Propionibacterium P-63 for use in direct fed microbials for animal feeds

Abstract

A ruminant direct fed microbial composition of matter comprising an acidosis inhibiting effective amount of Propionibacterium P-63 is provided. Also disclosed is a process for reducing acidosis in ruminants or scours in swine by administration of the bacterium to the ruminant or swine. The microbial composition may be administered by itself, or combined with animal feed and/or lactic acid producing cultures.

1 . A process for reducing scours in swine comprising the step of administering to said swine a scour inhibiting effective amount of Propionibacterium P-63.  
     
     
         2 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein said scour inhibiting amount of Propionibacterium P-63 comprises between about 1×10 6  cfu/animal/day to about 1×10 12  cfu/animal/day.  
     
     
         3 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein said scour inhibiting amount of Propionibacterium P-63 comprises between about 1×10 9  cfu/animal/day to about 1×10 12  cfu/animal/day.  
     
     
         4 . The process according to  claim 1  further comprising the step of administering to said swine a lactic acid producing culture.  
     
     
         5 . The process according to  claim 4  wherein said lactic acid producing culture is selected from the group consisting of  Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactabocillus plantarum; Streptococcus faecium; Lactobacillus casei; Lactobacillus lactis; Lactobacillus enterii; Lactobacillus fermentum; Lactobacillus delbruckii; Lactobacillus helveticus; Lactobacillus curvatus; Lactobacillus brevis; Lactobacillus bulgaricus; Lactobacillus cellobiosuus; Streptococcus lactis; Streptococcus thermophilus; Streptococcus cremoris; Streptococcus diacetylactis; Streptococcus intermedius; Bifidobacterium animalis; Bifidobacterium adolescentis; Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium infantis; Bifodobacterium longum; Bifidobacterium thermephilum; Pediococcus acidilactici ; and,  Pediococcus pentosaceus  and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         6 . The process according to  claim 5  wherein said lactic acid producing culture comprises  Lactobacillus acidophilus  ATCC 53545.  
     
     
         7 . The process according to  claim 1  further comprising administering to said swine an animal feed material.  
     
     
         8 . The process according to  claim 7  wherein said animal feed material is selected from the group consisting of corn, dried grain, alfalfa, and corn meal and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         9 . The process according to  claim 1  further comprising the step of administering to said swine one or more additives selected from the group consisting of growth substrates, enzymes, sugars, carbohydrates, extracts and growth promoting micro-ingredients and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         10 . The process according to  claim 4  wherein said scour inhibiting amount of Propionibacterium P-63 comprises between about 1×10 6  cfu/animal/day to about 1×10 8  cfu/animal/day.  
     
     
         11 . The process according to  claim 1  wherein the bacterium is distributed in an excipient.  
     
     
         12 . The process according to  claim 9  wherein the growth substrates are selected from trypticase, sodium lactate, and Tween 80.  
     
     
         13 . The process according to  claim 9  wherein the sugars are selected from lactose; maltose; dextrose; malto-dextrin; glucose; fructose; mannose; tagatose; sorbose; raffinose; and galactose.  
     
     
         14 . The process according to  claim 9  wherein the carbohydrates are selected from mannitol, sorbitol, adonitol and arabitol.  
     
     
         15 . The process according to  claim 9  wherein the extracts are selected from yeast and dried yeast fermentation solubles.  
     
     
         16 . The process according to  claim 9  wherein the growth promoting micro-ingredients are selected from calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, dipotassium phosphate, calcium phosphate, manganese, proteinate, and manganese.  
     
     
         17 . The process according to  claim 4  wherein the amount of lactic acid producing culture comprises between about 1×10 6  cfu/animal/day to about 1×10 12  cfu/animal/day.  
     
     
         18 . The process according to  claim 4  wherein the amount of lactic acid producing culture comprises between about 1×10 7  cfu/animal/day to about 1×10 9  cfu/animal/day.