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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Applicants:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Alimentary Health Limited, County Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Thomas William-Maxwell Boileau, Galloway, OH (US);
Michael Anthony Ceddia, Newburgh, IN (US);
Gary Mitchell Davenport, Dayton, OH (US);
Barry Pius Kiely, Cork, IE;
Liam Diarmuid O'Mahony, Cork, IE;
Gregory Dean Sunvold, Lewisburg, OH (US);
Mark Alan Tetrick, Dayton, OH (US);
Robert Jason Vickers, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/00 (2006.01); A61K 35/745 (2015.01); A23K 10/18 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/745 (2013.01); A23K 10/18 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); A23Y 2300/00 (2013.01); A61K 2035/115 (2013.01); Y10S 435/822 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the present invention there are provided methods of regulating the immune system of a companion animal and methods of improving the digestion of a companion animal, wherein each of said methods comprises administering to a companion animal a probiotic bacteria strain of the genus