New probiotics ( and ) supplemented to fermented rice straw-based rations on digestibility and rumen characteristics .

Objective: This research was arranged to explore the effect of supplementation of a combination of and as a new probiotic in fermented rice straw-based rations on digestibility and ruminal characteristics.

Materials And Methods: A randomized group design with 3 types of treatment and 4 replications as a group was used in this study. A probiotic inoculum containing and with 1 × 10 colony-forming unit (CFU)/ml Treatments were followed by: P1 = complete rations without probiotics (control), P2 = P1 supplemented 0.

Novel probiotic lactic acid bacteria isolated from indigenous fermented foods from West Sumatera, Indonesia.

Background And Aim: Probiotics play an important role in maintaining a healthy gut and consequently promote good health. This study aimed to find novel probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from indigenous fermented foods of West Sumatera, Indonesia.

Materials And Methods: This study utilized 10 LAB previously isolated from fermented buffalo milk (, fermented fish (), and fermented cassava () which have the ability to produce gamma-aminobutyric acid.