Beneficial Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Animal Reproduction Function

Table 1

Effect of lactic acid bacteria on animal reproduction.

Animals	Strain	Methods	Effects	References
Bovine	L. rhamnosus CECT 278, P. acidilactici CECT 5915, and L. reuteri DSM 20016	Probiotics were administered 1 × 10^8 CFU/mL in vitro and ex vivo endometrial tissue	Reduced the secretion of inflammation markers (IL-8, IL-1β, and IL-6)	[72]
Bovine	P. acidilactici CECT 5915, L. rhamnosus CECT 278, L. reuteri DSM 20016, and L. sakei DSM 20100	Probiotics were administered 1 × 10^8 CFU/mL in vitro endometrial tissue	LAB has great potential to modulate endometrial infection and inflammation	[59]
Bovine	L. sakei FUA3089, P. acidilactici FUA3138, and P. acidilactici FUA3140	Probiotic is given intravaginally at a dose of 10^8–10^9 CFU	Lowered the incidence of metritis and total uterine infections	[20]
Dairy cow	L. sakei FUA3089 as well as P. acidilactici FUA3138 and FUA3140	Probiotic is given intravaginally at a dose of 10^10–10^12 CFU	Lowered the occurrence of purulent vaginal discharges (PVD)	[60]
Dairy cow	L. rhamnosus CECT 278, P. acidilactici CECT 5915, and L. reuteri DSM 20016	Probiotic is given intravaginally at a dose of 4.5 × 10^10 CFU	Showed a lower expression of B-defensins and MUC1 in the endometrium	[61]
Swine	L. acidophilus and Kluyveromyces fragilis (L-4 UCLV)	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 9 × 10^7 CFU	Improved health of breeding sows and their offspring	[62]
Chicken	L. plantarum SK3494	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 1.0 × 10^9 CFU/mL	Improved egg production and performance of laying hens	[63]
Chicken	Enterococcus faecalis UGRA10	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 10^8	Improved egg production and performance of laying hens	[64]
Chicken	E. faecium DSM 7134	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 1.0 × 10^10 viable spores/g	Increased egg production of laying hens	[65]
Mice	L. rhamnosus PB01 (DSM-14870)	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 1 × 10^9 CFU	Increased serum testosterone, LH, and FSH levels	[49]
Mice	L. plantarum 2621	Probiotic is given intravaginally at a dose of 10^8 CFU/20 µl	Protection of the vaginal epithelium	[66]
Mice	L. acidophilus ATCC 4356	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 1 × 10^9 CFU	Probiotics have antioxidant effects on the testis	[67]
Mice	L. plantarum ATCC 8014	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 10^7 CFU	Improved testicular kisspeptin and AR expression, Leydig cell count, and effectively increasing epididymal sperm motility and viability	[68]
Mice	L.rhamnosus HN001 and L. acidophilus GLa-14	Probiotic is given orally at a dose of 0.32–1.28 × 10^11 CFU	Reduced the number of Gardnerella vaginalis detected in the vagina	[69]