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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harsharnjit Singh Gill, Palmerston North, NZ;
Ronald Alfred Leng, Yandina Creek, AU;
Quan Shu, Palmerston North, NZ;
Assignee:
The University of New England, Armidale, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A61K 3/900 ; A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/909 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A61K 3/900 ; A61K 3/902 ; A61K 3/909 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of preventing the over-production of acid in an animal comprising administering to the animal a vaccine including an acid producing microorganism and/or antigenic fragment or fragments thereof effective to prevent the over-production of acid in the animal. The vaccine includes lactic acid producing microorganisms obtainable from the normal gut flora of an animal. In particular the vaccine includes,and/or Lactobacillus spp.