ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024
Investigating the potential immunomodulatory effects of commercial oral probiotic supplements on equine gastrointestinal tract barrier function.
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- A Comprehensive Review of the Equine Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Probiotics as antioxidant, antistress, and growth-enhancing agents in monogastric animals: a narrative review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Dual effects of probiotic administration prior to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection are associated with immunological and microbiota shifts.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Fecal Secretory Immunoglobulin A and Lactate Level as a Biomarker of Mucosal Immune Dysfunction in Horses With Colic.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
Background: Oral probiotic dietary supplements are widely used in veterinary medicine, including in horses. It is hypothesized that the presence of probiotic strains can both modulate the intestinal microbiota and affect mucosal immunity parameters. Such a study has not yet been conducted in horses. Methods: This study involved 12 healthy horses, which were randomly divided into a control group and a group that received a commercial oral probiotic formula containing Results: Microbiome analysis revealed no significant differences in either alpha or beta diversity parameters between the groups. No probiotic strains were detected in the samples. Significant changes were detected in three taxa: the family Conclusion: The present study revealed no effect of the use of a commercial probiotic dietary supplement on either mucosal immunity or the composition of the intestinal microbiota.
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