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.
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