Probiotics for Animal Health

With the rapid development of modern agriculture and animal husbandry, the breeding density and production efficiency of animals have continuously increased. However, this has also brought challenges to animal health and environmental protection. Probiotics, as a safe, environmentally friendly, and effective feed additive, have shown significant advantages. Probiotics not only improve the microbial balance in the host's gut and enhance host health, but they also function through various mechanisms, including but not limited to:

1. Improving Digestive Function: Probiotics can produce a variety of enzymes that help break down indigestible parts of food, increasing the utilization rate of feed and promoting animal growth.
2. Enhancing Immunity: Probiotics modulate the function of the animal immune system, stimulating the development of gut-associated lymphoid tissues and enhancing the activity of immune cells, thereby strengthening the body's immune capacity and reducing the incidence of diseases.
3. Preventing and Treating Gastrointestinal Diseases: By occupying ecological niches on the gut surface, probiotics can effectively prevent and control the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea.
4. Mitigating Environmental Pollution: Probiotics improve the absorption and utilization rates of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus in animals, reducing the emission of these elements in feces and decreasing the pollution of animal farming on the environment.
5. Improving Production Performance: Numerous studies have shown that adding probiotics to feed can effectively increase daily weight gain, feed conversion ratio, and economic benefits in animals.
6. Reducing Antibiotic Use: Probiotics can serve as an alternative to antibiotics, reducing their use in animal production and alleviating issues related to antibiotic residues and resistance.

The application scope of probiotics is broad, and they can be used for various animals, including poultry, pigs, cattle, sheep, fish, etc., with significant benefits to their production performance and health. In industrial pig production, various microorganisms such as Lactobacillus, Bacillus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been widely used. Probiotics can be used in all stages of pig production, including sow herd, nursery and growing-finishing pigs. Probiotics are considered as an alternative means to reduce pathogenic infections and improve animal health, especially before and after weaning.

Poultry is an integral part of the food production chain. Supplementing the diet with probiotics can protect poultry from Clostridium species, Salmonella and Escherichia coli.

It is worth noting that a healthy microbiota is essential for pet's digestive and immune health. Pet probiotics are friendly bacteria found in the intestinal tracts of dogs, cats and other pets. Adding these probiotics to a variety of pet foods helps pets fight infection, boost their immune system and aid digestion, thus promoting good health.

Probiotics have become an indispensable part of Animal Health, offering a range of benefits that contribute to sustainable and healthy animal production. As we continue to explore the potential of probiotics, their role in animal nutrition is likely to expand, offering innovative solutions to traditional problems. Creative Enzymes' experienced scientists develop and produce probiotic-based animal nutritional supplements, please contact us for product details.