Animal feed supplement
OwnerRevathi Shanmugasundaram, Prasanna H. Gowdainventors
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Abstract
Disclosed are nanoparticle-mycotoxin-hemocyanin complexes useful in the prevention or amelioration of symptoms associated with mycotoxicosis in an animal in need thereof. Disclosed are methods for preparing such complexes, and use of such complexes in vaccinating animals in need thereof to prevent or ameliorate symptoms associated with mycotoxicosis. Disclosed are egg compositions enriched in at least one anti-mycotoxin antibody, feed supplements and feed comprising such egg compositions, and methods for the preparation of such egg compositions, feed supplements, and feed. Disclosed are methods of using such egg compositions, feed supplements, or feed to prevent or ameliorate symptoms associated with mycotoxicosis in animals fed mycotoxin-contaminated feed.
Claims21
A composition comprising an egg or a part thereof enriched in at least one anti-mycotoxin antibody.
A method for preparing a composition comprising egg or a part thereof enriched in at least one anti-mycotoxin antibody, the method comprising:
- collecting eggs laid by an egg-producing animal vaccinated with at least one anti-mycotoxin vaccine;
- optionally separating egg yolks or egg whites from the collected eggs;
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- drying the collected eggs, egg yolks, egg whites, or a mixture thereof.
A method of preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of mycotoxicosis in an animal in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the animal at least one dose of a composition comprising egg or a portion thereof enriched in at least one anti-mycotoxin antibody, wherein administering the composition to the animal protects the animal from one or more clinical signs of mycotoxin-induced mycotoxicosis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.