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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas W. Morck, Airdrie, CA;
Merle E. Olson, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
University Technologies International, Inc., Alberta, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9116 ; A61K 3/900 ; A61K 3/902 ; C12Q 1/00 ; G01N 3/3554 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9116 ; A61K 3/900 ; A61K 3/902 ; C12Q 1/00 ; G01N 3/3554 ;
Abstract
This invention provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing footrot, in particular bovine footrot, by administering Porphyromonas and/or Prevotella and/or subunits and/or toxins thereof or neutralizing agents such as antibodies thereto. A model useful for evaluating the effectiveness of footrot treatments or preventatives is also provided.