Probiotic Use in Equine Gastrointestinal Disease.
- Schoster A Vetsuisse Faculty, Equine Department, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, Zurich 8057, Switzerland. Electronic address: aschoster@vetclinics.uzh.ch.
- 2018-02-07
Published in:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice. - 2018
Bifidobacterium
Fecal microbial transplantation
Lactobacillus
Microbiota
Saccharomyces boulardii
Animals
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Horse Diseases
Horses
Probiotics
English
Probiotics are commonly used in human and veterinary medicine due to their postulated positive effects on overall and specifically gastrointestinal health. Although some beneficial effects have been shown in several human diseases, a general beneficial effect of probiotics is currently not supported. In horses, well-designed studies to date are few, results are conflicting, and the effects of probiotics are questionable. Adverse effects are rare; however, intestinal adverse effects (diarrhea) have been reported in foals. Quality control of over-the-counter probiotics is not tightly regulated, and labels often do not reflect the content.
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- DOI 10.1016/j.cveq.2017.11.004
- PMID 29402478
- Persistent URL
- https://roar.hep-bejune.ch/global/documents/271251
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