Prebiotics are also helping to meet the rising challenges within the animal husbandry industry. They can play an important role in managing the increasing global demand for protein and pressure to improve animal welfare whilst reducing the over-reliance on antibiotics.
Prebiotics are not the same as Probiotics
Probiotics are live, ‘friendly’ bacteria that create a more favourable gut environment, thereby supporting a healthy digestive tract.10
Prebiotics feed these ‘friendly’ bacteria found within the large intestine, encouraging them to thrive and helping to maintain a healthy gut.11-13
Gos is the foundation of Gut health
Galacto-oligosaccharides or ‘GOS’ is a unique prebiotic derived from lactose, a natural ingredient in cow’s milk and is similar to the prebiotics found in human breast milk.1,14
GOS reaches the large intestine mostly intact where it is consumed by ‘friendly’ bacteria and helps them thrive – in particular Bifidobacteria12 and Lactobacilli.15
As ‘friendly’ bacteria thrive, there is less room in the gut for ‘harmful’ bacteria to take hold.16
In addition to out-competing harmful bacteria, recent research shows GOS interacts with other mechanisms in the gut to deliver additional benefits. In this short video, you can see how GOS works and its potential for promoting gut health.
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