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Table 8 Examples of commercial synbiotic formulas used in nutrition of livestock

From: The role of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in animal nutrition

Trade name of the preparation (producer)

Microorganisms

Prebiotic substances

Destination

Biomin®IMBO (ME BIOMIN GmbH)

Enterococcus faecium

FOS

Poultry, pigs, calves

DigestAidâ„¢

Pediococcus acidilactici, Saccharomyces: cerevisiae, boulardii

β-glucan, MOS

Horses

PoultryStar® (ME BIOMIN GmbH)

Bifidobacterium animalis, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus: reuteri, salivarius, Pediococcus acidilactici,

Inulin

Poultry

Synbiotic poultry (Vetafarm)

Lactobacillus: acidophilus, casei, salivarius, plantarum, rhamnosus, brevis, Bifidobacterium: bifidum, lactis, Streptococcus thermophilus

Inulin

Poultry

  1. FOS fructo-oligosacharides, MOS mannano-oligosacharides