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AssigneeBiozyme Systems Inc.
InventorsDavid J. Saxby, John A. Spence, Gregar Saxby, Pedro Aloise
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Method and apparatus used in producing a feed product or premix and the products made by the method. A predetermined quantity of krill hydrolysate is added to a predetermined quantity of dry carrier with or without a predetermined quantity of liquid marine protein. The mixture is subject to evaporation and drying steps in which relatively heavier particles are separated from relatively lighter particles. The mixture may be blended, ground and subject to chemical reaction in a balance tank prior to entering a dryer. The dryer utilizes a warm air source, a tower and a cyclone to dry the mixture following its entry into the dryer. Temperature sensitive enzymes or other bioactive products may be added to the product produced from the dryer. A method for obtaining enzymes from a fresh krill extract or an autolyzed krill preparation and the product are also disclosed. A method for separating the bound protein and pigments from crustacean waste using krill enzymnes and a product produced by the method are also described.
Method of producing a feed product comprising the steps of adding a quantity of concentrated krill hydrolysate to a quantity of liquid marine protein and a quantity of dry carrier to produce a mixture and co-drying said liquid krill hydrolysate and said liquid marine protein with said dry carrier to obtain said feed product while preserving the endogenous enzymes within said hydrolysate.
Method of producing a concentrated liquid krill hydrolysate comprising the steps of harvesting krill having proteins and other nutrients, digesting said krill through enzymatic activity and partial hydrolysis to obtain liquid krill hydrolysate without deactivating enzymes in said krill, evaporating said krill hydrolysate produced by said enzymatic activity and partial hydrolysis to obtain said concentrated liquid krill hydrolysate and to maintain the nutritional properties of said proteins in said krill.
Method of producing a dry krill premix or feedstuff comprising the steps of producing concentrated liquid krill hydrolysate, mixing said concentrated liquid krill hydrolysate and a dry carrier and co-drying said mixture of said concentrated liquid krill hydrolysate and dry carrier.
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