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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Jeffrey Richard LeBrun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Levine, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Geoffrey Paul Horst, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
Immune function of an animal can be modulated by administration of a composition that includes beta glucan. The beta glucan can be derived from, which provides a form of beta glucan that is different from other organisms, where the beta glucan is predominantly unbranched beta-(1,3)-glucan. Beta glucan can also be complexed with a metal, such as zinc, and/or can combined with an animal feed component to form an animal feed composition. Use of such compositions can improve the well being of an animal, and may augment or even replace the use of antibiotics in certain circumstances.