Potentials of probiotics in pig nutrition

Although probiotics do not act as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs), they do have the potential to reduce the incidence of post-weaning diarrhea and the load of pathogenic bacteria in pigs. In this article, Ortwin Simon, Wilfried Vahjen and David Taras review the current status of the use of probiotics in pig nutrition and have a look at what the future holds. Probiotics, belonging to the functional group of gut flora stabilisers within the category of zootechnical fee