Botanical Feed Additive for Intestinal Health in Poultry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Intestinal protozoa colonization in broiler breeders and turkeys leads to reduced productive parameters and increased susceptibility to intestinal diseases, necessitating a product or process that stimulates local immune response and regenerates enterocytes while controlling pathogenic growth and improving intestinal absorption.
Innovation Solution
A combination of extracts from Allium sativum, Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris, and Cynara scolymus is developed, maintaining the integrity of active compounds like alliin, carvacrol, cimenol, and inulin, which are incorporated into an animal feed additive to enhance immune response and intestinal health.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If botanical extracts are used to stimulate immune response and eliminate parasites, then intestinal health and productive parameters are improved, but the complexity of the product formulation and manufacturing process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple botanical extracts (Allium sativum for alliin, Origanum vulgare for carvacrol, Thymus vulgaris for cimenol, and Cynara scolymus for inulin) into a single integrated feed additive product. This merging approach maintains the synergistic immune-stimulating and parasite-eliminating effects of each extract while consolidating them into one formulation, thereby improving intestinal health without proportionally increasing manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The product employs composite material principles by formulating a mixture of different botanical extracts with complementary functions. Each extract contributes specific active compounds that work synergistically: alliin for immune stimulation, carvacrol and cimenol for pathogen control, and inulin for intestinal optimization. This composite approach enhances overall efficacy while using established extraction and formulation techniques.
2Quantity of substance
If fresh botanical extracts are used to maintain high nutritional content, then immune stimulation and parasite elimination are enhanced, but preservation and administration become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by transforming the physical state and chemical stability of the botanical extracts through controlled extraction and formulation processes. The active compounds (alliin, carvacrol, cimenol, inulin) are extracted and stabilized in a form that maintains their biological activity while improving shelf stability. This allows the product to retain high nutritional content comparable to fresh extracts while being easier to preserve and administer in feed applications.
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AI summary
A production procedure for procedure for Alquernat Coneb, a poultry feed (broiler breeders and turkeys) based on alliin, carvacrol, cimenol and inulin from vegetable extracts, and its use in the prevention of parasitic infestations.