Implication and challenges of direct-fed microbial supplementation to improve ruminant production and health

Y Ban, LL Guan - Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Direct-fed microbials (DFMs) are feed additives containing live naturally existing microbes
that can benefit animals' health and production performance. Due to the banned or strictly …

[HTML][HTML] Invited Review: Strategic use of microbial-based probiotics and prebiotics in dairy calf rearing

LR Cangiano, TT Yohe, MA Steele, DL Renaud - Applied Animal Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The objective of this narrative review was to describe the effect of microbial-based
products, specifically pro-and prebiotics, on gut health, function, and disease prevention …

Characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of a wild boar as potential probiotics

M Li, Y Wang, H Cui, Y Li, Y Sun… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are major microorganisms used for probiotic purposes and prime
parts of the human and mammalian gut microbiota, which exert important health-promoting …

Multi-strain probiotics: synergy among isolates enhances biological activities

ID Kwoji, OA Aiyegoro, M Okpeku, MA Adeleke - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Multi-strain probiotics are composed of more than one species or strains of
bacteria and sometimes, including some fungal species with benefits to human and animals' …

Modulating gastrointestinal microbiota to alleviate diarrhea in calves

W Du, X Wang, M Hu, J Hou, Y Du, W Si… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The calf stage is a critical period for the development of heifers. Newborn calves have low
gastrointestinal barrier function and immunity before weaning, making them highly …

The recent trend in the use of multistrain probiotics in livestock production: An overview

MT Lambo, X Chang, D Liu - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer a health benefit to the
administered animal when ingested. Their use has been an effective alternative to …

The gut microbiota of newborn calves and influence of potential probiotics on reducing diarrheic disease by inhibition of pathogen colonization

P Fan, M Kim, G Liu, Y Zhai, T Liu, JD Driver… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Calf diarrhea is one of the most concerning challenges facing both the dairy and beef cattle
industry. Maintaining healthy gut microbiota is essential for preventing gastrointestinal …

The effect of probiotics, phytobiotics and their combination as feed additives in the diet of dairy calves on performance, rumen fermentation and blood metabolites …

B Stefańska, J Sroka, F Katzer, P Goliński… - Animal Feed Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate whether probiotics, phytobiotics or their combination as feed
additives, given during the preweaning period to neonatal calves, can enhance calf health …

Effect of a multispecies probiotic mixture on the growth and incidence of diarrhea, immune function, and fecal microbiota of pre-weaning dairy calves

Y Wu, L Wang, R Luo, H Chen, C Nie, J Niu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The effects of different doses of a multispecies probiotic (MSP) mixture on growth
performance, the incidence of diarrhea rate and immune function, and fecal microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of mannan-oligosaccharide and Bacillus subtilis supplementation to preweaning Holstein dairy heifers on body weight gain, diarrhea, and shedding of …

PM Lucey, IJ Lean, SS Aly, HM Golder, E Block… - Journal of dairy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of probiotic, prebiotic, and
synbiotic supplementation on average daily weight gain (ADG), duration of diarrhea, age at …