Patent attributes
The present invention relates to a method of raising an aquatic animal in an aquaculture system, the method comprising: (a) contacting the aquaculture system with a water-treatment composition over a first period of time, wherein the water-treatment composition comprises Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus mojavensis, Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus, and Lactobacillus plantarum; and (b) contacting the aquaculture system with a feed additive composition to feed the aquatic animal over a second period of time, wherein the feed additive composition comprises Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Bacillus subtilis 34 KLB.