摘要 |
PURPOSE:An antimicrobial agent, consisting of bile acid, a material containing the bile acid or/and a plant containing curcumin or an extract thereof, having almost no fear of side effect, resistance and environmental pollution, capable of suppressing growth of bacteria caused by animal infectious diseases and treating the infectious diseases of cultured fishes, domestic animals, etc. CONSTITUTION:An antimicrobial agent, containing bile acid or a material containing the bile acid, preferably dried powder of cattle or pig bile or/and a plant containing curcumin, e.g. Curcuma aromatica rhizome of Curcuma aromatica or Curcuma longa, or an extract thereof and useful for bacteria caused by animal infectious diseases, e.g. streptococci or bacteria belonging to the genus Pateurella. This agent is capable of suppressing the growth of causative bacteria and treating the infectious diseases by administering to pseudotuberculosis caused by streptococcal infection or pasteurellosis in culture farms of young yellowtail preventing the spread of the infectious diseases. The plant containing the curcumin has hemostatic action on hemorrhage caused by infection. There is no problem such as side effect and resistance as in administration of antibiotic substances. |