MARKET REPORT 90 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2024 ANIMAL FEED FEED Feed probiotics are live microorganisms added to animal feed to improve gut health and general welfare. These microorganisms include species such as Lactobacillus, Bacillus, Streptococcus, Pediococcus, Enterococcus, Bifidobacterium and Propionibacterium. These beneficial bacteria help maintain a healthy balance of microorganisms in the digestive tract, known as the gut microbiome. There are many reasons for the use of probiotics in animal feed. The most important of these is to improve gut health, which significantly affects the overall health and performance of animals. Probiotics are known to help the beneficial bacteria colonize the gut and prevent the overgrowth of harmful pathogens. A healthy gut microbiome, in turn, improves feed efficiency by helping nutrients to be efficiently absorbed from feed. This translates into better growth rates, higher performance and lower feed Feed Probiotics and Global Market Status Feed probiotics are a valuable addition to animal nutrition and offer many benefits that improve animal health, growth and overall productivity, while also helping to combat antibiotic resistance and contribute to methane reduction, leading to more sustainable livestock farming practices. A better understanding of such benefits of probiotics is driving the growth of the feed probiotics market. According to research companies whose data support this, by 2024, the feed probiotics market will reach a size of approximately USD 3.81 billion and will continue to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% until 2030. By Derya Yildiz
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