The pressure to increasingly optimize the breeding of livestock monogastric animals
resulted in antimicrobials often being misused in an attempt to improve growth performance …

Probiotics are applied in all the different productive phases of swine production. They are
used for multiple purposes, such as improving performance, mitigating diseases, increasing …

This article summarizes experimental knowledge of the efficacy, modes of action and
applications of herbal extracts and organic acids as feed additives for pigs. Herbal extracts …

A variety of microorganisms inhabit the gastrointestinal tract of animals including bacteria,
archaea, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. Pioneers in gut microbiology have stressed the critical …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different mixing ratios of Bacillus
licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis in diets on nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, and odor …

Intensive farming may involve the use of diets, environments or management practices that
impose physiological and psychological stressors on the animals. In particular, early …

To keep the concept of a safe food supply to the consumers, animal feed industries world
over are showing an increasing interest in the direct-fed microbials (DFM) for improved …

Pigs are exposed to various challenges such as weaning, environmental stressors,
unhealthy diet, diseases and infections during their lifetime which adversely affects the gut …

Effects of probiotic Enterococcus faecium DMS 10663 NCIMB 10415 on diarrhoea and
performance of sucking piglets were evaluated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study …

Simple Summary Today's swine production systems are mostly intensive, and pigs are
continuously exposed to pathogens and immune stimulatory antigens that may negatively …