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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Douglas Ware, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Peter Anderson, Leawood, KS (US);
Douglas Ware, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Peter Anderson, Leawood, KS (US);
Nutrition Physiology Company, LLC, Guymon, OK (US);
Abstract
Methods and compositions are hereby disclosed for reducing the numbers ofO157:H7,or other pathogens in an animal. The methods include administering to the animal a lactic acid producing bacterium at a relatively low dosage in combination with a lactate utilizing bacterium, followed by administration of the lactic acid producing bacterium at a relatively high dosage. The disclosed methods help achieve pre-harvest food safety and enhance feed performance while keeping the total cost relatively low. The preferred lactic acid producing bacterium isand the preferred lactate utilizing bacterium is