It is an object of the invention to produce food products, and specifically avian eggs and bovine milk which, when consumed by humans and other warm-blooded animals, will protect such animals against the damage caused by allergens, toxic microorganisms and other antigens found in honey.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a method of treating or protecting human infants against the effects of ingested spores of C. botulinum.
The invention provides materials and a process for producing such food products, and especially such avian eggs and bovine milk, such materials comprising honey and/or bee antigens in vaccine form, and such process comprising immunization and hyperimmunization of avians and bovines with said antigen vaccine.
These and other objects of the invention, which will hereinafter become more readily apparent, have been obtained by providing honey and/or bee as a vaccine for immunizing bovines and chickens. The methods of the invention comprise administering to an animal which is susceptible to allergens, antigens or toxins found in honey, egg products collected from avian genera maintained in a hyperimmune state against honey antigens and/or milk products from bovine genera maintained in hyperimmune state against honey antigens. Upon consumption by the animal being treated, the food products of the invention protect against tissue damage induced by the inhalation or consumption of honey allergens, antigens or toxins.