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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott M Dennis, Urbandale, IA (US);
William M Rutherford, Des Moines, IA (US);
Sandra J Croak-Brossman, Easton, CT (US);
Hanna A Hill, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 933 ; 424 9344 ; 424 9345 ;
Abstract
Growth and well being promotion of domesticated meat-producing animals is accomplished by administering to the animal in conjunction with its normal feed ration, direct-fed microbial consortium of bacteria consisting essentially of Streptococcus faecium 301, Lactobacillus plantarum 211, Lactobacillus plantarum S80, and Lactobacillus casei 322 or the genetic equivalents thereof.