Method and composition for improving health of an animal comprising cells of organism consisting of the strains within the order clostridiales

Abstract

Methods and compositions utilizing organism consisting of the strains within the order Clostridiales for improving health of animals. Disclosed methods comprise administering an effective dose of a composition comprising organism consisting of the strains within the order Clostridiales to an animal, including for example, a broiler or hen, thereby improving said animal's health. Also disclosed are compositions including organism consisting of the strains within the order Clostridiales such as Eubacterium aggregans, acetobacterium woodii, Blautia producta, Butyribacterium methylotrophicum, Clostridium acetobutylicum, Clostridium autoethanogenum, Clostridium beijerinckii, Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium carboxidivorans, Clostridium drakei, Clostridium ljungdahlii, Clostridium kluyveri, Clostridium pasteurianum, Clostridium saccharobutylicum, Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum, Clostridium scatologenes, Clostridium tyrobutyricum, Eubacterium aggregans, Eubacterium limosum, Paraclostridium bifermentans, Oxobacter pfennigii, Sporomusa termitida, and Terrisporobacter glycolicus.use in such methods.

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