Direct-fed microbials and prebiotics for animals : science and mechanisms of action

The practice of supplementing direct fed microbial and prebiotic additives to domestic animals during growth is becoming more widespread in food animal production.  Beneficial effects particularly in cattle, pigs and poultry, including improved general health, foodborne pathogen reduction, more effi...

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Altres autors: Callaway, Todd R. (Director editorial), Ricke, Steven C., 1957- (Director editorial)
Format: Livre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicat: New York, NY : Springer New York 2012.
Cham : Springer Nature
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Edition sous un autre format:• Direct-Fed Microbials and Prebiotics for Animals, Texte imprimé, 9781461413103
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  • I. Overview of Direct-Fed Microbials and Prebiotics and Their Interactions with the Host 1. The Commensal Microbiota 2. Prebiotics of Plant and Microbial Origin 3. Microbial Species Characteristics and Selection 4. Genomics of Probiotic-Host Interactions 5. The Effects of Pre- and Probiotics on the Host Immune Response II. Current and Future Status of Practical Applications and Challenges 6. Current Status of Practical Applications: Pets 7. Current Perspectives on Probiotics in Poultry Preharvest Food Safety 8. Current Status of Practical Applications: Probiotics in Dairy Cattle 9. Current Future Status of Practical Applications: Beef Cattle 10. Future Challenges of Administration of Direct-Fed Microbial Supplementation to Swine 11. Characteristics and Modification of the Intestinal Tract Microbiota of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus 12. The Use of Direct-Fed Microbials as a Pre-Harvest Food Safety Intervention in Cattle