Patent ID: 8697053
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A23K,A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of inhibiting an intestinal pathogenic infection in a ruminant, the method comprising: (a) administering to the ruminant a composition that inhibits the growth of the pathogenic bacterium in the ruminant, said composition comprising a lactic acid producing bacterium and a lactate utilizing bacterium, wherein the ratio in colony forming unit (CFU) between said lactic acid producing bacterium and said lactate utilizing bacterium in said composition is about 1:1 (CFU (b) assessing the effects of pathogen reduction by said composition, said lactic acid producing bacterium being the LA51 strain, said lactate utilizing bacterium being the PF24 strain, wherein said LA51 and PF24 strains are each administered to said ruminant at 1×10