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OwnerDaniel G. Satterlee, Konstantin Kousoulas +1inventors
InventorsDaniel G. Satterlee, Konstantin Kousoulas, William C. Fioretti
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The present invention relates, in general, to a method of enhancing the production performance of avians, by administering to a bird a heterologous protein comprised of inhibin protein, or a fragment thereof, and a carrier protein. The present invention also relates to a method of enhancing the production performance of avians, by administering to a bird a fusion gene product comprising a gene encoded for the expression of alpha-subunit avian inhibin protein, or a fragment thereof, and a gene encoded for the expression of a carrier protein. An effective amount of the heterologous protein or fusion gene product is administered to an animal such that an immunological response occurs in the animal against the heterologous protein. The present invention further relates to the above heterologous protein and fusion gene product, and to methods of producing the same.
A method of enhancing production performance of a bird, comprising administering an effective amount of a heterologous protein comprising alpha-subunit avian inhibin protein, or a fragment thereof, and a carrier protein, to a bird such that the production performance of the bird is improved.
A fused heterologous protein comprising alpha-subunit inhibin protein, or a fragment thereof, fused to a carrier protein.
A method of producing a fused heterologous protein comprising the steps of:
A fusion gene product comprising a gene encoded for the expression of alpha-subunit avian inhibin protein, or a fragment thereof, fused to a gene encoded for the expression of a carrier protein.
A composition comprising a cell containing a vector, wherein the vector contains a DNA sequence encoding inhibin, or a fragment thereof, and a carrier protein and wherein the vector is capable of expressing inhibin, or a fragment thereof, fused to the carrier protein, when present in the cell.
A composition comprising a vector, wherein the vector contains a DNA sequence encoding inhibin, or a fragment thereof, and a carrier protein and wherein the vector is capable of expressing inhibin, or a fragment thereof, fused to the carrier protein, when present in the cell.
A method of enhancing production performance of a bird, comprising administering an effective amount of a fusion gene product comprising a gene encoded for the expression of alpha-subunit avian inhibin protein, or a fragment thereof, and a gene encoded for the expression of a carrier protein, to a bird such that the production performance of the bird is improved.
A method comprising, implanting into an animal a cell containing a vector, wherein the vector contains a DNA sequence encoding inhibin, or a fragment thereof, and a carrier protein, and wherein the vector is capable of expressing inhibin, or a fragment thereof, fused to the carrier protein, when present in the cell.
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