Appeal No. 2006-2575
Application No. 10/025,567
description, having new matter, and being obvious. We have jurisdiction
under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We affirm-in-pa rt.
BACKGROUND
The bacteria Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Clostridium
aminophilum, and Clostridium sticklandii, are among organisms
“responsible for wasting up to 25 percent of the protein in cattle diets. This
is a loss of as much as $25 billion annually to cattle producers . . . .”
(Specification 1.)
The Specification discloses that these organisms act by degrading
protein consumed by the host to ammonia. (Id.) The ammonia is then
“converted to urea by the liver and kidneys and thus lost to the host when
excreted as urine. These deleterious organisms also compete with beneficial
organisms which the host needs for the efficient utilization of ammonia.”
(Id. at 1-2.)
Antibodies to these bacteria can be produced by inoculating female
birds with a bacterial immunogen, and then harvesting the eggs from the
inoculated birds. (Id. at 5-6.) “The total antibody-containing contents of the
eggs are [then] separated from the shells and dried.” (Id. at 6.) The dried
antibody-containing egg material may be mixed with animal feed. (Id.)
The Specification discloses that orally administering the dried
antibody-containing egg preparations will inhibit the “ability of colony-
forming protein-wasting organisms, such as P. anaerobius, C. sticklandii
and C. aminophilum, and colony forming disease-causing organisms, such as
E. coli 0157:H7, Listeria, Salmonella and Campylobacter, to adhere in the
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