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International Journal of Pharmacology

Year: 2016 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 220-231
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2016.220.231

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Rifat Ullah  Khan

Rifat Ullah Khan

LiveDNA: 92.7542

Shabana Naz

Country: Pakistan

Kuldeep  Dhama

Kuldeep Dhama

LiveDNA: 91.4710

K. Karthik

Country: India

Ruchi  Tiwari

Ruchi Tiwari

LiveDNA: 91.10804

Mutassim M.  Abdelrahman

Mutassim M. Abdelrahman

LiveDNA: 966.7438

Ibrahim A. Alhidary

Country: Saudi Arabia

Arshad Zahoor

Country: Pakistan

Keywords


  • mode of action
  • health
  • immunity
  • ruminant
  • productivity
  • Direct-fed microbials
Review Article

Direct-Fed Microbial: Beneficial Applications, Modes of Action and Prospects as a Safe Tool for Enhancing Ruminant Production and Safeguarding Health

Rifat Ullah Khan Rifat Ullah  Khan's LiveDNA, Shabana Naz, Kuldeep Dhama Kuldeep  Dhama's LiveDNA, K. Karthik, Ruchi Tiwari Ruchi  Tiwari's LiveDNA, Mutassim M. Abdelrahman Mutassim M.  Abdelrahman's LiveDNA, Ibrahim A. Alhidary and Arshad Zahoor
Recently, animal food industry has shown an increasing interest in Direct-Fed Microbials (DFM) to keep the concept of safe food supply at the consumer level. In the absence of suitable growth stimulant after banning the use of antibiotics in animal feed, a positive manipulation of rumen microbes has become the field research for entrepreneurs and research scientists. Direct-fed microbials is a term reserved for naturally occurring live microbes that can be supplemented orally to produce a beneficial health response in the host animal. A number of genera of live microorganisms including; bacteria, yeast and fungi are frequently used in different combination feed as DFM for domestic ruminants. It has been documented that these live culture of microbes improve ruminant productivity, milk production, immunity, digestibility of feed, counter infectious pathogens and protect health. Possible attempts have also been undertaken to justify the mechanism of these microbes. This review tries to summarize the effect of supplementation of DFM on the production, immune response, fermentation pattern and safeguarding health. The discussed concepts and advances concerning to DFM implementation will be useful not only for the researchers, animal owners, feed manufacturers, pharmacists, pharmaceutical companies, stake holders but will also boost the economic gains and profits by promoting the ruminant health and production through feed modification.
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Rifat Ullah Khan, Shabana Naz, Kuldeep Dhama, K. Karthik, Ruchi Tiwari, Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Ibrahim A. Alhidary and Arshad Zahoor, 2016. Direct-Fed Microbial: Beneficial Applications, Modes of Action and Prospects as a Safe Tool for Enhancing Ruminant Production and Safeguarding Health. International Journal of Pharmacology, 12: 220-231.

DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2016.220.231

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijp.2016.220.231

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