Mitigation of cryptosporidiosis using hydrogen peroxide-generating compositions

A method of reducing the infectivity of Cryptosporidium oocysts excreted by a population of animals, the method comprising:

• providing a liquid animal feed with source of hydrogen peroxide to at least one animal in the population of animals before or after infection with Cryptosporidium spp., wherein the source of hydrogen peroxide is selected from sodium percarbonate and glucose oxidase with dextrose,
• wherein the source of hydrogen peroxide is provided at about 0.07 wt % to about 3.00 wt % of the liquid animal feed on a dry basis,
• wherein an ability of at least a portion of the Cryptosporidium oocysts excreted by the at least one animal to infect other animals in the population of animals is reduced compared to Cryptosporidium oocysts excreted by an animal the population of animals not provided the source of hydrogen peroxide.

A method of reducing the infectivity of Cryptosporidium oocysts excreted by an animal, the method comprising:

• providing a source of hydrogen peroxide to an animal before or after infection with Cryptosporidium spp., wherein the source of hydrogen peroxide is selected from sodium percarbonate and glucose oxidase with dextrose,
• wherein the source of hydrogen peroxide is provided at about 750 mg/head/day to about 10.25 g/head/day,
• wherein an ability of at least a portion of the Cryptosporidium oocysts excreted by the animal to infect a second animal is reduced compared to Cryptosporidium oocysts excreted by an animal not provided the source of hydrogen peroxide.