Probiotics in animal nutrition and health.
Abstract: The use of probiotics for farm animals has increased considerably over the last 15 years. Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which can confer a health benefit for the host when administered in appropriate and regular quantities. Once ingested, the probiotic microorganisms can modulate the balance and activities of the gastrointestinal microbiota, whose role is fundamental to gut homeostasis. It has been demonstrated that numerous factors, such as dietary and management constraints, can strongly affect the structure and activities of the gut microbial communities, leading to impaired health and performance in livestock animals. In this review, the most important benefits of yeast and bacterial probiotics upon the gastrointestinal microbial ecosystem in ruminants and monogastric animals (equines, pigs, poultry, fish) reported in the recent scientific literature are described, as well as their implications in terms of animal nutrition and health. Additional knowledge on the possible mechanisms of action is also provided.
Publication Date: 2010-03-01 PubMed ID: 21840795DOI: 10.3920/BM2008.1002Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research article presents a review on the increasing utilization of yeast and bacterial probiotics in animal nutrition and health, emphasizing their role in enhancing gut microbiota and homeostasis in an array of livestock animals. It also gives insights on the potential mechanisms of their action.
Understanding Probiotics in Animal Nutrition and Health
- The article begins by defining probiotics as live microorganisms that can significantly contribute to the health of the host animal when administered in sufficient and regular quantities. They play an essential role in modulating the balance and activities of the gastrointestinal microbiota, the collective term for the community of microorganisms living in the digestive tracts.
- The role of the gastrointestinal microbiota is crucial for gut homeostasis—the balanced state of the digestive system for optimal function. Any imbalance in the gut microbiota can potentially lead to health and performance issues in livestock.
- Several factors such as dietary choices and management practices considerably impact the structure and activities of gut microbial communities. Understanding these factors helps facilitate optimization of livestock health and performance.
Benefits of Yeast and Bacterial Probiotics
- This review collates details from recent scientific literature on the beneficial effects of using yeast and bacterial probiotics on the gastrointestinal microbiota of animals. The animals discussed in this study comprise ruminants (animals like cows and sheep that have a unique digestive system that allows them to break down plant materials) and monogastric animals (single-stomached animals like horses, pigs, poultry, and fish).
- Probiotics have shown potential in improving animal health and nutrition. Their use has been linked with better weight gain, nutrient absorption, immune response, and resistance to diseases.
Probiotics Mechanism of Action
- Besides detailing the benefits of probiotics, the article touches upon the possible probiotics’ mechanisms of action—a subject that needs additional research for a more comprehensive understanding.
- Probiotics primarily work by enhancing the gut microbiota’s health and diversity. They can do this by outcompeting harmful bacteria for resources and attachment sites in the gut, producing substances that inhibit pathogens, and stimulating the host’s immune system.
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Chaucheyras-Durand F, Durand H.
(2010).
Probiotics in animal nutrition and health.
Benef Microbes, 1(1), 3-9.
https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2008.1002 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Lallemand Animal Nutrition, Blagnac, France. fchauc@clermont.inra.fr
MeSH Terms
- Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
- Animals
- Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
- Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology
- Gastrointestinal Tract / physiology
- Health
- Livestock / microbiology
- Livestock / physiology
- Probiotics / metabolism
- Yeasts / physiology
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