ReviewMicrobes and environments2015
Effect of Probiotics/Prebiotics on Cattle Health and Productivity.
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168 citing papers in PubMed.
- Performance and health of Holstein calves fed different levels of milk fortified with symbiotic complex containing pre- and probiotics.Tropical animal health and production · 2016Trial
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- Characterising gut microbiome dysbiosis in diarrhoea calves from multiple farms in Inner Mongolia using 16S and metagenomics.Microbiome · 2025Article
- Differential Age-Based Response Induced by a Commercial Probiotic Supplementation in Pastured Goats.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Article
- Characterization of novel lactic acid bacteria from Algerian ecosystems with probiotic potential and antioxidant-antidiabetic properties.Folia microbiologica · 2025Article
- Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics in Pigs and Poultry: A Review of Gut Health, Performance, and Environmental Outcomes.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Effect of Different Prebiotic Saccharides onCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- Gut health management in livestock: roles of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in growth, immunity, and microbiota modulation.Veterinary research communications · 2025Review
- The Role of Probiotics in Enhancing Animal Health: Mechanisms, Benefits, and Applications in Livestock and Companion Animals.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
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Abstract
Probiotics/prebiotics have the ability to modulate the balance and activities of the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota, and are, thus, considered beneficial to the host animal and have been used as functional foods. Numerous factors, such as dietary and management constraints, have been shown to markedly affect the structure and activities of gut microbial communities in livestock animals. Previous studies reported the potential of probiotics and prebiotics in animal nutrition; however, their efficacies often vary and are inconsistent, possibly, in part, because the dynamics of the GI community have not been taken into consideration. Under stressed conditions, direct-fed microbials may be used to reduce the risk or severity of scours caused by disruption of the normal intestinal environment. The observable benefits of prebiotics may also be minimal in generally healthy calves, in which the microbial community is relatively stable. However, probiotic yeast strains have been administered with the aim of improving rumen fermentation efficiency by modulating microbial fermentation pathways. This review mainly focused on the benefits of probiotics/prebiotics on the GI microbial ecosystem in ruminants, which is deeply involved in nutrition and health for the animal.
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