US Patent Issued to North Carolina State University on April 21 for "Enhancement of hydration and improvement in gut health through cloacal delivery of products" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,239, issued on April 21, was assigned to North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Enhancement of hydration and improvement in gut health through cloacal delivery of products" was invented by Robert Byron Beckstead (Raleigh, N.C.), Peter R. Ferket (Raleigh, N.C.), Olivia Ann Wedegaertner (Raleigh, N.C.) and Raveendra Rangarao Kulkarni (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, the presently disclosed subject matter provides a method of delivering a bioactive composition to ceca of a bird. In some embodiments, the method comprises (a) providing a bioactive composition; (b) delivering a treatment effective...