ReviewTropical animal health and production2022
Role of probiotics in ruminant nutrition as natural modulators of health and productivity of animals in tropical countries: an overview.
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- Maternal and infant probiotic administration for morbidity of very low birth weight infants: a three-arm randomized placebo-controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2022Trial
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- Yeast Culture Improves Intestinal Barrier Function and Growth Performance in Yaks by Modulating Gut Microbiota and Microbial-Derived Metabolites.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- Nutritional Strategies to Mitigate Heat Stress in Cattle: A Narrative Review.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Effects of probiotic formulations on gastrointestinal tract morphological changes and gut microbiota in Hu lambs.Open veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Effect of dual bacterial combinations on in vitro nutrient degradability, gas production, methane emission, ruminal fermentation parameters and predictive values in sheep.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Nano/microencapsulation of feed additives for ruminal microbiome modulation and enteric methane mitigation in ruminants: a critical review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Immune-Modulatory Mechanism of Compound Yeast Culture in the Liver of Weaned Lambs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Functional and microbiological effects of a microencapsulated probiotic consortium on the ruminal microbiotaAnimal biotechnology · 2025Article
- Evaluating slow-release urea as a replacement for soybean meal in Awassi lamb diets: effects on growth performance, digestibility, and rumen fermentation.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- Gut health management in livestock: roles of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in growth, immunity, and microbiota modulation.Veterinary research communications · 2025Review
- Effects of quadric probiotic blends on rumen fermentation, nutrient degradability, and methane emission in sheep: an in vitro study.AMB Express · 2025Article
- Mitigating enteric methane emissions: An overview of methanogenesis, inhibitors and future prospects.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025Review
- Probiotic supplementation in sustainable sheep production: impacts on health, performance, and methane mitigation.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Review
- Use of Natural Biomolecules in Animal Feed to Enhance Livestock Reproduction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Ruminal solubility and bioavailability of trace minerals in growing lambs fed varying levels of live yeast with a total mixed ration.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Alternatives to antibiotics for sustainable livestock production in the context of the One Health approach: tackling a common foe.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Dynamic Changes in Intestinal Microorganisms and Hematological Indices in Giraffes of Different Ages, and the Effect of Diarrhea on Intestinal Microbiota.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Performance, ruminal and fecal microbiome of lambs fed diets supplemented with probiotics.Tropical animal health and production · 2024Article
- Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals the Regulatory Mechanism of Probiotics on the Growth Performance of Fattening Sheep.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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Abstract
Given the ever-growing population in the developing countries located in the tropics of Asia, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean, the demand for products of animal origin has increased. Probiotics have proven to be a substantial substitute for antibiotics used in the animal diet and thus gained popularity. Probiotics are live and non-pathogenic microbes commercially utilized as modulators of gut microflora, hence exerting advantageous effects on the health and productivity of animals in tropical countries. Probiotics are mainly derived from a few bacterial (Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Streptococcus, Propionibacterium, and Prevotella bryantii) and yeast (Saccharomyces and Aspergillus) species. Numerous studies in tropical animals revealed that probiotic supplementation in a ruminant diet improves the growth of beneficial rumen microbes, thus enhancing nutrient intake and digestibility, milk production, and reproductive and feed efficiency, along with immunomodulation. Furthermore, probiotic applications have proven to minimize adverse environmental consequences, including reduced methane emissions from ruminants' anaerobic fermentation of tropical feedstuffs. However, obtained results were inconsistent due to sources of probiotics, probiotic stability during storage and feeding, dose, feeding frequency, and animal factors including age, health, and nutritional status of the host. Furthermore, the mechanism of action of probiotics by which they exhibit beneficial effects is still not clear. Thus, more definitive research is needed to select the most effective strains of probiotics and their cost-benefit analysis. In this review article, we have briefly explained the impact of feeding probiotics on nutrient intake, digestibility, reproduction, growth efficiency, productivity, and health status of tropical ruminant animals.
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