The role of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in animal nutrition

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Along with the intensive development of methods of livestock breeding, breeders’ expectations are growing concerning feed additives that would guarantee such results as accelerating growth rate, protection of health from pathogenic infections and improvement of other production parameters such as: absorption of feed and quality of meat, milk, eggs. The main reason for their application would be a strive to achieve some beneficial effects comparable to those of antibiotic-based growth stimulators, banned on 01 January 2006. High hopes are being associated with the use of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics. Used mainly for maintenance of the equilibrium of the intestinal microbiota of livestock, they turn out to be an effective method in fight against pathogens posing a threat for both animals and consumers. This paper discusses definitions of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics. Criteria that have to be met by those kinds of formulas are also presented. The paper offers a list of the most commonly used probiotics and prebiotics and some examples of their combinations in synbiotic formulas used in animal feeding. Examples of available study results on the effect of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on animal health are also summarised.

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Contributors

Paulina Markowiak: paulina.markowiak@dokt.p.lodz.pl

Katarzyna Śliżewska: katarzyna.slizewska@p.lodz.pl

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Gut Pathog

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Gut Pathog

Title: Gut Pathogens

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1757-4749

Publication date (Electronic): 6 June 2018

Publication date PMC-release: 6 June 2018

Publication date Collection: 2018

Volume: 10

Electronic Location Identifier: 21

Affiliations

ISNI 0000 0004 0620 0652, GRID grid.412284.9, Department of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, , Lodz University of Technology, ; ul. Wólczańska 171/173, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

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Publisher ID: 250

DOI: 10.1186/s13099-018-0250-0

PMC ID: 5989473

PubMed ID: 29930711

SO-VID: f6ae0e57-5e89-4aca-aefd-a2b603281a95

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