Bacillus spp. Probiotic Strains as a Potential Tool for Limiting the Use of Antibiotics, and Improving the Growth and Health of Pigs and Chickens

D Luise, P Bosi, L Raff, L Amatucci, S Virdis… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The pressure to increasingly optimize the breeding of livestock monogastric animals
resulted in antimicrobials often being misused in an attempt to improve growth performance …

Management and feeding strategies in early life to increase piglet performance and welfare around weaning: A review

L Blavi, D Solà-Oriol, P Llonch, S López-Vergé… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Weaning is an important period for the swine industry and is influenced by
the early events that occur during gestation and lactation. Therefore, a range of dietary and …

Effect of heat stress on growth and production performance of livestock and poultry: Mechanism to prevention

S Chen, Y Yong, X Ju - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat stress is a widespread phenomenon in domestic animal feeding in tropical and sub-
tropical areas that are subjected to a growing negative effect in livestock and poultry due to …

[HTML][HTML] Microorganisms in the reproductive system and probiotic's regulatory effects on reproductive health

T Feng, Y Liu - Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of microbial communities in the reproductive tract has been revealed, and this
resident microbiota is involved in the maintenance of health. Intentional modulation via …

Practical aspects of the use of probiotics in pig production: A review

E Barba-Vidal, SM Martín-Orúe, L Castillejos - Livestock Science, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Inclusion of purified dietary fiber during gestation improved the reproductive performance of sows

Y Zhuo, B Feng, Y Xuan, L Che, Z Fang, Y Lin… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Springer
Background This study aimed to investigate the impacts of guar gum and cellulose as the
source of dietary fiber during gestation on the reproductive performance of sows. Methods A …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis PB6 improves sow reproductive performance and reduces piglet birth intervals

Q Zhang, J Li, M Cao, Y Li, Y Zhuo, Z Fang, L Che… - Animal Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with Bacillus subtilis PB6 (B. subtilis
PB6) during late gestation and lactation on sow reproductive performance, antioxidant …

The use of probiotics for management and improvement of reproductive eubiosis and function

NM Hashem, A Gonzalez-Bulnes - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reproductive tract dysbiosis, due to the action of pathogens and/or unhealthy lifestyle, has
been related to many reproductive diseases and disorders in mammalian species …

Are we using probiotics correctly in post-weaning piglets?

E Barba-Vidal, SM Martín-Orúe, L Castillejos - Animal, 2018 - cambridge.org
Intensive farming may involve the use of diets, environments or management practices that
impose physiological and psychological stressors on the animals. In particular, early …

Effect of milk fermented with lactic acid bacteria on diarrheal incidence, growth performance and microbiological and blood profiles of newborn dairy calves

NC Maldonado, J Chiaraviglio, E Bru… - Probiotics and …, 2018 - Springer
The effect of the administration of milk fermented with lactic acid bacteria to calves was
evaluated. The strains included were: Lactobacillus murinus CRL1695, Lact. mucosae …