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US 6,274,178 B1Granted
Enhancement of industrial enzymes
AssigneePrimary Applications Pty. Limited
InventorsPeter William Beven, Jeffrey Bruce Wicking
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Abstract
A method for enhancing or increasing the metabolisable dietary content of a plant-based animal feed, the method comprising reacting the feed with an enzyme capable of releasing a metabolisable dietary component from the feed under the influence of microwave irradiation such that the metabolisable dietary content of the feed is enhanced or increased.
Claims13
A method of enhancing or increasing metabolizable dietary content of a plant-based animal feed, the method comprising:
- a) adding to a plant-based animal feed an enzyme capable of releasing a metabolizable dietary component from the feed to form a feed/enzyme mixture;
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- b) irradiating the feed/enzyme mixture with microwave energy for sufficient time to enhance or increase the metabolizable dietary content of he feed without causing substantial enzymatic modification or catalysis of the feed prior to consumption by the animal.
A plant-based animal feed having enhanced metabolizable dietary content produced by:
- a) adding to a plant-based animal feed an enzyme capable of releasing a metabolizable dietary component from the feed to form a feed/enzyme mixture;
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- b) irradiating the feed/enzyme mixture with microwave energy for sufficient time to enhance or increase the metabolizable dietary content of the feed without causing substantial enzymatic modification or catalysis of the feed prior to consumption by the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.