Malt Extract Enzyme Additive for Avian Gut Health
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Solution Overview
Problem
Racing pigeons face high stress, microbiome changes, and increased mortality due to infections from pathogens, leading to poor performance and recovery issues, with existing probiotics providing temporary benefits and feed conversion ratios being low.
Innovation Solution
A feed additive comprising a barley malt extract with enzymes like amylases, cellulases, and fructanases, which improves gut microbiome health, reduces pathogenic bacteria, and enhances energy utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If probiotics are administered to racing pigeons, then gut microbiome composition is temporarily improved, but the benefits disappear within two days of cessation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of the feed additive by incorporating specific enzymes (amylases, maltases, cellulases, fructanases, glucanases, xylanases, and deacetylases) into the malt extract. These enzymes modify the chemical structure of feed components, creating prebiotic effects that sustainably alter gut microbiome composition and provide long-lasting benefits beyond the temporary effects of probiotics.
2Productivity
If racing pigeons are fed frequently during the racing season, then performance and recovery are optimized, but mortality from infections increases due to high stress and microbiome changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by incorporating enzymes into the feed additive that pre-digest feed components before they reach the gut. This pre-processing of nutrients creates a more favorable gut environment that strengthens the microbiome and reduces susceptibility to infections before racing stress occurs, thereby preventing rather than treating the harmful effects.
3Productivity
If feed conversion ratio is improved in pigeons, then growth efficiency increases, but energy utilization from feed remains suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces enzymes as intermediary substances that facilitate the breakdown of complex feed components into simpler, more absorbable forms. These enzymes act as mediators between the feed and the pigeon's digestive system, enhancing energy extraction and utilization efficiency, thereby improving both feed conversion ratio and energy use simultaneously.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The feed additive improves racing performance, reduces post-race recovery time, increases egg weight and shell thickness, and enhances the firmness of droppings, leading to better health and performance in avian granivores.
Implementation Method 1
the feed additive comprising a malt extract comprising one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of amylases, maltases, cellulases, fructanases, glucanases, xylanases and deacetylases
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AI summary
This invention relates to a feed additive for use in, amongst other things, improving energy utilisation originating from feed for an avian granivore, the feed additive comprising a malt extract comprising one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of amylases, maltases, cellulases, fructanases, glucanases, xylanases and deacetylases.