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28 ❙ WATT POULTRY USA ■ PROBIOTICS Related story: Sustaining the future of food and feed production through education and research. RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE: The National Research Council's (NRC) Nutrient Requirement publications for swine and beef Salmonella in Feed Research Coalition The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) study on "How will we feed livestock as agriculture evolves in the 21st century." United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Life Cycle Assessment of Feed Ingredients project Learn more about incorporating probiotics into your gut health strategy: When can organic acids and probiotics be used together? www.WATTAgNet.com/167534.html a different microflora ecosystem. This is true for most additives that target gut microflora. From a recent poll conducted by WATT Global Media among nutrition professionals from an international background, it appears probiotics enjoy the first place in preference when it comes to replacing antibiotics. Although such research evidence to support the above notion remains equivocal, at best, a very successful marketing campaign, and a very clever name, all provide probiotics with a good share of the antibiotic-free feed market. organism (probiotics) against providing support to the existing beneficial microorganisms (gut microflora). Establish incoming microorganism In my experience, in most cases where probiotics have failed to provide a positive result, and I am considering here only products that I know personally to be effective, the problem is sufficient support for the establishment of the incoming microorganism. Not only the feed formulation should be devoid of ingredients that can kill or neutralize probiotics, but there should be prior thought in providing this new microorganism with amble and suitable food. Here, functional fibers play a very important role that can be complimentary to the existing fiber mix in the cereals and vegetable protein sources in any given formula. So, from my perspective, probiotics should not be used in a blanket-application mode, but they can definitely play a significant role under certain conditions. If they fail is because they are considered as an add-on ingredient instead of as part of a comprehensive gut health strategy that is harmonious with the overall formulation. ◼ PROBIOTICS SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS ADD-ON * Quantify Carbon Footprint ADDITIVES, BUT RATHER AS PART OF * Greenhouse Gas Emission Database THE WHOLE FORMULA. * Measure Environmental Impact Consider giving back to the industry with a pledge to support IFEEDER's mission to sustain the future of food and feed production through education and research. For more information, contact us at: WWW.IFEEDER.ORG ifeeder@ifeeder.org (703) 650-0142 Probiotics provide a certain strain of microbes that, if successfully established, it can work against possible pathogens, by competing with them for nutrients and colonization locations. The same is true, of course, for microbes already present in the gut. In fact, today there is a legitimate debate whether it is best to introduce a powerful yet alien micro- See us at IPPE booth A2623 www.WATTAgNet.com ❙ December 2014
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