Advanced microencapsuled probiotic formulations for improved animal husbandry and consumer health .

Objective

The project seeks an alternative to the controversial antibiotics routinely given to intensively reared livestock . It will research novel microencapsulate robotics , consisting of beneficial bacteria normally resident in the intestine , enhanced with a botanical extract such a capsaicin . These will be tested in the laboratory and then in-vivo , with the aim of obtaining an effective replacement for routine antibiotics . Micro encapsulation will be important for improved shelf life , safe transport to the intestine through the stomach (particularly challenging for ruminants ) , and for controlled release of each component at an appropriate time .The project contributes to a major area of current development in European agricultural and healthcare policy . Prime proposes Micro lithe is a French SME specialising in micro encapsulation technology . Maximums are a Same end user in the aquaculture field .

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › fisheries
• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › bacteriology
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › pharmaceutical drugs › antibiotics
• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › domestic animals › animal husbandry
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › robotics

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-2. - Key action Control of Infectious Diseases

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

MICROLITHE SA

Address

Zone Industrielle Athelia Iii
13705 Marignane
France

Participants (1)

MAXIMUS A/S

Denmark

Address

Gundnaesstrandvej 17
7755 Bedsted Thy