\\ Animal Health

Ganeden’s patented strains of probiotics can be pelletized, sprayed on or mixed with feed rations, or added to drinking water. They survive feed manufacturing and are exceptionally stable in feed settings. Additionally, Bacillus coagulans, the strain in Ganeden's probiotic, is accepted for use as a direct fed microbial DFM) by the U.S. FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Ganeden Labs’ direct fed microbial strains have been studied in dozens of trials and have been shown to:

• Significantly withstand pelleting
• Support daily weight gain
• Support feed conversion
• Maintain the balance between good and bad gut bacteria

Species/Application areas studied include:

• Nursery piglets
• Grow/finish pigs
• Broiler chickens
• Calves (milk replacer and starter feed)

The benefits of Ganeden’s probiotic strains are available for use in livestock via Ganpro™, Ganeden’s branded DFM product. Additionally, Ganeden’s patented DFMs can be licensed for use in other animal feed products. Click here to contact us for more info on purchasing Ganpro or licensing information on Ganeden's probiotics»

About Animal Health

There are more than 142 million cattle, 60 million hogs, 8 billion chickens and 270 million turkeys produced in the U.S. alone.

Livestock producers are continually looking for strategies to improve feed-to-weight ratios, the amount of feed necessary to add one pound to the animal and minimize the effect of environmental conditions associated with confined livestock operations.

Indiscriminate use of antibiotics has caused the European community to ban non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock for nearly 30 years. However, over the past few decades nearly half of the antibiotics produced in the U.S. are used for supplementation for chickens, turkeys and swine. The use of sub-acute levels of antibiotics in animal production is leading us to a public health crisis of enormous proportions. Many bacteria that cause life-threatening diseases in humans are now becoming resistant to our arsenal of antibiotic compounds and most scientists attribute the practice of using antibiotics in animal production as the major cause.

It is widely accepted that DFMs and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) products can promote livestock health. The problem is in the use of certain bacterial species such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria as feed additives, because they do not work on a large scale due to difficulty in administration, excessive cost and inconsistent results. Also, because LAB are inherently fragile organisms that must be refrigerated, they cannot be directly or easily introduced into livestock production or added to feed components.

Increasingly more livestock producers are realizing a more viable solution and administering Ganeden’s specifically formulated species of lactic acid producing Bacillus coagulans directly in animal feed.

If you are interested in becoming a Ganpro™ distributor or licensing Ganeden’s patented DFMs for use in your animal health products, click here to contact us.