Effect of probiotics in the pig nutrition on the pathogenic bacteria counts in the gut

Pospíšková, Pavla; Zorníková, Gabriela; Kolářová, Miroslava; Sládek, Z.; Komprda, T.; Geršiová, Jana

doi:10.11118/actaun201361061839

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“…boulardii and P. acidilactici compared to the pigs fed non-supplemented diet ( Le Bon et al., 2010 ). Pospíšková et al. (2013) reported that the counts of E. coli and C. perfringens in the feces of weaned sows fed a monoculture of E. faecium were significantly reduced.…”

Section: Modes Of Action Of Probiotics In Pigsmentioning

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Using probiotics to improve swine gut health and nutrient utilization

2017

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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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Section: Modes Of Action Of Probiotics In Pigsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using probiotics to improve swine gut health and nutrient utilization

2017

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“…Pospískova et al. (2013) reported that the counts of E. coli and Clostridium perfringens in the feces of weaned sows fed a monoculture of E. faecium were significantly reduced. In the modulation of gut microbiota or gut micro‐ecosystems, two main mechanisms are proposed: competitive exclusion and direct antimicrobial inhibition (Pospískova et al., 2013).…”

Section: Main Functions Of Probioticsmentioning

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Encapsulation techniques, action mechanisms, and evaluation models of probiotics: Recent advances and future prospects

Yang,

Wei,

et al. 2024

Food Frontiers

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The related studies of probiotics‐based functional foods have recently attracted increasing interests in developing new types of oral administration systems. Probiotics has various biological functions, including increasing adsorption ability of nutrients, competitively rejecting pathogenic organisms, and regulating the immune system. It is well known that probiotics cannot be worked until their colonies reach the intestine alive, as well as the amount reaches 106–107 colony‐forming units/g at the end of product's shelf life. However, the delivery of probiotics to the colon through oral administration is always challenging due to weak viability under exposure to harsh conditions in the presence of ions and small molecules from the upper gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, the low viability of the probiotics due to the lack of resistance to the acidity of food matrices, high temperature during food processing, and oxygen changes during storage also limit the applications of probiotics in food products. Therefore, encapsulation of probiotics could particularly protect the probiotics from degradation and inactivation, resulting in enhanced viability during the transition from consumption to digestion in the gut. Emulsion cross‐linking, complex coacervation, microcapsules, spray drying, layer‐by‐layer self‐assembly, electrospinning, hydrogel, and other methods are used to encapsulate probiotics. Herein, this review mainly highlights the gut health functions and encapsulation techniques of probiotics, followed by the current challenges and future development prospects.

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“…Application of microorganisms to the environment is also shown by giving probiotics in the water from shrimp ponds that show a decrease in ammonia levels and maintain pH in neutral conditions compared to without giving probiotics. The antimicrobial role released by probiotic bacteria also has a role to prevent the emergence of disease, thereby increasing the resistance of fish or livestock to disease [16][17][18][19][20]. The presence of beneficial microbes that are naturally present in the intestine provides an opportunity and possibility to isolate and reproduce them, which are then reintroduced into the digestive system and used as probiotics ( Table 1).…”

Section: Probiotics In Aquaculture Animal Husbandry and Agriculturementioning

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Probiotics and Bioremediation

Helmy¹,

Kardena²,

Gustiani³

2020

Microorganisms

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Increased environmental contamination leads to a progressive decline in environmental quality. Probiotics play a role as remediation agents which are expected to be able to help the host in responding to environmental changes. Probiotics are live microbial feed supplements that favorably affect host (humans, animals, plants) by increasing the balance of intestinal microbes. Probiotics are used in livestock/aquaculture to improve growth performance through improved utilization of nutrients, reducing disease, also developing the immune system. In addition to feed supplements, certain types of probiotics act as bioremediation or decomposing agents of hazardous substances. The bioremediation system is the use of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, yeast, and algae) or microbial products to degrade, reduce, or remove pollutants in the environment although in some cases plants are also utilized for this purpose called phytoremediation. When bioremediation occurs, enzymes produced by microorganisms modify toxic pollutants by changing the chemical structure of pollutants. This event is called biotransformation. In many cases, biotransformation leads to biodegradation, when toxic pollutants are degraded, the structure becomes simpler, and ultimately becomes harmless and non-toxic metabolites, that called mineralization.

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Effect of probiotics in the pig nutrition on the pathogenic bacteria counts in the gut

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Using probiotics to improve swine gut health and nutrient utilization

Using probiotics to improve swine gut health and nutrient utilization

Encapsulation techniques, action mechanisms, and evaluation models of probiotics: Recent advances and future prospects

Probiotics and Bioremediation

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