Probiotics for Monogastric Animals

A healthy gut ecosystem is important to digest and assimilate the nutrients proficiently. Probiotics have noteworthy role in poultry, pigs, equines and pets such as cats and dogs. Given that foremost cost in animal production is the cost of feeding and nutrition, efficient utilization of feed has most significant role in pigs and poultry production, and safety of the environment. Restriction on use of antibiotics as growth-promoters in animal feeding has necessitated the search for ideal alternatives to antibiotics for economic and sustainable production of chicken, eggs, and pork. Probiotics in equine, monogastric, and pet animal nutrition are an emerging area of research.