Special Edition: Early Animal Nutrition
Prebiotics and probiotic use
Animal health-focused feed additives like prebiotics and probiotic also have factored into studies done on improving nutritional intake or use.
In calves, use of different prebiotics and probiotics have been considered for their influence on gut health, growth and later development.
Piglets have seen benefits to gut health from probiotic use and the feed additives have been suggested for use in heat stress conditions.