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    Seaweed supplement diet for enhancing immune response in mammals and poultry

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    Publication Date
    2001-11-06
    Filing Date
    2000-05-18
    Inventor
    Fontenot, Joseph P.
    Allen, Vivien G.
    Pond, Kevin R.
    Saker, Korinn E.
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    Abstract
    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
    Source URL
    http://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/09/127/063/0.pdf
    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
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72438
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