Feed composition comprising hexahydro-β-acid component compounds and application thereof
AssigneeWisorig Technologies Pte. Limited
InventorXianfeng Peng
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Abstract
A feed composition comprising hexahydro-β-acid component compounds shown in formula I, i.e. hexahydrocolupulone and/or hexahydroadlupulone, applications of the feed composition and the hexahydro-β-acid component compounds, and a method for using the feed composition to improve animal production performance.
Claims14
A feed composition, wherein the feed composition comprises an optional feed-acceptable adjuvant;
- and at least one compound selected from hexahydro-β-acid compounds represented by formula (I) and feed-acceptable salts thereof:
- wherein R is methyl or ethyl,
- wherein the feed composition is free of hexahydro-lupulone or a salt thereof,
- wherein the feed composition comprises a hexahydro-β-acid compound represented by formula (i) or a feed-acceptable salt thereof, and a hexahydro-β-acid compound represented by formula (ii) or a feed-acceptable salt thereof:
- and wherein the weight ratio of the hexahydro-β-acid compound represented by formula (i) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof to the hexahydro-β-acid compound represented by formula (ii) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof is 1:0.01 to 1:0.50;
- or
- the weight ratio of the hexahydro-β-acid compound represented by formula (i) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof to the hexahydro-β-acid compound represented by formula (ii) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof is 1:0.25 to 1:0.50.
A method of improving animal production performance, wherein the method comprises administering a hexahydro-β-acid compound to an animal, wherein the improved production performance of the animal is improved weight gain or feed conversion efficiency compared to an animal not administered with the hexahydro-β-acid compound, and wherein the hexahydro-β-acid compound comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by formula (I) and feed-acceptable salts thereof:
- wherein R is methyl or ethyl;
- wherein the hexahydro-β-acid compound comprises a compound represented by formula (i) or a feed-acceptable salt thereof, and a compound represented by formula (ii) or a feed-acceptable salt thereof:
- and wherein the compound represented by formula (i) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof, and the compound represented by formula (ii) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof, are provided respectively at a weight unit of 1 and a weight unit of not high than 0.5;
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- the weight ratio of the compound represented by formula (i) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof to the compound represented by formula (ii) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof is 1:0.25 to 1:0.50.
A method of preparing an animal feed from a hexahydro-β-acid compound comprising mixing the hexahydro-β-acid compound with an additional animal feed additive and/or an animal feed raw material, wherein the hexahydro-β-acid compound comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by formula (I) and feed-acceptable salts thereof:
- wherein R is methyl or ethyl;
- wherein the hexahydro-β-acid compound comprises a compound represented by formula (i) or a feed-acceptable salt thereof, and a compound represented by formula (ii) or a feed-acceptable salt thereof:
- and wherein the compound represented by formula (i) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof, and the compound represented by formula (ii) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof, are provided respectively at a weight unit of 1 and a weight unit of not high than 0.5;
- or
- the weight ratio of the compound represented by formula (i) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof to the compound represented by formula (ii) or the feed-acceptable salt thereof is 1:0.25 to 1:0.50.
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