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US 6,217,915 B1Granted
Feed additive that increases availability of butyric acid and non-digestible oligosaccharides in the G.I. tract
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsJohn B. Luchansky, Andrea Piva
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Abstract
Disclosed is a feed additive which increases the availability of butyric acid and a pre-biotic to the intestinal mucosa and to beneficial microflora in the gut, respectively. The feed composition contains tributyrin and lactitol, a non-digestible oligosaccharide.
Claims13
An animal feed composition comprising tributyrin and lactictol, wherein the tributyrin is present in an amount of from about 0.03% to about 3% by weight of the composition and the lactitol is present in an amount of from about 0.03% to about 3% by weight of the composition.
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