Effects of feeding a Bacillus-based probiotic to grazing Nellore bulls finished on tropical pasture
Rodrigo J. Oliveira, Barbara C. Afonso, Bernardo C. Petean, Giovanna L. O. Araujo, Pedro H. C. Ribeiro, Ariany F. Toledo, Danilo Domingues Millen · 2026
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Rodrigo Oliveira and six co-authors published an animal science study in twenty twenty-six on a Bacillus-based probiotic fed to grazing Nellore bulls. Probiotics are being tried as an alternative to ionophores in pasture systems. The question was whether they improve intake, growth, and digestion in cattle finished on tropical pasture.
Twenty-eight bulls grazed Marandu grass paddocks and got a corn-based supplement daily for one hundred twelve days. Half received the probiotic; half did not. The supplemented bulls ate less pasture and gained less weight each day, with no gain in digestibility. The study is a useful caution that a probiotic helping in one system may not help on pasture.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rodrigo J. Oliveira, Barbara C. Afonso, Bernardo C. Petean, Giovanna L. O. Araujo, Pedro H. C. Ribeiro, Ariany F. Toledo, Danilo Domingues Millen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |