Module 17 Flashcards
Main purpose of probiotics in animal feeds
Maintain/improve growth and productivity of animals + prevent enteric pathogens
5 Animals for probiotics
Poultry, pigs, goats, equine, cattle
Campy species that cause human illness
Jejuni, lari, coli, upsaliensis
Most prominent bacteria in foodborne illnesses
C. jejuni
In chickens
Salmonella and Campy
In vitro prevention of campy and salm
Big inhibition zone with Bacillus and Lactobacillus and others
Pigs
Main application to improve digestion and meat quality
Improve digestion, limit constipation, and decrease stress
Gestating sow
Improve colostrum, milk, litter size, vitality, weight, and diarrhea
Lactating sow and piglets
Improve feed efficiency, meat quality, and diarrhea rist
Fattening Pigs
Improve digestion and milk quality
Gestating Equines
Promote growth and limit diarrhoea
Foals
Avoid hindgut disorder and increase digestion and limit stress
Racing horses
Modulate acidosis
Racing horses
Ruminants
Give at times of stress (weaning, lactation, dietary shift from high forage to high fermentable carbs)