# US 2013/0156932 A1 · Method of increasing the milk and/or meat quantity of silage-fed animals

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- Number: US 2013/0156932 A1
- Document ID: US20130156932A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/770,063
- Filed: 2013-02-19
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2007-12-21
- Assignees: BASF SE
- Inventors: Annette FREUND; Egon HADEN; Jerry MINORE; Paul M. VASSALOTTI; Thomas GARFIELD; Jim VANDECOEVERING; Charles RICE; Gary FELLOWS
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130156932A1

## CPC

- A23K 20/195: Antibiotics
- A01N 37/50: the nitrogen atom being doubly bound to the carbon skeleton
- A01N 47/24: containing the groups [IMAGE cpc-sch-A01N-0944.gif], [IMAGE cpc-sch-A01N-0945.gif] or[IMAGE cpc-sch-A01N-0946.gif]; Thio analogues thereof
- A23K 20/111: Aromatic compounds
- A23K 30/15: using chemicals or microorganisms for ensilaging
- A23K 50/10: for ruminants
- A23K 50/20: for horses
- A23K 50/30: for swines
- A23K: FODDER
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of increasing the milk and/or meat quantity of silage-fed animals comprising the steps: a) treating plants and/or propagules and/or sites where the plants are growing or are to grow with at least one strobilurin compound b) producing silage from the plants treated according to step a) c) feeding the milk and/or meat producing animals with the silage produced according to step b) made from the plants treated according to step a). Furthermore, the present invention relates to silage for feeding animals, produced from plants treated with at least one strobilurin compound prior to producing said silage. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of at least one strobilurin compound to increase the milk quantity of silage-fed milk-producing animals. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of at least one strobilurin compound to increase the meat quantity of silage-fed meat-producing animals.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Silage for feeding animals, produced from a plant treated with at least one strobilurin compound prior to producing said silage, wherein said silage displays an increased energy content.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The silage of claim 1, wherein said silage displays an enhanced digestibility.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The silage of claim 1, wherein the at least one strobilurin compound is of formula I
wherein:
X is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or trifluoromethyl;
m is 0 or 1;
Q is C(═CH—CH3)—COOCH3, C(═CH—OCH3)—COOCH3, C(═N—OCH3)—CONHCH3, C(═N—OCH3)—COOCH3, N(—OCH3)—COOCH3, or the group Q1
where # denotes the bond to the phenyl ring;
A is —O—B, —CH2O—B, —OCH2—B, —CH2S—B, —CH═CH—B, —C≡C—B, —CH2O—N═C(R1)—B, —CH2S—N═C(R1)—B, —CH2O—N═C(R1)—CH═CH—B, or —CH2O—N═C(R1)—C(R2)═N—OR3, wherein
B is phenyl, naphthyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl or 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl which contains one, two or three nitrogen atoms and/or one oxygen or sulfur atom, or one or two oxygen and/or sulfur atoms, wherein the ring systems are unsubstituted or substituted by one, two or three groups Ra; wherein
Ra are independently of each other cyano, nitro, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkyloxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryloxy, C(═NOR′)—R″ or OC(R1)2—C(R″)═NOR″, wherein the cyclic groups for their part may be unsubstituted or substituted by one, two, three, four or five groups Rb:
Rb are independently of each another cyano, nitro, halogen, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, phenyl, phenoxy, phenylthio, benzyl, benzyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryloxy or C(═NOR′)—R″;
R′, R″are independently of one another hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl;
R1 is hydrogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, or C1-C4-alkylthio;
R2 is phenyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenylsulfonyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroarylcarbonyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroarylsulfonyl, wherein the ring systems are unsubstituted or substituted by one, two, three, four or five groups Ra,C1-C10-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-alkynyl, C1-C10-alkylcarbonyl, C2-C10-alkenylcarbonyl, C3-C10-alkynylcarbonyl, C1-C10-alkylsulfonyl or C(═NOR′)—R″, where the carbon chains may be unsubstituted or substituted by one, two, three, four or five groups Rc:
Rc are independently of each other another cyano, nitro, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyloxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, phenyl, phenoxy, phenylthio, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryloxy or heteroarylthio, wherein the cyclic groups may be partially or fully halogenated or may be substituted by one, two or three groups Ra; and
R3 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, where the carbon chains may be substituted by one, two, three, four or five groups Rc;
and their agricultural useful salts.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The silage of claim 3, wherein said silage displays an enhanced digestibility.