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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of GalaGen Inc. for
the registration of 1,925,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 25, 2000,
with respect to the financial statements of GalaGen Inc. included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 8, 2000
