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US 2003/0170342 A1Published application
Choline acids as feed additive in animal nutrition
OwnerNico N. Raczek, Christoph Mollenkopfinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to choline acids for use as performance enhancers in animal nutrition. The choline acids are synthesized from choline and an organic acid selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, benzoic acid, propionic acid, formic acid and fumaric acid. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the choline acids alone in feeds or in a mixture with other feed additives for improving health.
Claims24
A compound of the formula:
- choline+X−
- where choline+is the choline cation and X is a sorbate, benzoate, propionate, formate or fumarate anion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.