Skystar developing probiotic for dairy cows

China-based Skystar Bio-Pharmaceutical Company, a manufacturer and distributor of vetinary medicines, micro-organisms and feed additives, has announced its intention to launch a new probiotic product for dairy cows by the end of fiscal 2014.

The new probiotic is being developed to introduce Bacillus Subtilis, also known as ‘Hay Bacillus,’ into the digestive tract of milk producing cows. The bacteria has been proven to aid digestion and breakdown of hay in cows’ rumen canal.

Mr. Weibing Lu, chairman and CEO of Skystar, comments, “Skystar’s dairy cow probiotic is expected to launch at the end of the fiscal year and is a welcome addition to Skystar’s Western medicine-based line of animal husbandry products. Currently, the demand for milk outpaces domestic supply in China and as a result consumers are buying imported dairy products such as powdered milk to meet the shortfall. We believe that Skystar’s new probiotic will help improve both production and quality. This new probiotic will help increase production for China’s dairy producers. We expect to see revenue contribution by the first half of fiscal 2015 and full production goals by 2017.”