A new class of feed probiotics is under development in Russia

A group of scientists from the Kazan federal university, Russia plans to combine probiotics with agricultural minerals to obtain a new class of feed additives, called synbiotics. The eventual target of the study is to develop a new antibiotic alternative, as the Russian government’s restrictions on the use of in-feed antibiotics from January 1, 2022, pushed livestock companies to make adjustments in feed rationing. Environmental friendly probiotics “Nowadays, much attention is pai