Virginia Tech Patents
Permanent URI for this collection
These United States Patents were originally assigned to Virginia Tech.
Browse
Browsing Virginia Tech Patents by Author "Allen, Vivien G."
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
- Seaweed supplement diet for enhancing immune response in mammals and poultry(United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2001-11-06)Seaweed supplement is included in diet of mammals and poultry to enhance immune response. In one embodiment, pasture forage is treated with seaweed supplement. When cattle or lambs are grazed on seaweed supplement treated endophyte-infected forage, immune function is preserved or depressed immune function is reversed. The enhanced immune function continues to the feedlot finishing phase even though no seaweed supplement is fed in that phase. In an independently inventive embodiment, seaweed supplement is administered to pigs exposed to PRRS disease to impart resistance to said disease and improve performance. In still another independently inventive embodiment, seaweed supplement is administered to lactating mares prior to weaning to mitigate the stress of weaning.
- Seaweed supplement diet for enhancing immune response in mammals and poultry(United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2002-01-29)Seaweed harvested from the ocean when ground as an intact meal or exposed to alkaline hydrolsis extraction procedure resulting in a water soluble form provides a feed ingredient with mineral composition and plant growth regulating activity when included as a pasture treatment or feed ingredient for mammals and poultry, resulting in enhanced immune function, enhanced health, weight gain, and meat grade quality. Steers grazing seaweed extract treated forage continued to exhibit enhanced immune function after entering feedlot phase finishin with no seaweed extract diet supplement.