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ReviewVeterinary sciences2025

Influence of Probiotic Administration in Canine Feed: A Comprehensive Review.

Niranjana Karukayil Gopalakrishnan, Manikantan Pappuswamy, Gomathy Meganathan, Sureshkumar Shanmugam, Karthika Pushparaj, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, In Ho Kim

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Review in Veterinary sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Niranjana Karukayil GopalakrishnanDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
Manikantan PappuswamyDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6047-3702
Gomathy MeganathanDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India.
Sureshkumar ShanmugamDepartment of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan-si 31116, Chungnam, Republic of Korea.
Karthika PushparajDepartment of Zoology, School of Biosciences, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641043, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1597-6001
Balamuralikrishnan BalasubramanianDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6938-1495
In Ho KimDepartment of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan-si 31116, Chungnam, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6652-2504

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dogs are cherished companions, and in today's world, pets are increasingly regarded as family members. Pet owners are placing growing emphasis on their animals' health, particularly for dogs. Probiotics, which are living bacteria that benefit the host when given in sufficient quantities, have drawn a lot of interest in the veterinary nutrition community due to their beneficial effects on companion animals, including dogs. This study emphasizes the advantages of adding probiotics to canine diets in order to enhance the health of the gut flora and the technologies used to incorporate probiotics into canine feed. It looks at the best ways to deal with common dog health problems, highlighting probiotics as a helpful substitute for antibiotics, which can have serious adverse effects, encourage bacterial resistance, and disturb the gut's microbial ecology, which is necessary for digesting. Such disruptions are linked to chronic inflammatory enteropathy and obesity in dogs. This paper also examines biotechnological advancements in probiotic incorporation methods in dog feed, aiming to optimize their health benefits. Probiotic feed supplements may thus represent a promising approach to advancing canine health care, providing a natural adjunct to conventional treatments and preventive measures.

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canine probioticsdigestive performancegut healthimmune functionnutritional supplementation

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PMID40431542
PMCPMC12115967

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