Immunostimulant for Animals, Feed Containing the Same, and Method for Producing the Same
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsMitsunori Tokura, Ryosuke Fudo, Norimasa Onishi, Makoto Ebisawa, Junichiro Kojima, Yasuhiro Oota, Takeshi Fujieda
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Abstract
By administering sterilized bacterial cells obtained by heat treating cells of a coryneform bacterium or an enterobacterium under a condition of pH 2 to 5 at 90 to 120° C. for 3 minutes to 4 hours, or a feed containing such sterilized bacterial cells to a mammal, fowl, fish, or crustacean, immunity of these animals is enhanced.
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An immunostimulant for administration to a mammal, fowl, fish, or crustacean, which comprises sterilized bacterial cells obtained by heat treating cells of a coryneform bacterium or an enterobacterium at pH 2 to 5.
A method for producing an immunostimulant for administration to a mammal, fowl, fish, or crustacean, which comprises heat treating cells of a coryneform bacterium or an enterobacterium at pH 2 to 5, and using the obtained sterilized cells as an active ingredient.
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