(19)
(11) EP 1 673 983 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41

(43) Date of publication:
28.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/26

(21) Application number: 05027599.9

(22) Date of filing: 16.12.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A23K 1/17(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 17.12.2004 JP 2004366914

(71) Applicants:
  • Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Tokyo 104-8315 (JP)
  • Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
    Obihiro-shi Hokkaido 080-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Uehara, Akinori
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 210-8681 (JP)
  • Toride, Yasuhiko
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 210-8681 (JP)
  • Takahashi, Junichi
    Obihiro-shi Hokkaido 080-8555 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) A methane production reducer, and feed composition for ruminant


(57) The present invention relates to a methane production reducer and a feed composition for ruminants, and more particularly, to a methane production reducer for ruminants comprising protease-resistant bacteriocin isolated from lactic acid bacteria, and/or a feed composition for ruminants containing this methane production reducer, and/or a method of improving the growth of ruminant by administering the feed composition.