Which animals can Bacillus subtilis be used on?

Bacillus subtilis can be applied to various animals, and the following are some common examples:

Poultry 

Chicken: Adding Bacillus subtilis in broiler farming can help improve the intestinal health of broiler chickens, increase feed conversion rate, promote rapid growth, and enhance their resistance to intestinal diseases (such as diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli, Salmonella infection, etc.), reduce the incidence rate, and improve breeding efficiency. When used in the breeding of laying hens, it can optimize the intestinal microbiota of laying hens, allowing them to absorb nutrients more fully, thereby increasing egg production rate, improving eggshell quality, and also helping to reduce the risk of diseases caused by intestinal problems in laying hens.

Duck: For meat ducks, Bacillus subtilis can help them better digest and absorb nutrients from feed, prevent diseases such as intestinal inflammation, ensure healthy growth of meat ducks, and improve their weight and meat quality at the time of slaughter. In terms of duck breeding, it can regulate the gut microbiota of ducks, enhance their physical fitness, maintain stable egg production performance, and reduce fluctuations in egg production caused by factors such as diseases.

Goose: Adding Bacillus subtilis to geese during the fattening stage can improve their ability to digest roughage. As geese consume a large amount of grass, the various digestive enzymes secreted by Bacillus subtilis can help them break down nutrients in the grass, promote their growth and development, and reduce the possibility of geese being infected with intestinal parasites or developing bacterial intestinal diseases.

livestock 

Pigs: The use of Bacillus subtilis during the piglet stage is of great significance. It can promote the establishment of beneficial gut microbiota in piglets, help piglets smoothly pass the weaning period, reduce diseases such as diarrhea caused by weaning stress, and improve the survival rate and growth rate of piglets. In the breeding of fattening pigs, this bacterium can improve the digestion and utilization rate of feed, reduce the occurrence of intestinal diseases in pigs, make pigs grow stronger, advance the slaughter time, and improve pork quality. Adding Bacillus subtilis to sows can regulate intestinal function, enhance their own immunity, ensure good physical condition during pregnancy and lactation, provide better breast milk for piglets, and reduce the risk of reproductive system infections and other diseases in sows after childbirth.

Cattle: For beef cattle breeding, Bacillus subtilis can enhance the fermentation of microorganisms in the rumen of cattle, help cattle better digest roughage (such as silage, hay, etc.), improve feed conversion efficiency, promote beef cattle fat gain, and prevent diseases such as rumen acidosis and diarrhea caused by intestinal microbiota imbalance. In dairy farming, the use of Bacillus subtilis helps cows maintain good intestinal health, improve nutrient absorption, thereby increasing milk yield and quality, reducing the decline in milk production caused by diseases, and also reducing the incidence of diseases such as mastitis in cows.

Sheep: During the fattening stage of meat sheep, Bacillus subtilis can improve the sheep's ability to digest grass, allowing them to obtain more nutrients from the feed to grow meat, while resisting the invasion of harmful bacteria in the intestines, preventing diseases such as diarrhea and indigestion. After using Bacillus subtilis, ewes can ensure their health during reproduction, improve their reproductive performance, and promote the healthy growth of their lambs, reducing diseases and slow growth caused by poor milk quality and weak ewes.

Aquatic animals

Fish: In the cultivation of common freshwater fish such as grass carp, crucian carp, and sea bass, Bacillus subtilis can improve the water environment, decompose residual organic substances such as feed and feces in the water, reduce the content of harmful substances such as ammonia nitrogen and nitrite in the water, and colonize in the intestinal tract of fish, regulate intestinal flora, enhance fish's disease resistance, prevent common fish diseases such as bacterial sepsis and enteritis, and improve the survival rate and growth rate of fish. In the aquaculture of marine fish, such as grouper and yellow croaker, Bacillus subtilis can also optimize intestinal function, enhance immunity, purify the aquaculture water, and ensure the healthy aquaculture of marine fish.

Shrimp: Adding Bacillus subtilis to shrimp farming processes such as South American white shrimp and crayfish can create a good aquaculture water environment, reduce the growth of harmful microorganisms in the water, and help shrimp better digest and absorb food, enhance their immune function, reduce the risk of shrimp infection with diseases such as Vibrio vulnificus and vitiligo syndrome, and improve shrimp yield and farming efficiency.

Crabs: For the cultivation of Chinese mitten crabs (river crabs), swimming crabs, and other crabs, the application of Bacillus subtilis helps maintain clean water quality in crab ponds, promote digestion of feed by crabs, enhance their resistance, prevent diseases such as black gill disease and edema, ensure healthy growth of crabs, and improve the quality and yield of crabs.

Special breeding animals

Rabbit: In meat rabbit farming, Bacillus subtilis can improve the digestion ability of rabbits towards crude fiber in feed, because rabbits' herbivorous nature determines their intake of more fiber containing forage. This bacterium helps rabbits better decompose and utilize these fibers, prevent digestion problems such as bloating and diarrhea, and promote the growth of meat rabbits. When used in the breeding of long haired rabbits, it can ensure good nutrient absorption, promote healthier hair growth, reduce the occurrence of diseases, and maintain good production performance of long haired rabbits.

Foxes, minks and other fur animals: In the breeding of foxes and minks, Bacillus subtilis can improve their intestinal function, enhance their absorption of feed nutrients, make their fur brighter and smoother, improve fur quality, enhance their immune system, reduce the risk of infection, and ensure their healthy growth. This is very important for breeding that mainly relies on fur sales for economic benefits.

      In short, Bacillus subtilis has a wide and important application value in many animal husbandry fields, which can promote the healthy growth of animals and improve aquaculture efficiency from multiple aspects.