Klebsormidium Algal Biomass Feed for Poultry Disease Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The poultry industry faces significant challenges in controlling coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis, with existing solutions relying heavily on antibiotics that can lead to resistance and increased costs, while natural alternatives have shown limited effectiveness in maintaining feed conversion rates and growth rates in poultry.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating an algal biomass derived from klebsormidium algae into poultry feed as a natural feed ingredient, which enhances feed conversion rates and growth rates in poultry challenged by coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis, while reducing the severity of intestinal lesions and mortality rates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If antibiotics are used to control coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis, then disease control effectiveness is improved, but antibiotic resistance develops and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces organic acids (such as formic acid, propionic acid, and their salts) as intermediary substances that create an unfavorable environment for pathogenic bacteria through pH modification and direct antimicrobial action, thereby controlling coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis without using antibiotics that cause resistance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the pH parameter of the gut environment by administering organic acids, which alters the physiological conditions to inhibit pathogenic bacteria growth and improve disease control effectiveness without relying on antibiotic mechanisms
2Productivity
If antibiotics are used as growth promoters in poultry feed, then growth rates and feed conversion rates are improved, but this leads to antibiotic resistance and regulatory bans
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses organic acids as short-acting feed additives that provide temporary pH modification and antimicrobial effects during the feed passage, achieving growth promotion benefits without the long-term resistance issues associated with antibiotics
Solution Approach 2:
Organic acids serve as intermediary substances that temporarily alter gut conditions to favor beneficial bacteria and inhibit pathogens, thereby improving growth rates without the harmful resistance effects of antibiotics
3Object-generated harmful factors
If natural alternatives like probiotics and essential oils are used instead of antibiotics, then antibiotic resistance is reduced, but effectiveness in maintaining feed conversion rates and growth rates is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves superior productivity maintenance by changing the pH parameter through organic acid administration, which creates a more favorable gut environment for nutrient absorption and bacterial balance compared to conventional probiotics, thereby improving feed conversion rates without antibiotic resistance
Data Source
AI summary
An algal biomass used as a natural ingredient in poultry feed reverses the detrimental effects of coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis in poultry. Algal biomass augmented poultry feed was shown to improve feed conversion rates, reduce mortality rates, and reduce intestinal lesion scores. In various embodiments, the algal biomass comprises at least one species of klebsormidium. In various aspects, the algal biomass may be obtaining by continuously cultivating at least one species of klebsormidium in raceway ponds, separating the plant material and spray drying to obtain the algal biomass.