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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Hyun S. Lillehoj, West Friendship, MD (US);
Sungtaek Oh, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Alfredo Panebra, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are immunogenic compositions containing recombinant proteins capable of presenting all, or antigenic portions of, theElongation Factor 1 alpha, or EF-1α, protein in the development of active immunity to, and control of, coccidiosis. Also provided are methodologies of using the immunogenic compositions for administration to poultry and other animals in the control of coccidiosis. In some instances, the EF-1α protein utilized in the immunogenic composition presented herein is molecularly manipulated or combined with adjuvants to increase effectiveness.