FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to the treatment or prevention of food allergies and/or food intolerances. Disclosed is the following: a pet food comprising a combination of probiotics for treating or preventing an allergic disorder and/or food intolerance in companion animals, where the pet food contains a granular food and a combination of probiotics applied to or placed in the food, the combination of probiotics containing Bifidobacterium longum CNCM I-2618 and Bifidobacterium lactis CNCM I-3446. Also the use of a combination of the said probiotics in the manufacture of pet food and a method of treating or preventing an allergic disorder and/or food intolerance in a companion animal are provided.
EFFECT: combination of these probiotics increases the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and is effective in preventing inflammation-induced intestinal barrier permeability.
16 cl, 2 dwg, 1 ex
