Direct Fed Microbial (DFM) involves the feeding of beneficial microbes to dairy cattle when they are under periods of stress i.e. ration changes, disease, environmental & production challenges. DFM as a category include traditional probiotics, non-viable bacterial, fungal and end products of bacterial. Some of these products comprise cultures that utilize a mechanism of action similar to competitive exclusion cultures. To maintain normal health and production, DFMs can produce organic ... Read more
