Method and composition for increasing body weight and stimulating immune systems
AssigneeNational Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations
InventorsTerutake Yabiki, Atsushi Hamano, Sunao Fukami, Katsuyoshi Kitajima, Fumio Tachibana
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Abstract
A method and composition for increasing body weight and stimulating the immune systems of domestic animals, poultry and fish are disclosed. In the method of the present invention, bacterial and yeast cells from which capsules have been removed are given to the domestic animals, poultry or fish.
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A composition, comprising as an effective ingredient cells of Bifidobacterium thermophilum or Actinomyces pyogenes from which capsules have been removed, in an amount effective for increasing body weight and stimulating the immune system, and a carrier selected from the group consisting of feed, water, and a conventional vehicle.
A method for increasing body weight and stimulating the immune system of domestic animals, poultry and fishes, comprising administering cells of Bifidobacterium thermophilum or Actinomyces pyogenes from which capsules have been removed to said domestic animals, poultry and fishes in an amount effective for increasing the body weight and stimulating the immune systems.
A method for increasing body weight and stimulating the immune system of swine, comprising administering feed containing 1 ppm of lyophilized, decapsulated cells of Bifidobacterium thermophilum PNA 1-24 to infant swine during the early lactation period from 3 weeks to 5 weeks after birth.
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