ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,111, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Universiteit Gent (Ghent, Belgium).
"Intestinal and fecal biomarkers for intestinal health of poultry" was invented by Filip Van Immerseel (Eke, Belgium), Richard Ducatelle (Wortegem-Petegem, Belgium), Venessa Eeckhaut (Ruiselede, Belgium), Evy Goossens (Wachtebeke, Belgium) and Fien De Meyer (Wondelgem, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Growth performance, health and welfare of domesticated birds such as broilers heavily depends on a well-functioning intestinal tract. Consequently, there is a high need to find biomarkers that are specific for gut damage and that are easily applicable in the...