Patent ID: 9492487
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61K,C12N,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A method of reducing growth of pathogenic bacteria in a gastrointestinal tract of an animal comprising providing to an animal at least two administrations of a prepared composition comprising 1×10 13 cfu of Lactobacillus animalis probiotic microorganisms per kilogram of feed, wherein when 1×10 4 viable cells of the Lactobacillus animalis probiotic are added to 1×10 4 viable cells of Escherichia coli in a solution of MRS broth in a test tube and incubated in a water bath at 37° C. for six hours, the growth of Escherichia coli is reduced by at least 41.24% compared to a preparation of 1×10 4 viable cells of Escherichia coli mixed in a solution of MRS broth in a test tube and incubated in a water bath at 37° C. for six hours without the addition of Lactobacillus animalis probiotic.