Companion Animals and Probiotics

Companion animals, which help people in various aspects, are a part of the family and the market related to companion animals is expanding to all industries. Among them, pet food is growing both domestically and globally, focusing on advanced feed and functional supplements. With human and pet food becoming increasingly vigilant, probiotics, which have become common as raw materials for health functional foods, are being applied as pet food and supplements. In the field of probiotics research, where research on human digestive health, strengthening immunity, and improving mental health continues, it is similarly applied to companion animals, and by controlling the intestinal flora, it is showing effects such as alleviating joint inflammation, stabilizing bowel patterns, reducing smell, preventing skin diseases, and relieving stress responses, especially solving problems that are diversified with aging. In the research and development of probiotics for companion animals after resistance, species-specific design taking into account differences in digestive and intestinal environments, and interactions with specific health problems and diets of companion animals should be continuously considered.