Methods of treating diarrhea and promoting intestinal health in non-human animals

• Main Authors: MARTINOD SERGE, HAUSER MICHAEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.12.2017
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

Methods of treating neonatal and young non-human animals suffering from diarrhea, and/or symptoms thereof, by administering to an animal in need thereof a proanthocyanidin polymer composition isolated from a Croton spp. or a Calophyllum spp. are provided. In particular, the neonatal and young animals include calves, young equines and young camels, which frequently suffer from diarrhea of various etiologies, and the administered proanthocyanidin polymer composition is isolated from Croton lechleri. Further provided are methods of improving weight gain and/or reducing mortality in neonatal non-human animals by administration of the proanthocyanidin polymer composition. The composition, either enteric or non-enteric, can be in aqueous soluble form and orally administered to the affected neonatal and young animals. The invention also provides prebiotic compositions of botanical extracts of Croton spp. or of Calophyllum spp. useful to promote a beneficial intestinal microbiota. 提供了通过向有需要的动物施用从巴豆属某些种或胡桐属某些种分离的原花色素聚