Method for improving utilisation of nutrients by ruminant or ruminant-like animals
AssigneeCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
InventorSuzanne Kay Baker
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Abstract
A method for improving the nutrient uptake of a ruminant or ruminant-like animal comprising inoculating the animal with an immunogenic preparation effective in inhibiting the activity in the gastrointestinal tract of at least one species or strain of Archae. The immunogenic preparation comprises an antigen component prepared from methanogenic bacteria.
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A method for increasing the nutrient uptake of a ruminant or ruminant-like animal selected from the group consisting of macropod, llama and alpaca comprising administering to the animal an immunogenic preparation containing a whole cell preparation or whole cell extract of at least one species of methanogenic Archae.
A method for inhibiting methane production in a ruminant or ruminant-like animal selected from the group consisting of macropod, llama and alpaca comprising administering to the animal an immunogenic preparation containing a whole cell preparation or whole cell extract of at least one species of methanogenic Archae.
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