The invention discloses preparation and application of Clostridium butyricum and a live Clostridium butyricum preparation; Clostridium butyricum LXKJ-1 is collected in China Center for Type Culture Collection on 24 March, 2016 under CCTCC NO: M201613. A seed medium, fermentation medium formulation, culture conditions for Clostridium butyricum and a production of a preparation of live Clostridium butyricum are also disclosed. The Clostridium butyricum provided herein is tolerant to acids, bases and high temperature, is highly capable of producing butyric acid, can inhibit animal pathogens, such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Clostridium perfringens, and can prevent diarrhea in livestock and poultry due to Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens, improving intestinal flora balance, promoting the growth of livestock and poultry, relieving constipation in sows, improving egg weight for layers, improving eggshell quality for layers, and decreasing egg-feed ratio.