The present invention relates to animal food, in particular pet food comprising a combination of spray-dried plasma and fructo-oligosaccharides. The invention further relates to the use of such compositions for improving gastro-intestinal digestion, gut microbial diversity and fermentation, nutrient absorption, and/or immunity in an animal.

The present invention relates to animal food, in particular pet food comprising a combination of spray-dried plasma and fructo-oligosaccharides. The invention further relates to the use of such compositions for improving gastro-intestinal digestion, gut microbial diversity and fermentation, nutrient absorption, and/or immunity in an animal.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for a pet food composition and manufacturing process. In some examples, pet food includes spray-dried animal plasma and is cooked in a water bath after being extruded. The cooked, extruded pet food mixture may then be cooled in a second water bath, and further shaped and packaged. The cooked pet food mixture may then be cooled in a second water bath.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for a pet food composition and manufacturing process. In some examples, pet food includes spray-dried animal plasma and is cooked in a water bath after being extruded. The cooked, extruded pet food mixture may then be cooled in a second water bath, and further shaped and packaged. The cooked pet food mixture may then be cooled in a second water bath.

A vaccine composition comprising a virus antigen wherein the composition comprises less than 5% serum, wherein the virus antigen is a whole virus or derived from a whole virus, the vaccine composition reduces, prevents or avoids cross-stitch spinal deformity in the treated animal. Said vaccine composition for use in a method of treating a disease caused by the intracellular pathogen in an animal and reducing, preventing or avoiding cross-stitch spinal deformity in the treated animal. In cross-stitch vertebra the intervertebral space is completely collapsed. A vaccine composition for use as defined above wherein the animal is a fish. In an embodiment the pathogen is salmon alpha virus (SAV).

A vaccine composition comprising a virus antigen wherein the composition comprises less than 5% serum, wherein the virus antigen is a whole virus or derived from a whole virus, the vaccine composition reduces, prevents or avoids cross-stitch spinal deformity in the treated animal. Said vaccine composition for use in a method of treating a disease caused by the intracellular pathogen in an animal and reducing, preventing or avoiding cross-stitch spinal deformity in the treated animal. In cross-stitch vertebra the intervertebral space is completely collapsed. A vaccine composition for use as defined above wherein the animal is a fish. In an embodiment the pathogen is salmon alpha virus (SAV).