US 6,518,307 B2 · Control of microbial populations in the gastrointestinal tract of animals

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for controlling microbial populations in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. The method comprises the step of orally administering an effective amount of a peracid to an animal. Percarboxylic acids useful in this invention include peracetic acid, perpropionic acid, perbutyric acid, peroctanoic acid, perglycolic acid, perglutaric acid, persuccinic acid, perlactic acid, percitric acid, perdecanoic acid or mixtures thereof. These percarboxylic acids have been found to provide good antimicrobial action with good stability in aqueous streams. In addition to peracetic, peroctanoic and perdecanoic, particularly preferred percarboxylic acids include perpropionic, perbutyric, perglycolic, perlactic and percitric acids.

Claims62

Dependent claims

A biocide for ingestion by live animals, comprising:

an organic acid having one to eight carbon atoms;
an inorganic peroxide compound;
and
at least one agent selected from wetting agents, stabilizing agents, defoaming agents, and combinations thereof.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/981,669Filed 17 Oct 2001 · continuation

Priority

18 Jan 2000

Published

US 2002/0115719 A122 Aug 2002

Granted

11 Feb 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A61K 33/04
Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients: sulfur, selenium or tellurium; Compounds thereof
A61K 31/19
Acids; Anhydrides, halides or salts thereof, e.g. sulfur acids, imidic, hydrazonic or hydroximic acids: carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid
A61K 31/191
Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid: having two or more hydroxy groups, e.g. gluconic acid
A61K 31/327
Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients: peroxy compounds, e.g. hydroperoxides, peroxides, peroxyacids

Control of microbial populations in the gastrointestinal tract of animals

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Control of microbial populations in the gastrointestinal tract of animals

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Abstract

Claims62