Supplemented animal feeds for mammals
AssigneeAvivagen Inc.
InventorsGraham William BURTON, William W. RILEY, James Gary NICKERSON
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Abstract
The present invention features animal feed comprising an effective amount of carotenoid-oxygen copolymer for use in methods for: (i) ameliorating one or more symptoms of subclinical mastitis; (ii) reducing the frequency of subclinical mastitis progressing to full clinical mastitis; (iii) reducing bacteria count in colostrum or milk of a mammal; (iv) reducing physiological stress of a mammal; (v) improving reproductive performance of a mammal; and/or (vi) improving the health of offspring of a mammal. The invention also features a method for producing pasteurized milk from a mammal which has been fed the animal feed supplemented with carotenoid-oxygen copolymer.
Claims50
A method for treating subclinical mastitis in a mammal, said method comprising feeding said mammal an animal feed comprising an effective amount of carotenoid-oxygen copolymer.
A method of improving the health of offspring of a mammal, said method comprising feeding said mammal an animal feed comprising an effective amount of carotenoid-oxygen copolymer after impregnation of the mammal.
A method for reducing physiological stress in a lactating mammal, said method comprising feeding said mammal an animal feed comprising an effective amount of carotenoid-oxygen copolymer during a period in which the mammal is lactating.
A method for improving reproductive performance of a mammal following the birth of offspring by the mammal, said method comprising feeding said mammal an animal feed comprising an effective amount of carotenoid-oxygen copolymer.
A method for reducing bacteria count in colostrum or milk of a mammal, said method comprising feeding said mammal an animal feed comprising an effective amount of carotenoid-oxygen copolymer.
A method for producing pasteurized milk, said method comprising:
- (i) providing milk obtained from a mammal, wherein mammal was fed an animal feed comprising an effective amount of carotenoid-oxygen copolymer during a period beginning at least from 10 days to 30 days prior to the collection of milk from the mammal;
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- (ii) processing the milk using a low temperature pasteurization process to produce said pasteurized milk.
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