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US 8,409,585 B2Granted
Method for increasing performance of offspring
AssigneeJBS United, Inc.
InventorsJoel Dean Spencer, Nicholas Gabler
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Abstract
Methods and compositions for increasing intestinal transport of nutrients or growth performance in the offspring of an animal are described. More specifically, a feed composition comprising an omega-3 fatty acid-containing composition for increasing intestinal transport of nutrients or growth performance in the offspring of the animal, and methods therefor, are described.
Claims6
A method of increasing intestinal transport of nutrients in an offspring of an animal, the method comprising the steps of
- administering to the animal a feed composition comprising an algal composition comprising omega-3 fatty acids or esters thereof, wherein the omega-3 fatty acids comprise docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, wherein the ratio of docosahexaenoic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid in the algal composition is about 60:1 to about 1:1, wherein the feed composition as a final mixture comprises about 0.01% to about 60% by weight of the algal composition, and wherein the animal is a gestating sow, and
- increasing intestinal transport in the offspring of the animal.
A method of increasing intestinal transport of nutrients in an offspring of an animal, the method comprising the steps of
- administering to the animal a feed composition comprising a non-algal composition comprising omega-3 fatty acids or esters thereof wherein the docosahexaenoic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid ratio in the non-algal composition is about 30:1 to about 2:1 and wherein the animal is a gestating sow;
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- increasing intestinal transport in the offspring of the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.