Microorganisms and their use in animal feed
US6699514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/225
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for treating an animal selected from the group consisting of pigs, poultry and ruminants, to increase the animal's performance, which comprises administering to the animal, with its feed, a performance-increasing amount of an organism selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus kefir, Lactobacillus parakefir and Lactobacillus parabuchneri.
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