Immunogen adherence and method of making and using same
First Claim
1. A microbial adherence inhibitor for administration to animals to substantially prevent the adherence of targeted colony-forming immunogens in the respiratory tracts of said animals produced by the method of:
- A. Inoculating female birds, in or about to reach their egg laying age, with a targeted colony-forming immunogen;
B. Allowing a period of time sufficient to permit the production in the bird of antibody-containing contents in the bird'"'"'s eggs to the targeted colony-forming immunogen;
C. Harvesting the eggs laid by the birds;
D. Separating the antibody-containing contents of said eggs from the shells.
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Abstract
A microbial adherence inhibitor in the form of fowl egg antibodies is disclosed, along with the method of making it and methods of using it. The inhibitor functions by substantially preventing the attachment of adherence of colony-forming immunogens in the respiratory tracts of host animals and humans. The inhibitor is made by inoculating female birds with the immunogen, harvesting the eggs which contain antibodies to the immunogen, and separating the yolk and albumin from the shells of the eggs. The yolk and albumin contents are administered to animals or human by distributing the contents directly or introducing the contents entrained in air.
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48 Claims
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1. A microbial adherence inhibitor for administration to animals to substantially prevent the adherence of targeted colony-forming immunogens in the respiratory tracts of said animals produced by the method of:
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A. Inoculating female birds, in or about to reach their egg laying age, with a targeted colony-forming immunogen;
B. Allowing a period of time sufficient to permit the production in the bird of antibody-containing contents in the bird'"'"'s eggs to the targeted colony-forming immunogen;
C. Harvesting the eggs laid by the birds;
D. Separating the antibody-containing contents of said eggs from the shells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A microbial adherence inhibitor for administration to food animals substantially preventing the adherence of targeted colony-forming immunogens in the respiratory tracts of said food animals comprising egg contents incorporating antibody specific to said targeted colony-forming immunogens.
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20. A microbial adherence inhibitor for promoting the growth of food animals by decreasing the respiratory stress caused by the presence of a colony-forming immunogen in the respiratory tracts of said food animals by inhibiting the ability of the colony-forming immunogen to adhere to the respiratory tracts of food animals to reduce the ability of the colony-forming immunogen to multiply, said colony-forming immunogen PRRS produced by the method of:
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A. Inoculating female birds, in or about to reach their egg laying age, with P antigen from PRRS;
B. Allowing a period of time sufficient to permit the production in the bird and eggs laid by the birds of antibody to P antigen from PRRS;
C. Harvesting the eggs laid by the birds;
D. Separating the antibody-containing contents of said eggs from the shells. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of decreasing animal respiratory illness by inhibiting the ability of a targeted colony-forming immunogen to adhere to the respiratory tract of an animal to reduce the ability of the immunogen to multiply comprising:
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A. Inoculating female birds, in or about to reach their egg laying age, with a targeted colony-forming immunogen;
B. Allowing a period Of time sufficient to permit the production in the bird of antibody-containing contents in the bird'"'"'s eggs to the targeted colony-forming immunogen;
C. Harvesting the eggs laid by the birds;
D. Separating the entire contents of said harvested eggs from the egg shells;
E. Mixing the separated contents of said harvested eggs; and
F. Administering the mixed separated contents of said harvested egg to said animal whereby the antibody to the targeted colony-forming immunogen inhibits adherence of the targeted colony-forming immunogen in the respiratory tract of the animal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of producing a microbial adherence inhibitor for administration to a human to inhibit the adherence of targeted colony-forming immunogen in the respiratory tracts of the human comprising:
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A. Inoculating female birds, in or about to reach their egg laying age, with a targeted colony-forming immunogen;
B. Allowing a period of time sufficient to permit the production in the bird of antibody-containing contents in the bird'"'"'s eggs to the targeted colony-forming immunogen;
C. Harvesting the eggs laid by the birds;
D. Separating the entire contents of said harvested eggs from the egg shells; and
E. Mixing the separated contents of said harvested eggs. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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