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OwnerThomas Rehberger, Alexandra Smith +1inventors
InventorsThomas Rehberger, Alexandra Smith, Jesse Thompson
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Bacillus strain compositions and methods for reducing growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms and/or reducing a symptom, sign, or occurrence of mastitis in animals are provided. The Bacillus strain composition can comprise a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 839, Bacillus subtilis 4976, and/or an active variant thereof. Compositions and methods provided herein can be applied to beddings of animals, such as dairy cows, and can reduce symptoms, signs, and/or occurrences of mastitis (e.g., environmental mastitis) in the animals and/or reduce somatic cell count in the milk produced by the animals. Beddings for animals comprising the Bacillus strain compositions provided herein in an effective amount to reduce growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms are also provided.
A Bacillus strain composition for reducing growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms, comprising a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 839 or an active variant thereof, and a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 4976 or an active variant thereof.
A bedding for a dairy animal comprising an effective amount of a Bacillus strain composition, said Bacillus strain composition comprising a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 839 or an active variant thereof, and a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 4976 or an active variant thereof, wherein said effective amount of Bacillus strain composition reduces growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms.
A method of reducing one or more symptoms, signs, and/or occurrences of mastitis in a dairy animal, said method comprising contacting a bedding of the dairy animal with an effective amount of a Bacillus strain composition comprising a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 839 or an active variant thereof, and a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 4976 or an active variant thereof.
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