The Effects of Fungal Feed Additives in Animals: A Review

As probiotics, fungi enhance animal health and are suitable animal feed additives. In addition to brewing fungi, there are also edible and medicinal fungi. Common fungi utilized in feeding programs include , spp. , and . These fungi are rich in glucans, polysaccharides, polyphenols, triterpenes, erg...

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Published inAnimals (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 805
Main Authors Chuang, Wen Yang, Hsieh, Yun Chen, Lee, Tzu-Tai
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 01.05.2020
MDPI
Subjects
Animal feeding and feeds
feed additive
Fungi
Health aspects
mushroom waste compost
probiotic
Review
Taiwan
feed additive
probiotic
fungi
mushroom waste compost
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Summary:As probiotics, fungi enhance animal health and are suitable animal feed additives. In addition to brewing fungi, there are also edible and medicinal fungi. Common fungi utilized in feeding programs include , spp. , and . These fungi are rich in glucans, polysaccharides, polyphenols, triterpenes, ergosterol, adenosine, and laccases. These functional components play important roles in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, and immune system regulation. As such, fungal feed additives could be of potential use when breeding livestock. In previous studies, fungal feed additives enhanced body weight and egg production in poultry and improved the feed conversion rate. Several mycotoxins can be produced by hazardous fungi but fortunately, the cell walls constituents and enzymes of fungal probiotics can also act to decrease the toxicity of mycotoxins. Overall, fungal feed additives are of value, but their safety and usage must be studied further, including cost-benefit economic analyses.
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ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani10050805