Patent ID: 8652546

Claim:
A method for increasing CD8 + T cell activation in an animal in need thereof, the method comprising the steps of: a. commencing feeding a dry food product to the animal when the animal is between 36 and 48 hours old, and b. continuing to feed the dry food product to the animal for a period of two weeks, wherein the dry food product is mixed with milk replacer and fed to the animal twice daily during the two-week period such that the consumption of the dry food product causes an increase in CD8 + T cell activation in the animal by the third day of the two-week period and maintains an increased level of CD8 + T cell activation during the remainder of the two-week period, wherein said dry food product comprises: M. citrifolia pasteurized fruit puree; and a M. citrifolia roasted seed product comprising one or more of: whole roasted noni seeds, whole roasted defatted noni seeds, roasted cracked noni seeds defatted, roasted cracked noni seeds, roasted ground noni seeds, roasted ground noni seeds defatted, roasted flaked noni defatted seeds, roasted flaked noni seeds, roasted extruded noni defatted seeds, roasted extruded noni seeds and extracts from roasted extruded noni seeds.