COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO REDUCE MASTITIS IN DAIRY ANIMALS

    公开(公告)号:US20240114876A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US18478450

    申请日:2023-09-29

    IPC分类号: A01K1/015 A01N25/12 A01N63/22

    CPC分类号: A01K1/015 A01N25/12 A01N63/22

    摘要: Bacillus strain compositions and methods for reducing growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms and/or reducing a symptom, sign, or occurrence of mastitis in animals are provided. The Bacillus strain composition can comprise a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 839, Bacillus subtilis 4976, and/or an active variant thereof. Compositions and methods provided herein can be applied to beddings of animals, such as dairy cows, and can reduce symptoms, signs, and/or occurrences of mastitis (e.g., environmental mastitis) in the animals and/or reduce somatic cell count in the milk produced by the animals. Beddings for animals comprising the Bacillus strain compositions provided herein in an effective amount to reduce growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms are also provided.