Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2023 Oct 25:10:1279506.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1279506. eCollection 2023.

Potential benefits of yeast Saccharomyces and their derivatives in dogs and cats: a review

Marta Maturana  1 , Lorena Castillejos  1 , Susana M Martin-Orue  1 , Anaelle Minel  2 , Olivia Chetty  2 , Ananda P Felix  3 , Achraf Adib Lesaux  2
Affiliations
Review

Potential benefits of yeast Saccharomyces and their derivatives in dogs and cats: a review

Marta Maturana et al. Front Vet Sci. .

Abstract

Yeast Saccharomyces and its derivatives have been largely used in livestock and poultry nutrition for their potential positive impact on growth, performance, and general health. Originally included in animal diets as a source of protein, yeasts can also offer a wide range of by-products with interesting bioactive compounds that would confer uses beyond nutrition. Although its supplementation in livestock, poultry and even in humans is well documented, the available body of literature on the use of yeast and its derivatives in companion animals' food, mainly dogs and cats' diets, is still developing. Despite this, gut microbiota modulation, immune system enhancement or decreasing of potentially pathogenic microorganisms have been reported in pets when using these products, highlighting their possible role as probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics. This review attempts to provide the reader with a comprehensive on the effects of Saccharomyces and its derivatives in pets and the possible mechanisms that confer their functional properties.

Keywords: companion animals; postbiotics; prebiotics; probiotics; yeast.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

References

    1. Shurson GC. Yeast and yeast derivatives in feed additives and ingredients: sources, characteristics, animal responses, and quantification methods. Anim Feed Sci Technol. (2018) 235:60–76. doi: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.11.010 - DOI
    1. Patterson R, Rogiewicz A, Kiarie EG, Slominski BA. Yeast derivatives as a source of bioactive components in animal nutrition: a brief review. Front Vet Sci. (2022) 9:1067383. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1067383, PMID: - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Hill C, Guarner F, Reid G, Gibson GR, Merenstein DJ, Pot B, et al. The international scientific association for probiotics and prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. (2014) 11:506–14. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2014.66, PMID: - DOI - PubMed
    1. Fietto JLR, Araújo RS, Valadão FN, Fietto LG, Brandão RL, Neves MJ, et al. Molecular and physiological comparisons between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces boulardii. Can J Microbiol. (2004) 50:615–21. doi: 10.1139/w04-050, PMID: - DOI - PubMed
    1. Bastos TS, Souza CMM, Legendre H, Richard N, Pilla R, Suchodolski JS, et al. Effect of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a probiotic on diet digestibility, fermentative metabolites, and composition and functional potential of the fecal microbiota of dogs submitted to an abrupt dietary change. Microorganisms. (2023) 11:506. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11020506, PMID: - DOI - PMC - PubMed