US Patent Issued to MICROBIAL DISCOVERY GROUP on Nov. 25 for "Direct-fed microbials and methods of their use" (Wisconsin, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,080, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MICROBIAL DISCOVERY GROUP LLC (Franklin, Wis.).

"Direct-fed microbials and methods of their use" was invented by Michael R. King (Oak Creek, Wis.), Sona Son (Cudahy, Wis.), Nathan Robert Augspurger (Noblesville, Ind.), Joel Dean Spencer (Westfield, Ind.), Amy Lange (Greendale, Wis.) and Michael D. Engelhardt (Arcadia, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to direct-fed microbials for use in improving the performance of an animal, improving the health of an animal, improving the environment of an animal, and combinations thereof. More particularly, the invention r...