Animal feed method employing natamycin
OwnerA. Franklin Carterinventor
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Abstract
An animal feed composition which comprises a conventional animal feed and a feed efficiency-effective amount of natamycin. The feed composition may comprise natamycin in a range of about 0.000055 to 0.011 weight percent. A premix for incorporation into such animal feeds preferably comprises about 2-25 grams of natamycin admixed with about one pound of an inert carrier, such as rice hulls or calcium carbonate. One pound of premix is added to about one ton of the conventional animal feed.
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A method for improving the use of animal feed by an animal which comprises incorporating about 0.000055 to 0.011 weight percent of natamycin into the animal feed as a feed efficiency agent.
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