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US 2019/0166884 A1Published application
Isoflavone-Supplemented Chick Diets and Methods of Feeding the Same
AssigneePurina Animal Nutrition LLC
InventorsBill L. Miller, James D. Caldwell
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Abstract
Isoflavone-supplemented dry feed fed to young poultry animals provides total levels of isoflavones in the feed at about 1640 mg/kg feed to about 3890 mg/kg feed, and/or provides an additional about 750 mg/kg feed to about 3000 mg/kg feed. In response to ingesting the isoflavone-supplemented feed, the young poultry animal experiences improved performance.
Claims19
A method of feeding a young poultry animal an isoflavone-supplemented feed comprising:
- providing a feed to a young poultry animal for at least one week during the first three weeks of the young poultry animal's life during which the young poultry animal ingests the feed, the feed comprising a supplemental level of isoflavone added to the feed such that the total isoflavone level is about 1640 mg/kg of the feed to about 3890 mg/kg of the feed,
- wherein the young poultry animal experiences improved performance in response to ingesting the isoflavone-supplemented feed for the at least one week.
A method of improving performance of a young poultry animal comprising:
- providing a feed to a young poultry animal for at least one week during the first three weeks of the young poultry animal's life during which the animal ingests the feed, the feed comprising a supplemental level of isoflavone added to the feed such that the total isoflavone level is about 1640 mg/kg of the feed to about 3890 mg/kg of the feed,
- wherein in response to ingesting the isoflavone-supplemented feed for the at least one week, the young poultry animal experiences improved performance compared to a young poultry animal that ingests the same feed without supplemental isoflavone.
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