Using probiotics to improve swine gut health and nutrient utilization
| Autor: | Shengfa F Liao, Martin Nyachoti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Feed additive Swine Population Biology Probiotic Feed conversion ratio law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Nutrient Food Animals law Production (economics) Dietary nutrients Dietary supplementation education Nutrition lcsh:SF1-1100 education.field_of_study business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040201 dairy & animal science Biotechnology Special section: Nutrition and gut health in swine 030104 developmental biology Antibiotic growth promoter Animal Science and Zoology Gut health lcsh:Animal culture business |
| Zdroj: | Animal Nutrition, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 331-343 (2017) Animal Nutrition |
| ISSN: | 2405-6545 |
| Popis: | To maintain a healthy gut is definitely key for a pig to digest and absorb dietary nutrients efficiently. A balanced microbiota (i.e., a healthy micro-ecosystem) is an indispensable constituent of a healthy gut. Probiotics, the live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer good health benefits onto the host, are a category of feed additives that can be used to replenish the gut microbial population while recuperating the host immune system. Besides their antitoxin and diarrhea reduction effects, dietary supplementation of probiotics can improve gut health, nutrient digestibilities and, therefore, benefit nutrient utilization and growth performance of pigs. Current knowledge in the literature pertinent to the beneficial effects of utilizing various probiotics for swine production has been comprehensively reviewed, and the safety and the risk issues related to probiotic usage have also been discussed in this paper. Considering that the foremost cost in a swine operation is feed cost, feed efficiency holds a very special, if not the paramount, significance in commercial swine production. Globally, the swine industry along with other animal industries is moving towards restricting and eventually a total ban on the usage of antibiotic growth promoters. Therefore, selection of an ideal alternative to the in-feed antibiotics to compensate for the lost benefits due to the ban on the antibiotic usage is urgently needed to support the industry for profitable and sustainable swine production. As is understood, a decision on this selection is not easy to make. Thus, this review paper aims to provide some much needed up-to-date knowledge and comprehensive references for swine nutritionists and producers to refer to before making prudent decisions and for scientists and researchers to develop better commercial products. |
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