Lysocellin-containing feed efficiency-enhancing animal feed
AssigneeInternational Minerals & Chemical Corp.
InventorsJerome L. Martin, David R. Bright, Robert D. Williams, Vernon V. Young
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Abstract
A process for promoting growth and feed efficiency in food producing animals is provided by administering to such animals, growth promoting amounts of certain forms of lysocellin, including the free acid and physiologically-acceptable salts thereof. Metal complexes of lysocellin can be prepared by adding the appropriate soluble metal salts to a fermentation beer containing lysocellin to thereby form an insoluble, recoverable biomass containing the desired growth-promoting metal salt complex of lysocellin for use in the process herein.
Claims9
A ruminant feed composition capable of increasing the rate of growth of a ruminant and which is also capable of enhancing feed efficiency of the ruminant, said feed composition comprising a mixture of a basal feed material for ruminants and a ruminant growth rate-increasing and feed efficiency-enhancing amount of a lysocellin material selected from the group consisting of lysocellin, lysocellin free acid, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
A swine feed composition capable of increasing the rate of growth of swine and which is also capable of enhancing feed efficiency of swine, said feed composition comprising a mixture of a basal feed material for swine and a swine growth rate-increasing and feed efficiency-enhancing amount of a lysocellin material selected from the group consisting of lysocellin, lysocellin free acid, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
A poultry feed composition capable of increasing the rate of growth of poultry when fed to poultry on a regular basis during the normal growth period of poultry and which is also capable of enhancing feed efficiency of poultry, said feed composition comprising a mixture of a basal feed material for poultry and a poultry growth rate-increasing and feed efficiency-enhancing amount of a lysocellin material selected from the group consisting of lysocellin, lysocellin free acid, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
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