Digestive Care
Gastrointestinal disorders are one of the main reasons pets are brought to the veterinarian. The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in the maintenance of digestive health. The relationship can be considered symbiotic, as neither this microbial population nor its host can survive without the other.
The gut microbiota is a very complex microbial community, present throughout the gastrointestinal tract, living and acting in close contact with the inner layer of the gut wall to complete three main functions:
- Metabolic function: providing nutritional benefits to the host via fermentative and metabolic activities
- Protective function: driving host immunity
- Structural function: aiding in the development of a healthy gut epithelium
Lallemand owns cutting-edge technologies and has the expertise required to explore the diversity, composition, and functional capacity of the intestinal microbiota, which is essential for obtaining a more complete description of this community and finding out how it can be used to provide nutritional solutions to help maintain pet’s health and well-being.