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US 12,461,111 B2Granted
Intestinal and fecal biomarkers for intestinal health of poultry
AssigneeUniversiteit Gent
InventorsFilip Van Immerseel, Richard Ducatelle, Venessa Eeckhaut, Evy Goossens, Fien De Meyer
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Abstract
Growth performance, health and welfare of domesticated birds such as broilers heavily depends on a well-functioning intestinal tract. Consequently, there is a high need to find biomarkers that are specific for gut damage and that are easily applicable in the field. The present disclosure describes a set of 20 specific proteins that can be quantified in fresh fecal droppings and/or intestinal content of the birds and that each specifically correlate with a damaged gut.
Claims9
A method comprising:
- providing a fecal sample or an intestinal content sample obtained from a domesticated bird, and quantifying a protein, or a fragment thereof, in the sample,
- wherein the protein is selected from the group consisting of myeloid protein 1, ovoinhibitor, immunoglobulin lambda chain C region, and immunoglobulin lambda chain V-1 region.
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