Patent ID: 11944656
Assignee: MICROBIAL DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of feeding an animal, the method comprising the step of administering to the animal a feed composition or drinking water comprising an effective amount of an additive comprising an isolated Bacillus subtilis strain selected from the group consisting of strains A12 (NRRL No. B-67516), 54 (NRRL No. B-67517), 681 (NRRL No. B-67515), 721 (NRRL No. B-67514), and combinations thereof, wherein the Bacillus subtilis strain reduces prolapse in the animal, optionally wherein said additive further comprises one or more Bacillus strains selected from Bacillus subtilis strain 300 (NRRL No. B-50943), Bacillus subtilis strain 101 (NRRL No. B-67218), Bacillus subtilis strain 235 (NRRL No. B-67219), Bacillus subtilis strain 86 (NRRL No. B-50944), Bacillus pumilus strain 102 (NRRL No. B-67276), and Bacillus pumilus strain 177 (NRRL No. B-67275).