Probiotics/prebiotics have the ability to modulate the balance and activities of the
gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota, and are, thus, considered beneficial to the host animal and …

Enterococci belong to the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and they are of importance in foods due
to their involvement in food spoilage and fermentations, as well as their utilisation as …

Ruminal acidosis continues to be a common ruminal digestive disorder in beef cattle and
can lead to marked reductions in cattle performance. Ruminal acidosis or increased …

Direct-fed microbials (DFM) have been shown to increase daily gain and feed efficiency in
feedlot cattle, enhance milk production in dairy cows, and improve health and performance …

The use of probiotics for human and animal health is continuously increasing. The probiotics
used in humans commonly come from dairy foods, whereas the sources of probiotics used in …

ABSTRACT D-Lactate is normally present in the blood of mammals at nanomolar
concentrations due to methylglyoxal metabolism; millimolar D-lactate concentrations can …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in bacterial populations in the rumen
of dairy cattle following adaptation to subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) using 16S rRNA …

Direct-fed microbials (DFM) are dietary supplements that inhibit gastrointestinal infection
and provide optimally regulated microbial environments in the digestive tract. As the use of …

The main objective of this study was to develop practical models to assess and predict the
adequacy of dietary fiber in high-yielding dairy cows. We used quantitative methods to …

McAllister, TA, Beauchemin, KA, Alazzeh, AY, Baah, J., Teather, RM and Stanford, K. 2011.
Review: The use of direct fed microbials to mitigate pathogens and enhance production in …