Applicants have examined two Clostridium species, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens, and found that clays can adsorb the toxin produced by both and that a clay blended product can decrease the effects of a prominent in chickens and known as Necrotic Enteritis, that is caused by C. perfringens. Recently a clay or a clay blend that may be a combination of clay, yeast, and a form of a functional amino acid, was examined and found to help decrease the effects of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), which is also known as Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in shrimp when a challenge model that included Vibrio parahaemolyticus was used.
