The population increase in the last century was the first cause of the industrialization of
animal productions, together with the necessity to satisfy the high food demand and the lack …

Yeast derivatives including yeast cell wall components are promising alternatives to
antibiotics with respect to the promotion of health and performance in livestock, based on …

Yeast cell wall (YCW) products are used worldwide as alternatives to antibiotics growth
promoters for health and performances improvement in livestock. The success of yeast and …

The intensive use of antibiotics as growth-promoting agents in animal production has
resulted in the spread of animal antibiotic resistance and possibly human antibiotic …

The yeasts constitute a large and heterogeneous group of microorganisms that are currently
attracting increased attention from scientists and industry. Numerous and diverse biological …

Contaminations of pathogenic and spoilage microbes on foods are threatening food safety
and quality, highlighting the importance of developing antimicrobial agents. According to …

Yeasts and humans have had a close relationship for millenia. Yeast have been used for
food production since the first human societies. Since then, alternative uses have been …

The production of livestock and poultry faces major challenges to meet the global demand
for meat and dairy products and eggs due to a steady increase in the world's population and …

The consumption of probiotics has increased due to the reported health benefits, mainly in
preventing or treating gastrointestinal pathology. This study investigated the antimicrobial …

The objective of this study was to perform a preliminary assessment of the potential
antimicrobial effects in vitro of nutritional yeast culture (Diamond V XP™), containing …