Seaweed supplement diet for enhancing immune response in mammals and poultry

Publication Date
2001-11-06Filing Date
2000-05-18Inventor
Fontenot, Joseph P.
Allen, Vivien G.
Pond, Kevin R.
Saker, Korinn E.
Metadata
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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.
Assignee
Texas Tech University System
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
Patent Number
6312709
Application Number
9572864
Primary/U.S. Class
424/438
Other/U.S. Class
424/195.17
424/442
424/489
514/426
514/635
514/807
514/885
CPC Class
A23K1/1806
A23K1/14
A23K1/1646
A23K1/18
A23K1/1813
A23K1/1826
A61K36/02
A61K36/03
A61K36/04
A61K2300/00
Y10S514/807
Y10S514/885
Patent Type
utility
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