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Process for the granulation of an animal feedstuff additive

The invention relates to a process for the granulation of an animal feedstuffs additive comprising amino acids or vitamins in a circulating fluidized bed, wherein the additive is preferably a fermentation product and optionally comprises further constituents from the fermentation broth.
Owner:EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH

Tea-derived feed additive and animal feed containing the same

The present invention relates to a feed additive for animals comprising tea extract, to a feed additive for animals of which active ingredient is tea leaf fiber, and to an animal feed comprising the feed additive for animals. The tea extract in the present invention exerts great effects in preventing and treating noninfectious and infectious diarrhea in domestic animals, poultry, and pet animals, improving milk quality of fresh milk, increasing milk yield, and improving reproductive efficiency. Also, the tea leaf fiber of the present invention improves intestinal function in domestic animals, decreases the occurrence of diarrhea, increases milk yield, improves feed efficiency and removes malodor of feces and urine.
Owner:TAIYO KAGAKU CO LTD

Feed additives for reducing odor of animal waste products

InactiveUS20030230245A1Reduce production of odorous waste productReduce odorFungiAnimal feeding stuffFood additiveYeast
The invention relates to biological compositions comprising yeast cells that can be added to animal feed which upon ingestion by an animal can reduce the odor of manure produced by the animal. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing the biological compositions, and methods of using the biological compositions as animal feed additives.
Owner:ULTRA BIOTECH

Feed supplement for animals for reducing methane production

A method for enhancing feed efficiency and reducing enteric methane production in livestock, comprising a formulation of natural plants and plant extracts and chemicals, including propionatic acid glycerol, that when feed to ruminants results in decreased enteric methane production and improved feed efficiency.
Owner:SHELBY NANCY J +1

Natural Chinese herbal medicine animal feed additive and application thereof

InactiveCN103250877AGive full play to the role of active ingredientsOvercome shortcomings that affect utilizationFood processingAnimal feeding stuffBiotechnologyAnimal science
The invention discloses a natural Chinese herbal medicine animal feed additive which comprises the components in parts by weight: 5-40 parts of medicinal plant extract group I, 5-40 parts of medicinal plant extract group II, 1-10 parts of medicinal plant group, and 10-80 parts of natural mineral carriers. The natural Chinese herbal medicine animal feed additive disclosed by the invention can improve the immunity of livestock, prevent diseases, improve the survival rate, accelerate digestive absorption, improve the daily gain and the feed utilization ratio, lower the production cost and improve the meat quality. All raw materials are from natural products which are safe and non-toxic, rich in material and low in cost, so that the additive is convenient to popularize and apply.
Owner:LANZHOU TIANFENG BIOTECH

Amino acid chelates to reduce still births and increase birth weight in non-human animals

InactiveUS6197815B1Facilitating and promoting growthFacilitates and promotes growthHeavy metal active ingredientsBiocideHuman animalIncreased birth weight
Metal amino acid chelates for animals are beneficial for facilitating and promoting growth by increasing desired metallic ion uptake. The present invention is directed to a process for providing an animal fed additive by preparing metal amino acid chelates, and the metal amino acid chelate growth facilitator, promoter and enhancer prepared by the process.
Owner:J H BIOTECH

Feed additive containing compound enzyme

The invention relates to an animal feed additive containing compound enzyme. The additive is a microecological compound enzyme preparation mainly composed of xylanase, mannanase, beta-glucanase, cellulase, acid protease, alpha-amylase, phytase, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and the like. The product of the additive containing compound enzyme in the invention can be used as a novel feed additive, has no drug residue, no pollution and no generation of drug resistance, drug residues and drug-resistant strains, can be extensively applied to livestock feeds and ruminant feeds and has effects on improving the digestion and utilization rate of feeds, enhancing production performance of animals, strengthening immunity of animals, etc.
Owner:北京奕农生物技术有限公司

Feeding acidifier prepared by emulsifying technology and preparing method thereof

The present invention relates to a feeding acidifier prepared by emulsifying technology and a preparing method thereof. The invention belongs to the technical field of animal feed additive preparing. The feeding acidifier comprises the following components according to content: 8-20 parts of lemon acid; 5-20 parts of fumaric acid; 10-15 parts of phosphoric acid; 5-20 parts of malic acid; 15-25 parts of lactic acid; 6-15 parts of formic acid; 2-10 parts of acetic acid; 2-5 parts of mouthfeel modifying agent; and 3-5 parts of silicon dioxide. The invention provides a novel preparation form of acidifier and combines the physical and chemical properties of shaping material for developing the novel producing technique of acidifier according to the sustained-release control principle. The feeding acidifier prepared according to the emulsifying technique of the invention effectively settles the problem of stomach digesting of acidifier and the effect directly gets to the intestinal canal. The feeding acidifier prepared by emulsifying technology according to the invention has the advantages of reliable safety, excellent free-running property, strong moisture absorption resistance, convenient processing, growth promotion, diarrhea prevention, etc.
Owner:MYRON XIAMEN BIOTECH

Chinese herbal feed additive and manufacturing method

The invention provides a Chinese herbal feed additive and a manufacturing method of the feed additive, and belongs to the field of animal feed additives. The Chinese herbal feed additive is prepared by mixing the following raw materials: radix bupleuri, astragalus mongholicus, codonopsis, poria, atractylodes, licorice, angelica, rehmannia glutinosa, white peony root, glossy privet fruit, hawthorn, medicated leaven, malt, rhizoma atractylodis, oriental wormwood, dodder, fructus cnidii, herba epimedii, pulsatilla, golden cypress, folium isatidis, folium artemisiae argyi, ash bark, cortex ailanthi, vitamin E, vitamin B2 and methionine. When pestilence happens, based on the formula above, the following raw materials can be added: dandelion, honeysuckle and fructus forsythiae. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of drying, weighing, mixing, crushing, screening and mixing the Chinese herbal raw materials. When applied to the feed of laying ducks, the Chinese herbal feed additive has the functions of replenishing Qi to invigorate the spleen, regulating and enriching blood, retaining Yin and nourishing blood, nourishing liver and relieving pain, helping digestion and invigorating stomach, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and inducing diuresis and reducing edema, can improve resistance of the laying ducks, prevent intestinal tract and oviduct inflammation, obviously improve the laying rate of the laying ducks, and reduce the feed-gain ratio.
Owner:李玉刚

Animal Bifidobacterium and use method thereof

The invention relates to an animal Bifidobacterium and a use method thereof. The animal Bifidobacterium is the Bifidobactrium amimalis Subsp Lactis B174, the CGMCC No. is 4182, the conservation date is September 16, 2010 and the conservation unit is the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center. The Bifidobactrium amimalis Subsp Lactis B174 can colonize in human body and resist the gastric acid and cholate of human body. Meanwhile, the strain has better inhibitory action on Escherichia coli and can survive for 30 days at the room temperature. The strain and other lactic acid bacteria have better synergic action for growth; the strain has better combination effect with lactic acid bacteria; the product has better flavor, can be used to prepare fermented yoghurt, animal feed additives and antibacterial solution and can be widely used in the fields of other foods and biological products.
Owner:BEIJING BOJINYUAN BIOTECH

High-efficiency biological active fodder additives products and producing method and application thereof

The invention discloses a high efficiency bioactivity animal feed additive product and a production method and application thereof. The invention pertains to the field of feed additive, which more particularly relates to a high efficiency bioactivity animal feed additive product that comprises various biogenk and a production method and application thereof. The invention solves the technical problem of providing a high efficiency bioactivity animal feed additive product, and the invention solves another technical problem of providing the production method and application of the high efficiency bioactivity animal feed additive product. The ingredients of the product of the invention comprise active bacillus subtilis, active yeast, active plant lactobacillus bacteria, Beta-glucanase, xylanase, cellulose and amylase; the production method of the invention comprises cultivation preparation and compound inocula of microorganism inocula. The product of the invention can improve microecology balance of enteric canal of ruminants, enhance utilization ratio of the feed, improve milkability of milk cows and quality of the milk, improve body immunity of the milk cows, thus reducing enteric canal diseases and purifying raising environments.
Owner:北京东方联鸣科技发展有限公司

Method for preparing granular animal feed additive and granular animal feed additive prepared by the method

Provided are a method for preparing a granular animal feed additive and the granular animal feed additive prepared by the method. The method includes: filtering, with a membrane filter, a fermentation broth obtained from a lysine producing microorganism cultured in a lysine producing condition to obtain a lysine-containing filtrate and a microorganism-containing sludge; drying the filtrate to obtain a concentrate with a total solid content of 48 to 52 wt %; granule-drying the concentrate at a temperature of 50° C. to 60° C. to obtain granules; and coating the granules with a coating agent containing one or more selected from the group consisting of the sludge, a diluent or a free lysine as a lysine content adjustor, and a moisture prevention agent, to obtain lysine granules having the following properties: Lysine content (lysine sulfate)65% or moreGrain size  300-1,200 μm, 90% or moreApparent density  620-720 kg / m3Protein content   10-15%Total sugar content >0-1%Inorganic material content >0-3%Water content >0-3%Carboxylic acid content >0-8%SO4− ion content   20-25%
Owner:CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP

Preparation method of microencapsulation diolame sodium butyrate

The invention relates to a preparation method of an animal feed additive microencapsulation diolame sodium butyrate. The method comprises the following steps of: mixing hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, chitosan and silica, boiling at high temperature of 230DEG C in a fluidized bed; spraying sodium butyrate aqueous solution on a mixture of three materials; drying at a high temperature, solidifying at a low temperature, solidifying and molding sodium butyrate particles; dissolving a coated material Brazil palm wax, palm oil and polyethylene glycol into an organic solvent, carrying out bottom-spraying and coating in a fluidized bed to obtain the evenly-coated sodium butyrate particles of which the mass percent of the sodium butyrate is 30-70%. The microencapsulation process is carried out on feed grade sodium butyrate power to avoid the loss of sodium butyrate in poultry crop and pig stomach, so as to reach the rear section of small intestine and cover the whole intestinal tract, meanwhile, overcomes foul smell, prevents air slaking, and protects sodium butyrate from losing in the process of feed processing.
Owner:HANGZHOU KINGTECHINA FEED CO LTD

Methionine recovery processes

The present invention relates to a method of making a methionine preparation, for example for an animal feed additive. The invention also related to methods for increasing the solubility of a methionine preparation.
Owner:NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC

Animal feed additive and preparation method thereof

The invention discloses an animal feed additive and a preparation method thereof. The animal feed additive is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 5-10 parts of corn fiber, 15-20 parts of soybean curb residue, 12-15 parts of zeolite powder, 40-60 parts of corn sugar residue, 1 part of compound biological active enzyme, 1 part of saccharomycetes, 1 part of lactobacillus, 1 part of bacillus and 1 part of bifidobacterium, wherein the compound biological active enzyme comprises the following components: 20,000 IU / g of xylanase, 10,000 IU / g of pectinase, 400 IU / g of cellulose and 200 IU / g of protease. The preparation method comprises the steps of raw material weighing, pre-processing, mixing, dual fermentation and packaging. The animal feed additive disclosed by the invention can be used for improving the digestibility to promote the growth and development of animals, regulating the gastrointestinal micro-ecological balance to enhance animal immunity and improve disease resistance, improving animal feed intake, improving the cultivation environment to reduce respiratory diseases, and improving the quality and quantity of cultivated products.
Owner:黑龙江天予肽禾生物科技有限公司

Lactobacillus reuteri and application thereof

The invention relates to lactobacillus reuteri and application thereof. Lactobacillus reuteri is lactobacillus reuteri LZ262 which is preserved in the Common Microorganism Center of the China Committee for Culture Collection of Microorganisms on 13 August, 2015 with the preservation number of CGMCCNo.11240. Lactobacillus reuteri LZ262 is from the intestinal tract of a healthy pig, can be colonized in a human body and an animal body, and has higher tolerance to gastric acid and bile salt; in addition, lactobacillus reuteri LZ262 has a better suppression effect on Escherichia coli, and has a higher survival rate after spray-drying, and higher fermentation density is achieved by improving a fermentation formula; the strain has a better effect of synergistic growth with other types of lactic acid bacteria, can be used for food and animal feed additives, and can also be widely applied to other food and biological products.
Owner:BEIJING BOJINYUAN BIOTECH

Transgenic legume plants modified to produce resveratrol glucoside and uses thereof

The invention relates to producing resveratrol glucoside in edible legume plants by transforming with a transgene encoding resveratrol synthase operably linked to a constitutive promoter. The invention relates to products containing and methods of using transformed edible legume plants and edible material of the transformed legume plants as a foodstuff, a nutritional supplement, an animal feed supplement or a nutraceutical. The invention further relates to a method of increasing disease resistance in an edible legume plant by transforming with a transgene encoding resveratrol synthase operably linked to a constitutive promoter.
Owner:SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUND

Quinoa protein concentrate, production and functionality

The present invention relates to a new source of high quality plant protein, termed, “quinoa protein concentrate” or “QPC”, which contains at least about 50 wt % protein which is food-grade and / or pharmaceutical-grade and methods of preparing such protein concentrates as well as starch, oil, and fiber from quinoa grain. The quinoa protein concentrate of the invention is useful as food ingredients, infant formula ingredients, cosmetic ingredients, pet food ingredients, and animal feed supplements.
Owner:KEEN INGREDIENTS

Feedstuff additive for immunity enhancement of livestock and poultry

The invention relates to the field of animal feed additive, in particular to a feed additive for improving immunity for beasts and birds. The feed additive comprises the following components in weight portion: 2 to 5 portions of spirulina powder, 1 to 3 portions of milk veteh, 1 to 3 portions of radix codonopsitis, 1 to 5 portions of forsythia, 3 to 7 portions of purslane, 0.4 to 1 portion of honeysuckle, 0.2 to 0.5 portion of licorice, 1 to 5 portions of calcium biphosphate and 0.01 to 0.05 portion of citric acid. The spirulina powder, the milk veteh, the radix codonopsitis, the forsythia, the purslane, the honeysuckle and the licorice are subjected to superfine grinding, filtered by a shaking screen with 100 to 200 meshes, and then mixed with calcium biphosphate powder and citric acid powder, stirred evenly, sterilized, cooled, and packaged to obtain the feed additive. The feed additive is a pure natural traditional Chinese medicine preparation, has no medicament residue and no toxic and side effects after long-term use, enhances the immunity of organisms, can obtain the bird egg products in accordance with export standard after the birds eat the feed additive, does not generate medicament resistance, has low raw material cost, and is suitable for industrial volume production.
Owner:TIANJIN SHENGJI GRP CO LTD

Selenium enriched rhodopseudomonas palustris preparation and preparation method thereof

The invention relates to a preparation method of a selenium enriched rhodopseudomonas palustris preparation, belongs to the technical field of microorganisms, and in particular relates to a liquid anaerobic fermentation method of the selenium enriched rhodopseudomonas palustris preparation. The preparation method comprises the following steps: by using rhodopseudomonas palustris as a fermenting strain, inoculating in an optimized liquid culture medium; cultivating for about 96 hours at 30-35 DEG C; after three-level amplified culture, respectively adding sodium selenite into 25, 50, 75 and 10 mu mg / mL on the second, third, fourth and fifth days; and continuously cultivating to the seventh day, wherein the concentration of selenium in the culture solution is decreased to about 10 mu mg / mL, the conversion ratio of selenium can reach over 90%, the selenium enrichment amount of the strain can reach 75mg selenium / g dry strain, and the organic selenium content is over 97%. The preparation provided by the invention has the advantages that massive fermentation of hodopseudomonas palustris can be completed by a common water white narrow-mouthed bottle and a polyethylene barrel, so that the preparation is simple to operate and low in energy consumption, thus, lowering the production cost and improving the production efficiency. The rhodopseudomonas palustris preparation prepared can be used as a feed additive for animals and further can provide foods rich in organic selenium for human kind.
Owner:GUANGZHOU GLAM BIOTECH

Pig feed additive

The invention discloses a pig feed additive which belongs to the field of feed and relates to a feed additive. The pig feed additive comprises the following components in parts by weight: 10-25 parts of yeast extract, 10-18 parts of high-temperature resistance lactic acid bacteria, 5-10 parts of soybean peptide, 8-18 parts of ganoderma fruiting body, 5-15 parts of bran, 10-22 parts of cordyceps mycelia, 1-3 parts of fructose-oligosaccharide, 1-4 parts of raffinose, 1-3 parts of cellulase, 1-2 parts of protease, 1-3 parts of mixed amino acids and 0.5-2 parts of amino acid chelated copper. After being compounded, the pig feed additive has the advantages of having very good anti-diarrhea effect, effectively enhancing the immunity of piglets, reducing the application amount of antibiotic products and improving the growth quality of the piglets; and through application of the pig feed additive, the phenomena that the piglets have long hair in a nursing stage, and the growth and development of the pigments are hindered after the nursing stage are avoided.
Owner:南通华多种猪繁育有限公司

Animal nutrient additive trace element compound bag as well as preparation method and application thereof

The invention discloses an animal nutrient additive trace element compound bag as well as a preparation method and an application thereof. The compound bag mainly comprises compound glycine polymineral, selenite and basic salt of a trace element, wherein the compound glycine polymineral contains copper glycinate, ferrous glycinate, zinc glycinate, manganese glycinate and the like; and the basic salt of the trace element contains at least one of basic chlorate, basic carbonate and basic sulfate corresponding to the trace elements such as copper, zinc, and manganese. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: mixing the glycine raw material and the inorganic trace element compound, adding the mixture into water, regulating the pH value, heating, fully stirring, reacting, then discharging, adding other raw materials into the reaction product to form uniformly dispersed suspension, drying, granulating, and thus obtaining the trace element compound bag. The trace element compound bag can be used as an animal feed additive, and has the advantages of simplified process, high biological value, low adding quantity, obvious growth-promoting effect, low side reaction of animals and the like.
Owner:昕嘉生物技术(长沙)有限公司

Animal feedstuff additive and preparation method thereof

The invention discloses an animal feed addictive and preparing method, which comprises the following parts: adopting ginkgo leaf as raw material, utilizing superior bacteria to ferment, decomposing ginkgo leaf into easy digestion and adsorption material, exposing active component in the ginkgo leaf.
Owner:NANJING FORESTRY UNIV

Flavor type livestock and poultry feed additive

The invention provides a flavor type livestock and poultry feed additive and belongs to the technical field of an animal feed additive. The flavor type livestock and poultry feed additive is characterized by comprising the following steps of: respectively milling VE, VC, organic selenium, sweet wormwood, Astragalus mongholicus, Ligusticum wallichii, the root of Chinese pulsatilla, humifuse euphorbia herb, Poria cocos, Adenophora stricta, rheum officinale, white paeony root, Codonopsis pilosula, fructus forsythiae, bighead atractylodes rhizome, Syzygium aromaticum, multiflower knotweed root, Lilium brownii, Amomum kravanh, liquorice and origanum oil into powder; and uniformly mixing and making into powdery grains. The flavor type livestock and poultry feed additive has the beneficial effects that the quality of a feed is obviously improved; the livestock and poultry immunity and survival rate are improved; the digestion and the absorption are accelerated and the daily-increased weight is improved; the feed utilization rate is improved, the raising cost is reduced and the production performance is greatly improved; and meanwhile, the effect of Chinese herbal medicines enables egg and meat tastes to be close to flavors of local livestock and poultry. The source of the needed raw materials is wide, is safe and toxic, has a low price and is suitable for large-scale popularization.
Owner:CHONGQING SHOUXING FEED

Acid resistance and high temperature resistance saccharomyces cerevisiae and applications thereof

The present invention discloses a strain of acid resistance and high temperature resistance saccharomyces cerevisiae and applications thereof. The saccharomyces cerevisiae is Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sa-10, and is preserved in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, and a preservation number is CGMCC No.6120. According to the present invention, after the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sa-10 is added to a basal diet of weaned piglets, daily feed intake and daily weight increase of weaned piglets can be significantly improved, and a diarrhea index can be reduced; and the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sa-10 provides important significance and broad application prospects in the field of animal feed additive preparation or animal production performance improvement.
Owner:北京英惠尔生物技术有限公司

Lactobacillus brevis, freeze-dried powder of Lactobacillus brevis and application of freeze-dried powder

The invention discloses Lactobacillus brevis, freeze-dried powder of the Lactobacillus brevis and application of the freeze-dried powder, and belongs to the technical field of microorganisms. The name of the Lactobacillus brevis is Lactobacillus brevis ZLB004; the collection number is CGMCC No.5760; and the Lactobacillus brevis is an acid-resistant, cholate-resistant, and high-temperature-resistant strain with a good antibacterial property. The bacterial powder of the Lactobacillus brevis is obtained by the following steps of: performing fermentation culture on the Lactobacillus brevis, centrifuging, adding bacterial mud into a cryoprotectant, and freeze-drying. The bacterial powder of the Lactobacillus brevis, which serves as an animal feed additive, can improve the daily gain of growingpigs, reduce the feed-weight ratio, increase the content of viable lactic acid bacteria in intestines and reduce the content of Escherichia coli, and has the effects of reducing animal stress and promoting the health of organisms.
Owner:BEIJING ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY SCIENCES

Pig feed additive

The invention discloses a pig feed additive. The pig feed additive comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 5-25% of lysine, 5-25% of betaine, 5-20% of micro elements, 10-60% of probiotics, 5-28% of an enzyme preparation, 5-29% of lactobacillin, 1-4% of gamma-aminobutyric acid and 10-20% of zeolite powder. By adopting the pig feed additive disclosed by the invention, the immunity and anti-infection abilities of pigs can be improved, the lean meat percentage can be increased, the growth speed of the pigs can be increased, and the pig breeding economic benefits can be increased.
Owner:河南大台农饲料有限公司

Lactobacillus plantarum and application thereof

The invention relates to a lactobacillus plantarum and an application thereof. The lactobacillus plantarum is lactobacillus plantarum BJYL132 which is collected on September 11, 2014, in the collection unit China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, with the collection number CGMCC No. 9646. The lactobacillus plantarum BJYL132 is derived from the naturally fermented food, can be colonized in a human body or an animal body, and is tolerant to gastric acid and cholate; meanwhile, the lactobacillus plantarum has a good inhibition effect on the escherichia coli and is capable of surviving at a room temperature for 30 days; the bacterial strain has a good synergistic growth effect with other types of lactic acid bacteria, can be applied to animal feed additives and bacteriostats, and aquaculture, and also can be widely applied to the fields of other food and biological products.
Owner:BEIJING BOJINYUAN BIOTECH

Superfine astragalus residue cordyceps sinensis ferment powder feed additive and preparation method thereof

InactiveCN102715340ASmall finenessImprove cell wall breaking rateAnimal feeding stuffAnti stressFeed conversion ratio
The invention mainly relates to the filed of animal feed additives, and adopts the scheme that astragalus residue is taken as agamotype of cordyceps sinensis-Paecilomyces sinensis solid state fermentation ground substance, is subjected to solid state cultivation and then is dried to obtained the astragalus residue cordyceps sinensis ferment powder, the astragalus residue cordyceps sinensis ferment powder is subjected to superfine comminution to obtain superfine astragalus residue cordyceps sinensis ferment powder; the superfine astragalus residue cordyceps sinensis ferment powder contains cordycepin, cordyceps polysaccharide, adenosine and other special active substances of cordyceps sinensis, and has the functions of improving immunity of the organism, and reinforcing premunition, anti-stress ability, antibacterial and antiviral effect and reproductive performance; the nutrition becomes completive by adding bio-active substances, amino acid additive and composite trace elements, the feed conversion ratio is improved, health of animal intestine is kept, and the production performance of animals and product quality are improved. The superfine astragalus residue cordyceps sinensis ferment powder feed additive is a natural green additive which is pollution-free, residue-free and anti-disease, and promotes growth.
Owner:TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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