Benzoic Acid Feed Additive for Swine Bone Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current animal feed compositions do not effectively enhance bone strength and mineralization in animals, particularly pigs, beyond odor reduction and zootechnical performance improvements.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating benzoic acid or its derivatives into animal feed or drinking water to increase bone resistance and mineralization, with specific formulations and administration methods that balance bone health and ammonia emission control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional animal feed compositions are used, then odor reduction and basic zootechnical performance are maintained, but bone strength and mineralization are not effectively enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the chemical composition parameters of animal feed through the addition of benzoic acid and its derivatives. This changes the nutritional parameters available to animals, specifically enhancing bone-related parameters such as bone strength and mineralization without disrupting the overall feed balance and odor control functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite materials by combining benzoic acid or its derivatives with conventional feed ingredients to create a composite feed composition. This composite approach allows the synergistic interaction between benzoic acid derivatives and traditional feed components, simultaneously achieving odor reduction, basic nutritional requirements, and enhanced bone health parameters.
2Strength
If benzoic acid or derivatives are added to increase bone resistance and mineralization, then bone strength parameters improve, but feed composition complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by selecting benzoic acid and its derivatives as multi-functional additives that simultaneously address multiple feed formulation objectives: odor control through ammonia emission reduction, basic zootechnical performance enhancement, and bone health improvement. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate additives for each function, thereby simplifying the overall feed formulation despite the enhanced capabilities.
3Strength
If higher amounts of benzoic acid are administered to maximize bone health benefits, then bone mineralization improves, but ammonia emission control effectiveness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by administering benzoic acid or its derivatives at optimized intermediate levels rather than maximum doses. The feed formulations use specific concentration ranges (e.g., 0.1-5% of the total feed composition) that provide sufficient bone health benefits while maintaining adequate ammonia emission control, avoiding the extremes of either insufficient or excessive dosing that would compromise one function for the other.
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AI summary
This invention relates to the novel use of a composition comprising benzoic acid or a derivative of benzoic. It has been found surprisingly that the long-term ingestion of benzoic acid by swine was followed by a significant increase of the bone resistance and mineralization. The benzoic acid or its derivative can be administered to the animal either in its feed composition or in its drinking water.