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Use of probiotics as a dietary supplement in cattle goats and pigs
Fecha
2011Registro en:
Ross, Gloria Romina; Apas, Ana Lidia; Arena, Mario Eduardo; Gonzalez, Silvia Nelina; Use of probiotics as a dietary supplement in cattle goats and pigs; Nova Science Publishers, Inc.; 2011; 183-194
978-1-61209-346-8
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Ross, Gloria Romina
Apas, Ana Lidia
Arena, Mario Eduardo
Gonzalez, Silvia Nelina
Resumen
The application of potentially beneficial microorganisms to increase host defense is a new trend to increase health benefits. We developed the first specifics host probiotics for goats and pigs from a mixture of lactic acid bacteria isolated from healthy animals. In both cases, the probiotic administration enhanced the body weight and was able to modify microflora balance by reducing Enterobacteria like Salmonella/Shigella and increasing lactic acid bacteria. The intestinal composition of fatty acids was modified, with a diminution of statured fatty acid and increasing the beneficial linoleic acid. On the goats, the probiotics administration was correlated with a ten time diminution of fecal putrescine (cancer and bacterial disease, marker) and a decrease of 60% mutagen fecal concentration, indicating the protective effect of the treatment. These results are encouraging towards the use of probiotic mixtures as functional food for goats and pigs