Novel Composition to Improve Gut Health and Animal Performance and Methods of Making the Same
AssigneeBioatlantis Limited
InventorsJohn O'Doherty, John T. O'Sullivan
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least about 8% β-glucans and/or at least about 8% α-fucans, which has a prebiotic effect and act as a replacement for in-feed antibiotics. The present invention also relates to extraction methods to obtain such extracts and various uses for the compositions comprising β-glucans and/or α-fucans.
Claims22
A method of treating animals or humans comprising:
- feeding the animals or humans a composition comprising at least one of:
- at least 8% w/w partially hydrolysed β-glucans, and/or
- at least 8% w/w partially hydrolysed α-fucans, in an effective amount to at least one of:
- increase growth of beneficial microbes and reduced levels of harmful microbes selected from E. coli or Salmonella in animal or human intestines, improve gut structure, reduce gut inflammation, improved nutrient digestibility, improve mineral absorption and growth performance, or (6) reduce gut infection and inflammation.
The method of claim 8, wherein the seaweed is selected from Laminariaceae, Fucaceae and Gigartinaceae, Ascophyllum, Laminaria, Durvillea, Macrocystis, Chondrus, Ecklonia or any combinations thereof.
A composition comprising:
- at least 8% w/w partially hydrolysed β-glucans, and/or
- at least 8% w/w partially hydrolysed α-fucans, in an effective amount to at least one of:
- increase growth of beneficial microbes and reduced levels of harmful microbes selected from E. coli or Salmonella in animal or human intestines, improve gut structure, reduce gut inflammation, improved nutrient digestibility, improve mineral absorption and growth performance, or (6) reduce gut infection and inflammation.
A process for obtaining a composition from seaweed comprising;
- (i) maintaining a temperature of a seaweed solution between about 50° C. and about 80° C.;
- (ii) maintaining a pH of the seaweed solution at an acidic pH;
- (iii) decanting the seaweed solution;
- and
- (iv) clarifying the seaweed solution to yield a clarified liquid extract.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.