Patent ID: 11040080

Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a feed for domestic animals or a supplement for domestic animals, a growth-promoting agent for a bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, and a method for promoting growth of a bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, by which an intestinal environment of the domestic animal can be ameliorated without externally administering bacteria, and more specifically, a proportion of bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus in intestinal bacteria can be increased. According to the present invention, there is provided a feed for domestic animals or a supplement for domestic animals, which is used for promoting growth of a bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus in the domestic animal, the feed or the supplement including at least one of a plant of the genus Salacia, an extract of the plant of the genus Salacia, or a ground product of the plant of the genus Salacia.