Lactobacillus reuteri MAK02L14R and Improved Growth Rate

• Lactobacillus reuteri KT260178 Supplementation Reduced Morbidity of Piglets Through Its Targeted Colonization, Improvement of Cecal Microbiota Profile, and Immune Functions

  • 2019-01-18
  • RCT · n = 60
  • Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 12(1)
  • • Jiajun Yang
    • Chonglong Wang
    • Linqing Liu
    • Min-hong Zhang

  • PubMed: 30659502
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12602-019-9514-3

  6 Insights on

  • Improved Growth Rate

  • Low evidence
  • Animal Study

  Strain-specific L. reuteri administered to piglets colonizes the intestinal mucosa and improves cecal microbiota profile and whole-body antioxidant and immune status, leading to better growth and lower morbidity and mortality rates.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large