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US 2016/0106776 A1Published application
Feed supplement and its use
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsCatherine HAMELIN, Rual LOPEZ ULIBARRI, Wolfgang SCHLIFFKA
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AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsCatherine HAMELIN, Rual LOPEZ ULIBARRI, Wolfgang SCHLIFFKA
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The present invention relates to feed supplements comprising vitamins and canthaxanthin and the use of such supplements for improving performance and health in poultry, in particular in poultry pullets. It has been found surprisingly that feed additive compositions as hereinafter defined improves immune status, bone and skeletal development, flock uniformity, growth and feed conversion of pullets. The feed additive composition according to the present invention comprises canthaxanthin, at least one vitamin selected from the group consisting of vitamin C and vitamin E, a trace mineral, in particular selenium, and optionally a mixture of at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, vanillin and γ-terpinene.
The use of canthaxanthin in combination with at least one vitamin selected from the group consisting of vitamin C and vitamin E, selenium and optionally a mixture of at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, vanillin and γ-terpinene in poultry pullets feed for improving feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and/or bone development in pullets and/or for boosting the immune system of the animals.
A feed supplement composition for pullets, comprising canthaxanthin, at least one vitamin selected from the group consisting of vitamin C and vitamin E, a trace mineral, in particular selenium, and optionally a mixture of essential oils comprising at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, vanillin and γ-terpinene.
An animal feed comprising
A method of feeding of an animal with a feed supplement composition comprising as main ingredients canthaxanthin, at least one vitamin selected from the group consisting of vitamin C and vitamin E, a trace mineral, in particular selenium, and optionally a mixture of essential oils comprising at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, vanillin and γ-terpinene for improving feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and/or bone development in pullets and/or for boosting the immune system of the animals.
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