Probiotics: How to make them survive pelleting?

Probiotics are increasingly used in animal feed formulations. But the product can only be beneficial for the animal if it survives pelleting. This is especially the case for probiotics that are based on live organisms. Live yeast is currently used in the animal feed industry, both for ruminants (Pinloche, 2013) and monogastrics (Trckova et al, 2014; Trevisi et al, 2016). However supplementing a diet with live yeast as a probiotic will only be beneficial if it survives the different feed manufac