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LACTOBRAN IS AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO AN EFFECTIVE MILK FARM, HEALTHY ANIMALS AND THE MAXIMUM ASSIMILATION OF NUTRIENTS

The LACTOBRAN® probiotic feed additive is a complex of plant-based fermented feeds of very high biological activity , which is made using Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 12455 - an elite strain of lactic acid bacteria.

LACTOBRAN® is recommended to be used for dairy cows.

The consumption of the LACTOBRAN® probiotic feed additive:

· To be added to dairy cow feeds (silages) using the following ratio: 4:1000, i.e. 100-200g a day.

· To be consumed for 60 days: this is the recommended minimum duration.

The LACTOBRAN® authorization. The authorization of feed additives implies the evaluation of their safety and efficiency. Such authorization is provided only to those feed additives whose safety and efficiency (in terms of animals, consumers and environment) have been validated and positively evaluated. LACTOBRAN is made using Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 12455 which is included in the Register of Feed Additives announced by the European Commission and authorized in the European Union.

The LACTOBRAN® probiotic feed additive:

• improves the quality of feeds;
• improves the metabolism of feeds;
• improves the assimilation of feed proteins;
• positively affects the health of animals – helps to protect against acidosis and pathological microorganisms;
• positively affects the immunity of animals;
• increases milk yields;
• improves the chemical composition of milk;
• increases lactose and milk richness; and
• reduces the number of somatic cells in milk.

THE BENEFITS OF PROBIOTICS TO LIVESTOCK

Probiotics are microbial feed additives which contain live cultures, beneficially affect the organism of animals and improve the microbial balance of the intestines. The use of probiotics means that live microbial cells enter the organism of animals through feeds on a continuous basis.

The use of probiotics is an effective tool for the improvement of the efficiency, productivity and physiological functions of agricultural animals as well as for the prevention of animal dysbacteriosis and other unfavourable factors.

LACTOBRAN is a high-quality, natural and biologically active feed additive containing live probiotic microorganisms.

How do LACTOBRAN probiotics act?

• They increase the number of beneficial bacteria which prevent pathogenic microorganisms from multiplying in the digestive tract;
• They improve the composition of the intestinal microflora, which results in the better digestion and assimilation of feed nutrients and the more rapid growth and development of animals;
• They ensure the good balance between gastric and intestinal microbiological processes;
• Probiotics, which contain lactic acid bacteria, positively affect the secretion system of the digestive tract, increase appetite and improve the assimilation of feed nutrients;
• Probiotic microorganisms adjust well inside the organism, multiply in the digestive tract and maintain the balance of the intestinal microflora;
• Differently from antibiotics, probiotics do not have their withdrawal period and pathogenic microflora fails to accustom itself to probiotics.

FEEDS WITH PROBIOTIC ADDITIVES ARE MORE EFFICIENT

LACTOBRAN probiotics contain a small amount of moisture, which results in the longer preservation of the higher number of live lactic acid bacteria, the reduction of the pH values of volumes and the better preservation of proteins and dry materials.

In comparison with wet feed additives, LACTOBRAN probiotics are characterized by both slower perishability (they retain the higher number of probiotic bacteria in one gram of the product (KSV/g)) and better nutritional value.

LACTOBRAN probiotics are suitable as an addition to all plant-based feed materials and feeds (silages).

The universal efficiency of probiotic feeds containing Pediococcus spp. additives has been proved by numerous farm and field research:

Probiotic feeds with Pediococcus spp. additives are universal:

When added to feeds (silages), probiotic additives:

• reduce the pH values of animal feeds;
• increase the preservation of proteins up to 7 %;
• increase the preservation of dry materials in silages up to 37 %; and also
• increase the assimilation of feed dry materials.

500 tons of silage raw materials produce 35 % of feed dry materials. By using probiotic additives, the obtained amount of dry materials increases by 5.25 tons.

Probiotics and feeds optimized for dairy cows contribute to effective and reasoned farming. The use of higher efficiency feeds implies more profitable dairy farms.

The combination of probiotic additives with Pediococcus spp. increases the profitability of farms because the use of probiotic additives together with Pediococcus spp. allows saving the amount of feeds and improving the health of animals.

LESS FEED BUT MORE MILK

It is very important to modern farms to increase the effectiveness of milk production and in addition, yields from feeds provided to herds.

Depending on the consumed amount of dry materials, it is possible to approximately assess the values of energy expenditures, milk yields and other indicators of dairy cows (whose body weight is 650 kg):

Probiotic feed additives can increase the above-mentioned indicators and the effectiveness of milk production without increasing the amount of feeds but improving the assimilation of their dry materials instead.

Probiotic microorganisms participate in the process of protein assimilation and suppress pathological (harmful) microorganisms that can negatively influence the assimilation of feeds and inflict damage on the health of animals.

The significance of probiotics in the assimilation of feeds

Probiotics constitute the essential part of the digestive system of healthy animals:

LACTOBRAN creates a favourable environment for other beneficial microorganisms participating in the digestive process.

LACTOBRAN is beneficial not only because it contains live lactic acid bacteria but also because they produce biologically active metabolism products (bacteriocins, organic acids and others).

THE PREVENTION OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES

Moulds and pathogenic bacteria are one of the main causes leading to feed perishability and animal diseases.

The use of feeds containing lactic acid bacteria reduces the number of pathogenic microorganisms in the feeds of various domestic animals as well as in their digestive tract. LACTOBRAN probiotics destroy moulds and harmful bacteria in the feeds of different ruminants as well as in their digestive tract.

The metabolism products of Pediococcus spp are antimicrobially active against various pathogenic bacteria ( Bacillus thuringiensis, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus macerans, Salmonella enteritidis, Micrococcus sp, Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria sp., Pseudomonas aeroginosa ) and mould fungi (Fusarium, Aspergillus ir Penicillium).

Research has revealed that a probiotic feed additive with Pediococcus spp. can considerably prevent moulds and pathogenic bacteria from multiplying and growing, and can be compared with commercial antibiotics.

A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE MILK YIELD AND COMPOSITION

Research has been performed on holsteinized Lithuanian black-and-white cows during their stall period. By following the same ration, tested cows were provided with a feed and received about 100 g of the researched additive contained in the feed (silage).

The combination of the feed additive with Pediococcus spp. led to a statistically important increase in the amount of fat and lactose . The amount of fat and lactose increased up to 0.22 kg/d and 0.26 kg/d, respectively, in the milk of tested cows at the completion of the testing.

During the research period, milk yields were determined three times, i.e. at the beginning of the research (1), in the middle of the research (with the lapse of half of the researched time) (2) and at the completion of the research (3), by performing control cow milking. The amount of milk with its natural richness was recalculated into the amount of milk with a 4 percent fat content (which was adjusted) on the basis of available coefficients.

Probiotics contribute to a statistically significant increase in milk indicators and the productivity of milked cows.

When using a probiotic additive, the amount of milk can increase from 17.83 kg/d to 23.43 kg/d:

The amount of milk

The beginning of the testing The middle of the testing The completion of the testing

The control group (fed without a probiotic additive) The test group (fed with a probiotic additive)