Probiotic products for pet applications
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1. A preparation for pets comprising viable probiotic microbes encapsulated in a mixture of biopolymers.
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An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes feeding pets with probiotic microbes encapsulated in a mixture of xanthan gum and chitosan, or in gelatin, specifically Pediococcus acidilactici and Saccharomyces boulardii. Such encapsulation protects the viability of the probiotic microbes against unfavorable temperatures. Such feeding has the benefit of reducing odors, and improving digestion in pets which have these problems.
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- 1. A preparation for pets comprising viable probiotic microbes encapsulated in a mixture of biopolymers.
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8. The process of improving the digestion of pets in need of such an improvement comprising the step:
feeding the pet viable encapsulated probiotic microbes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. The process of selecting lactic acid bacteria with enhanced immune responses comprising the steps:
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cultivating bacteria in low pH and high salt media, feeding chickens the bacteria, isolating lactic acid bacteria from the chicken feces, cultivating the isolated lactic acid bacteria with human cell lines, and isolating lactic acid bacteria which adhere to the human cell lines. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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