The new research divided 15 weaned pigs and fed them
milk supplemented with a mixture of five Lactobacillus probiotic strains (two
strains of Lactobacillus murinus and one strain each of Lactobacillus
salivarius, Lactosalivarius subsp. salivarius, Lactobacillus pentosus, and
Pediococcus pentosaceous), or placebo (regular milk) for 30 days.
After six days of the probiotics, the pigs were given an oral dose of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. The health and microbiology of the faeces were monitored for 23 days.
Study results
The pigs receiving probiotics showed reduced incidence, severity, and duration of diarrhoea as well as significantly lower numbers of Salmonella in faecal samples 15 days post-infection, reported the researchers from University College Cork. The probiotic milk group also gained more weight than the control pigs, they said.
Although the potential of the probiotic strains are there, further research is needed, particularly on whether similar positive results are obtainable in human subjects.
Related website:
University College Cork
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AllAbout Probiotics
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After six days of the probiotics, the pigs were given an oral dose of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. The health and microbiology of the faeces were monitored for 23 days.
Study results
The pigs receiving probiotics showed reduced incidence, severity, and duration of diarrhoea as well as significantly lower numbers of Salmonella in faecal samples 15 days post-infection, reported the researchers from University College Cork. The probiotic milk group also gained more weight than the control pigs, they said.
Although the potential of the probiotic strains are there, further research is needed, particularly on whether similar positive results are obtainable in human subjects.
Related website:
University College Cork
Related folder:
AllAbout Probiotics
To receive the AllAboutFeed newsletter click here.
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