The term probiotics refers to live microorganisms, and in order to be termed probiotics, the microorganism must be able to confer defend health benefits on the host in the actual product that will be made available to humans.
Probiotics derived from Greek meaning ‘for live’. USDA studies the application of probiotics research has result some farmers use probiotics to help boost disease resistance in crops, increase reproduction in farm animal and increase milk and egg production.
To ensure optimal growth, production and health of from animals, the beneficial macrobiotic of the gastrointestinal ecosystem can be supported by manipulation of the diet and application of probiotic microorganisms.
The particularities of the use of probiotics in farm animals consist in their application not only for disease prevention but also for optimization of animal production.
Throughout the 1990s there has been growing interest in the use of probiotics as a substitute for antibiotics in the broiler industry.
A study in 1973 showed that the use of probiotics in poultry gave results similar to antibiotics in terms of weight gain, better feed conversion and reduced mortality.
Probiotic in agriculture
