Patent ID: 8916211

Claim:
A method for treating and reducing the risk of avian influenza in a poultry, comprising a step of administering to said poultry an effective amount of a composition comprising an anti-avian influenza ingredient containing a polyphenolic selected from the group consisting of theaflavin, theaflavin-3,3′-digallate, theaflavin-3-monogallate, theaflavin-3 gallate, theaflavin-3′-gallate, thearubigin, gallic acid, tannic acid, (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (−)epigallocatechin (EGC), (+)-epicatechin (EC), (−)-gallocatechin gallate (GCG), catechin, and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is administered directly to poultry by inhalation.