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Gas producing efficiency of raw and heated navy beans with or without antibiotic supplementation was evaluated and compared with that of casein diet. Raw navy beans produced 4 to 6 times as much gas as that produced by casein. On the other hand heated navy beans produced only one and one-half to 2 times more gas than that obtained on casein diet. Addition of antibiotics to the raw navy bean diet significantly reduced the flatus production in adapted rats but was without effect in unadapted rats fed raw or heated beans. The possible mechanism of increased gas production in the animals fed raw navy beans and the beneficial effect of supplementary antibiotics in reducing the gas production have been discussed.
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