INVESTIGADORES
ARENA Mario Eduardo
capítulos de libros
Título:
Chapter 9 USE OF PROBIOTICS AS DIETARY SUPPLEMETARY IN CATTLE GOATS AND PIGS
Autor/es:
ROSS, ROMINA; APAS, ANA LIDIA; ARENA MARIO EDUARDO; GONZALEZ SILVIA NELINA
Libro:
Animal Feed: Types, Nutrition and Safety
Editorial:
NOVA SCIENCE
Referencias:
Año: 2011; p. 183 - 294
Resumen:
The application of potentially beneficial microorganisms to improve host defense is a
new trend to increase health benefits. We developed the first specific host probiotics for
goats and pigs from a mixture of lactic acid bacteria isolated from healthy animals. In
both cases, the probiotic administration enhanced the body weight and was able to
modify microflora balance by reducing Enterobacteria and increasing lactic acid bacteria
population. The intestinal composition of fatty acids was modified, with a diminution of
saturated fatty acid and an increase of the beneficial linoleic acid. On goats, the probiotics
administration was correlated with a ten time diminution of fecal putrescine (cancer and
bacterial disease marker) and a decrease of 60% mutagen fecal concentration, indicating
the protective effect of this treatment. These results are encouraging towards the use of
probiotic mixtures as functional food for goats and pigs