Efficacy of Clostridium butyricum as probiotic feed additive against experimental Salmonella Typhimurium infection in pigs

摘要

Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) infections in pigs constitute a risk for human salmonellosis. The use of probiotics may be a promising tool to reduce Salmonella infections in pigs. The present study investigated the efficacy of Clostridium butyricum (C. butyricum), at two different dosages, as probiotic feed additive against S. typhimurium infection in experimentally challenged pigs.