The concept of probiotics and the use of these products as feed additives has been developing since the late 1970's but has become more popular in animal feed particularly poultry and aquaculture after the ban of in-feed antibiotics on January 1...

Probiotics have potential to produce beneficial effects in poultry via modifications of the microbial population within the digestive tract.

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can make a significant contribution to a number of aspects of pig production. 

Probiotics may provide an alternative way to reduce the use of antibiotics in aquaculture and simultaneously may avoid the development of antibiotics resistant bacteria.

Although ruminants are particularly well adapted for feed digestion, owing to their ruminal microflora, at times, biochemical conditions prevailing in the rumen can prevent optimum feed utilization.

A popular group of probiotics are the live yeast products, based on Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Synbiotics refer to combination nutritional supplements comprised of probiotics and prebiotics.

Supplementing livestock with probiotics can be very beneficial, but how do you know whether these live bacteria reach the digestive tract alive?

The European Probiotic Association (EPA), originally established in 1999, is an association of the companies involved in the production and registration of probiotics, for sale primarily inside the European Union.