Ruminal fluid inoculation of calves
AssigneesCornell Research Foundation, Inc., The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Agriculture
InventorsThomas V. Muscato, James B. Russell
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Abstract
A method to improve the health and growth of suckling dairy calves on dairy farms includes supplementing calves' diets with a ruminal fluid preparation obtained from the rumen of a cow. This supplement provides the calves with the protection needed to develop faster and healthier. It also leads to a decreased incidence of scours in the treated calves.
Claims13
A method of improving the health of a dairy calf, comprising the steps of:
- a) withdrawing ruminal fluid from the rumen of a mature cow;
- b) sterilizing said ruminal fluid;
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- c) administering orally said sterile ruminal fluid to a suckling calf.
A method of improving the health of an immature animal, comprising the steps of:
- a) withdrawing gastrointestinal fluid from a mature animal;
- b) sterilizing said gastrointestinal fluid;
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- c) administering orally said sterile gastrointestinal fluid to an immature animal.
A method of improving the health of a dairy calf, comprising the steps of:
- a) withdrawing gastrointestinal fluid from a mature animal;
- b) sterilizing said gastrointestinal fluid;
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- c) administering orally to an immature animal a composition selected from the group consisting of:
- i. said sterile gastrointestinal fluid;
- ii. a composition derived from said sterile gastrointestinal fluid;
- iii. a non-viable organism derived from said sterile gastrointestinal fluid;
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- iv. a protein derived from said organism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.