Method of feeding an animal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10729159-B2
Application number	US-201515315184-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2015
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of feeding an animal as a part of its feed ration a composition having vitamin E and a polyphenol source. The animals can include an avian or porcine animal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of improving performance in an avian animal, the method comprising:
feeding to the avian animal as a part of its feed ration a composition comprising:
vitamin E; and
a polyphenol source;
wherein the vitamin E is present in the feed ration at an inclusion level of about 10 ppm to about 200 ppm and the ratio of the vitamin E inclusion level to an inclusion level of the polyphenol source in the composition is about 1:1 vitamin E to polyphenol source,
collecting a fertilized egg produced by the avian animal about 8 weeks alter the start of feeding of the composition to the avian animal;
incubating the fertilized egg until it hatches to provide the offspring; and
growing out the offspring,
wherein performance is improved compared to an avian animal fed a feed ration not containing the composition.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the avian animal is selected from the group consisting of a chicken, a turkey, a duck, a goose, and combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vitamin E is present in the feed ration at an inclusion level of about 20 ppm to about 100 ppm.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the vitamin E inclusion level to an inclusion level of the polyphenol source in the composition is in the range from 1:2 to 1:5 vitamin E to polyphenol source.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyphenol source comprises at least one of onion extract, gape seed extract, and rosemary extract.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein feeding of the composition to the avian animal begins when the avian animal is hatched.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collecting a fertilized egg produced by the avian animal is about 8 weeks after the start of feed of the composition.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performance is improved performance in offspring or breeder performance and wherein the improved offspring performance is at least one of improved offspring weight at hatch, improved offspring final bodyweight, improved offspring average daily gain, improved offspring feed conversion ratio, and improved offspring feed intake and antioxidant status.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performance is improved performance in breeder performance and wherein the improved breeder performance is at least one of improved hatchability or reduction in number of egg shells breaking.

10. A method of improving porcine animal productivity comprising:
feeding to the porcine animal as a part of its feed ration a composition comprising:
vitamin E; and
a polyphenol source;

wherein the vitamin E is present in the feed ration at an inclusion level of about 1 ppm to about 300 ppm and the ratio of the vitamin E inclusion level to an inclusion level of the polyphenol source in the composition is about 1:1 vitamin E to polyphenol source.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the porcine animal productivity comprises reproductive performance, litter performance and antioxidant status.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein antioxidant status is superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and vitamin A and vitamin E.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the porcine animal is a feeder pig, breeding pig, piglets, sows, gilts, barrows and boars.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the animal is fed during gestation, lactation, breeding or before breeding.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the polyphenol source comprises at least one of onion extract, grape seed extract, and rosemary extract.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the ratio of the vitamin E inclusion level to an inclusion level of the polyphenol source in the composition is at least 1:1 vitamin E to polyphenol source.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the ratio of the vitamin E inclusion level to an inclusion level of the polyphenol source in the composition is in the range from 1:2 to 1:5 vitamin E to polyphenol source.

Assignees

• Cargill Inc

Inventors

• Hilbert Maxime
• Van De Linde Irene
• Lechevestrier Yannick
• Koedijk Roland Michiel

Classifications

• A23K50/60 Primary

  for weanlings · CPC title

• A23K50/30

  for swines · CPC title

• A23K20/174 Primary

  Vitamins · CPC title

• A23K20/111

  Aromatic compounds · CPC title

• A23K10/30 Primary

  from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms (obtained by microbiological or biochemical processes, e.g. using yeasts or enzymes, A23K10/10) · CPC title