Sutherland, Duncan-bruceZaiss, Mario Michael2017-05-112017-05-112017-05-112016https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/137236The invention relates to a food supplement comprising or consisting of Archaebacteria, and particularly methanogenic Archaebacteria, to be used as a probiotic adjunct for animal feed. The supplement can be provided to e.g. farmed animals in addition to standard feed or as a food composition. Such a supplement is particularly useful in aquaculture and proves able in increasing animal growth rates, reducing animal susceptibility to parasitic infections and/or ameliorating animal faecal waste impact on environment. Also encompassed by the present invention are methods of manufacturing a composition comprising the bioactive food supplement as well as uses thereof.patentCN107404901JP6783786EA035502ZA201706783US10500236HK1246599US2018193390BR112017019680CL2017002320JP2018509161EA201791985CO2017010271ECSP17068868PH12017550092EP3270706MA49538PE20171786CN107404901KR20170122835AU2016231809MX2017011549SG11201706961RCA2979781WO201614712152672206