Live yeast in breeding animal diets helps offspring

It is critical that newborn animals rapidly get colostrum after birth, to provide immunity as well as much-needed nutrients and to ensure a good start in life. In addition to good farm practices and feed formulation, the addition of live yeast to the feed of the mother has positive short as well as long-term effects on suckling animals. Just after birth, suckling newborn animals are only fed with colostrum and subsequently by their mother’s milk. The feeding of young animals is fundamenta