow growth, calcium deposition in soft tissue, stiffness in hind limbs, softening and decay of incisors, calcification of kidneys etc.

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