Biological functions of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria and their potential benefits for humans and farmed animals

ML Werning, AM Hernández-Alcántara, MJ Ruiz… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) synthesize exopolysaccharides (EPS), which are structurally
diverse biopolymers with a broad range of technological properties and bioactivities. There …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding strategies for rearing replacement dairy goats–from birth to kidding

F Zamuner, BJ Leury, K DiGiacomo - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
Goat kid rearing is a key profit driver and the cornerstone of future herd productivity in dairy
systems. As goat kids get older, and progress from liquid (ie, colostrum, milk) to solid feed …

Effect of dietary probiotics supplementation on meat quality, volatile flavor compounds, muscle fiber characteristics, and antioxidant capacity in lambs

C Liu, Y Hou, R Su, Y Luo, L Dou, Z Yang… - Food Science & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the effects of probiotics on growth performance, meat quality, muscle
fiber characteristics, volatile compounds, and antioxidant capacity in lambs. A total of 24 …

[HTML][HTML] Growth performance, nutrients digestibility, and blood metabolites of lambs fed diets supplemented with probiotics during pre-and post-weaning period

AM Saleem, AI Zanouny, AM Singer - Asian-Australasian journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects on growth performance,
digestibility, and blood metabolites of lambs during pre-and post-weaning period of …

Probiotics and prebiotics: an overview on recent trends

G Zoumpopoulou, M Kazou, V Alexandraki… - Probiotics and prebiotics …, 2018 - Springer
The ban of antibiotics at subtherapeutic levels as growth promoters in animals, along with
the emerging challenges and prospects deriving from the use of probiotics and prebiotics in …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of Holstein calves fed whole milk with or without kefir

S Fouladgar, ADF Shahraki, GR Ghalamkari… - Journal of Dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
A growing body of evidence suggests health-promoting effects of kefir consumption on
different nonruminant species, leading to the speculation that kefir may act as a probiotic …

Effects of kefir as a probiotic source on the performance and health of young dairy calves

S Satık - Turkish Journal of Agriculture-Food Science and …, 2017 - agrifoodscience.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of kefir as a probiotic on the performance
and health status of calves. Thirty Holstein female calves with 3-day-old were randomly …

[PDF][PDF] Growth performance, rumen fermentation and selected biochemical indices in buffalo calves fed on Basillis subtilus supplemented diet.

SA Mousa, AA Marwan - 2019 - ijvets.com
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Basillis subtilus supplementation in diet of
buffalo calves on growth performance criteria, rumen fermentation properties and certain …

Effects of kefir on coccidial oocysts excretion and performance of dairy goat kids following weaning

G Daş, C Ataşoğlu, HI Akbağ, C Tölü… - Tropical animal health …, 2012 - Springer
The aim of this study was to investigate effects of kefir, a traditional source of probiotic, on
coccidial oocysts excretion and on the performance of dairy goat kids following weaning …

Effect of different levels of Lactobacillus acidophilus culture on carcass traits and meat quality of Malpura lambs.

YP Gadekar, AK Shinde, NM Soren, SA Karim - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Twenty four Malpura lambs (Body Weight, 3.3 kg; Average age 13.6 days), equally
divided into four groups were supplemented with different doses of Lactobacillus …