The National Federation of Dairy Cooperative Associations (Main Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson: Hiroshi Kumabe), Hiroshima University (Main Campus: Higashihiroshima city, Hiroshima; President: Mitsuo Ochi) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Manabu Chikumoto) showed that Heyndrickxia coagulans SANK70258 (H. coagulans), a spore-forming lactic acid bacterium known as a probiotic, reduce diarrhea due to an increased intake of starter feed after weaning and improve growth performance.

For more information on this matter, please refer to the Hiroshima University press release (in Japanese).