Patent
The present invention relates to Bacillus strains which improves health and performance of production animals. The invention further relates to compositions comprising the Bacillus strains.
1. A method comprising administering Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 to an animal.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said administering comprises administering spores of Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 to said animal.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of an animal feed composition.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of a composition comprising between 1×10 4 and 1×10 18 colony forming units of Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 per kilogram of said composition.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of a composition comprising one or more enzymes.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of a composition comprising one or more feed ingredients.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of a composition comprising one or more vitamins.
9. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of a composition comprising one or more flowability agents.
10. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of a composition comprising one or more additional microbes.
11. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is fed to said animal as part of a composition comprising extruded animal feed pellets.
12. The method of claim 2 , wherein said animal is mono-gastric.
13. The method of claim 2 , wherein said animal is a poultry animal.
14. The method of claim 2 , wherein said animal is a swine animal.
15. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is administered to said animal in an amount sufficient to improve one or more performance parameters of said animal, as compared to that of a control animal that was not administered Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870.
16. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 298 is administered to said animal in an amount sufficient to improve body weight gain of said animal, as compared to that of a control animal that was not administered Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870.
17. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is administered to said animal in an amount sufficient to improve a feed conversion ratio of said animal, as compared to that of a control animal that was not administered Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870.
18. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is administered to said animal in an amount sufficient to improve the feed efficiency of said animal, as compared to that of a control animal that was not administered Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870.
19. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is administered to said animal in an amount sufficient to reduce one or more symptoms of Clostridium perfringens infection.
20. The method of claim 2 , wherein Bacillus subtilis DSM 29870 is administered to said animal in an amount sufficient to reduce one or more symptoms of necrotic enteritis.