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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Dupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps, Copenhagen, DK;
Inventors:
Thomas G. Rehberger, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Mari Ellen Davis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Ashley Baker, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS, Copenhagen, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A61K 35/74 (2006.01); A61K 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/74 (2013.01); A23K 1/009 (2013.01); A23K 1/184 (2013.01); A61K 2035/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods of administering at least twostrains to a pig, such as female breeding stock, nursery pigs, or other pigs. Thestrains inhibitin litters borne to the pig. Thestrains also are useful when administered to herds lacking symptoms ofinfection. Administration of thestrains improves performance of female breeding stock and in piglets borne by the female breeding stock.