MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617063827 A) filed by Socit Des Produits Nestl S. A. on May 20, 2026, for Blood And Milk Derived Mirnas From A Biological Sample As Indicators Of Stress And Animal Welfare.
Inventors include Bobkov, Maxim; Lecchi, Cristina; Ceciliani, Fabrizio; De Palo, Pasquale; Maggiolino, Aristide; Soussan, Elodie Audrey; Raymond, Frederic; Cominetti Allende, Ornella; and Rytz, Andreas.
The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates miRNA biomarkers and in particular to a combination of miRNA biomarkers, e.g. exosome-derived microRNA, as indicators of welfare in bovines. In particular, the present invention relates to the identification of heat stress in bovines allowing to propose management actions to improve productive animal welfare at the individual or the herd levels.
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