Methods and compositions for reducing the environmental impact of animal waste
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorsDavid M. Anderson, Sergey Podkovyrov, Yuefang Huang, Kurt Schuster, Jon Edward Ferrel
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Abstract
Methods for reducing the environmental impact of animal waste are described. In particular embodiments, the methods comprise administering to an animal an enzyme, such as alkaline phosphatase, that is effective to reduce the amount of a detrimental compound, such as ammonia or phosphorous, that is present in or released from animal waste. Also provided is a method for increasing phosphorus digestion in an animal. Compositions suitable for use in such methods are also described.
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A method for reducing the environmental impact of animal waste, comprising administering to an animal an effective amount of an enzyme that reduces the amount of one or more detrimental compounds present in or released from animal waste.
A composition suitable for oral administration to an animal comprising an effective amount of an enzyme that reduces the amount of one or more detrimental compounds present in or released from animal waste, and one or more orally acceptable carriers.
A method for increasing phosphorus digestion in an animal, comprising administering to said animal an effective amount of alkaline phosphatase to increase digestion of phosphorus by said animal.
An alkaline phosphatase of SEQ ID NO:1, or an alkaline phosphatase having at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1:
- VNKLLKGLAIGGIVLAVVSAGTLAVAKENASRAESSNGQSKNLIVLIGDG
- MGPAQVSAARYFQQHKNNINSLNLDPYYVGQATTYADRGEDGGHIVSGIV
- TSSASAGTAFATGNKTYNAAISVSNEDVSRPFASVLEAAELSGKSTGLVT
- TARITHATPAVYASHVRSRDNENAIAFQYLDSGIDVLLGGGESFFVTKEE
- KGKRNDKNLLPEFEAKGYKVVKTGQSLKSLSAKDAKVLGLFGGSHIAYVP
- DRSDETPSLAEMTSKALEILSTNENGFAIMIEGGRIDHAGHANDFPTMVQ
- EALDFDEAFKVAIDFAKKDGNTSVVVTADHETGGLSLSRDNIYELNVDLW
- NKQKNSSESLVSALNEAKTIADVKKIVSDNTWITDLTNEEAQYILDGDGS
- SYKREGGYNAVISKRLLVGWSGHGHSAVDVGVWAYGPIADKVKGQIDNTR
- IATASAEVLGVDLKKATADLQSKYLYPKFKINRNKEVLFPAKPLAEALGG
- KYQAANGTATISGMSGTITVDLNAKKAKLSGNSSSITIDVDNDVLYLPLT
- AFSQITGQTLKWDALSERIMLK
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.