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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sandra Austin-Phillips, Madison, WI (US);
Richard G. Koegel, Madison, WI (US);
Richard J. Straub, Brooklyn, WI (US);
Mark Cook, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; A01H 1/00 ; A01H 1/100 ; G01N 3/320 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; A01H 1/00 ; A01H 1/100 ; G01N 3/320 ;
Abstract
A value-added composition of matter containing plant matter from transgenic alfalfa which expresses exogenous phytase activity is disclosed. The phytase activity is a gene product of an exogenous gene encoding for phytase which has been stably incorporated into the genome of alfalfa plants. The transgenic alfalfa expresses phytase activity in nutritionally-significant amounts, thereby enabling its use in animal feeds to eliminate the need for phosphorous supplementation of livestock, poultry, and fish feed rations.