Managing intestinal balance in calves

摘要

Modern calf rearing is based on milk replacers supplemented with starter diets, which mainly consist of grains. Due to more and more constraining regulations as to the use of nutritive antibiotics the search for alternatives has intensified. Probiotics widely known from human nutrition and accepted by consumers might provide reliable solutions. BioPlus 2B is a probiotic feed additive approved by the European Union for use with calves and several other animal categories. Probiotics are live microbialfeed supplements that beneficially affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance.