Live yeast cells in nutrition of monogastric animals

  • Radmila Marković University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dejan Perić University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Svetlana Grdović University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dragoljub Jovanović University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dragan Šefer University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Jelena Janjić University in Belgrade - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Željko Maksimović Feix Nutrition D.O.O
Keywords: yeast, animal nutrition, health, production performances

Abstract

Yeast and yeast derivatives are used as nutrients and as feed additives. Live yeast cells (LYC) (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) belong to a group of potent microorganisms that are used as an additive in animal feed and represent an alternative to antibiotics that until recently were used in animal nutrition as growth stimulators. The role of yeast as a growth promoter is due mainly to mannanoligosaccharide and β-glucans, isolated from the outer cell wall of yeast, whose role is known in stimulating the body’s immune response. Dietary supplementation with whole yeast or yeast cell wall at 1.0-1.5 g/kg can improve growth performance, improve digestion and absorption of nutrients by modulating gut structure, inhibiting pathogenic bacteria and lowering gut pH.

Published
2023-11-01
How to Cite
Marković, R., Perić, D., Grdović, S., Jovanović, D., Šefer, D., Janjić, J., & Maksimović, Željko. (2023). Live yeast cells in nutrition of monogastric animals. Scientific Journal "Meat Technology", 64(2), 222-226. https://doi.org/10.18485/meattech.2023.64.2.40