Method for growth promotion of animals and powder compositions containing killed microbial cells of bacteria belonging to genus clostridium

摘要

The invention provides a method for the growth promotion of animals, comprising orally administering into animals killed microbial cells of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium, and also provides a powder composition, which comprises as essential ingredients killed microbial vegetative cells of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium, together with saccharides and/or starches.