Prebiotics in feed, drinking water or calf milk replacers provide nutrients to the beneficial intestinal microflora in monogastric animals or to the rumen microflora in ruminants. Thus they help to achieve indirectly various effects for optimizing animal production. Such effects are:
• Stimulation of growth of beneficial microorganisms and consequently optimizing the microbial balance
• Active binding of undesirable bacteria in the gut
• Stimulation of the immune system
• Acceleration of ruminal fermentation in dairy cows to increase milk production