Use of hydroxy acid or a product containing the same in animal feed
AssigneeOy Extracta Ltd.
InventorsHakon Westermarck, Tuomas Walter Westermarck, Juha Apajalahti, Pentti Hietala, Maire Jaarma
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a hydroxy acid or a product containing thereof and a product made containing the same. The invention is characterized by the use of the hydroxy acid as a feed additive, either alone or in combination with other useful compounds or a product containing the same.
Claims11
A method for promoting animal growth and improving feed utilization efficiency by an animal, comprising adding to animal feed at least one branched hydroxy acid which has four to six carbon atoms, and one substituent which is a hydroxy group in the α-position, at a rate of 200-800 mg per 1000 kg of animal feed, and feeding said animal feed to the animal.
A composition comprising:
- (1) an animal feed;
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- (2) at least one branched hydroxy acid which has four to six carbon atoms, and one substituent which is a hydroxy group in the α-position, wherein the amount of hydroxy acid is 200-800 g per 1000 kg of animal feed.
A method of producing an improved animal feed, comprising the step of adding to an animal feed at least one branched hydroxy acid which has four to six carbon atoms, and one substituent which is a hydroxy group in the α-position, at a rate of 200-800 g per 1000 kg of animal feed.
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