Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fermentation Product in Equine Feed
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Solution Overview
Problem
Equine animal feed products lack scientific validation for their effectiveness, leading to uncertainty among horse owners and nutritionists regarding their impact on animal performance and health, particularly in addressing aging-related health issues such as immunosenescence and inflammatory aging.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product into equine feeds, which is a prebiotic derived from an anaerobic fermentation process, providing beneficial metabolites like vitamins, minerals, amino acids, polyphenols, and antioxidants, and is stable across various temperatures and pH levels, to improve immune function and mitigate inflammatory responses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If specialized equine feed additives and supplements are added to the market, then product variety increases, but scientific validation and demonstrated effectiveness decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates specific measurable outcomes and performance metrics to evaluate feed effectiveness, creating a feedback loop that validates product claims through demonstrated results rather than marketing assertions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent defines specific parameter ranges for feed components and performance outcomes, transforming vague marketing claims into quantifiable, scientifically measurable parameters that can be validated
2Reliability
If equine feeds target aging-related health issues, then health benefits improve, but uncertainty about effectiveness increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces marketing-based effectiveness claims with scientifically measurable biological markers and performance metrics, substituting informational uncertainty with quantifiable data about immune function and health outcomes
3Reliability
If Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product is added to formula feed, then immune function increases, but feed formulation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent identifies Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product as a multi-functional ingredient that simultaneously addresses immune function, inflammatory response, and overall health in equine animals, reducing the need for multiple separate additives
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite feed formulation that integrates the fermentation product with traditional feed components, combining proven ingredients with the novel additive to achieve synergistic health benefits while maintaining formulation manageability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products in equine feeds enhances immune function, reduces inflammatory responses, and promotes overall health and performance in equine animals, including aging horses, by balancing gut microbiota and optimizing immune system function.
Implementation Method 1
a prebiotic derived from an anaerobic fermentation process, providing beneficial metabolites like vitamins, minerals, amino acids, polyphenols, and antioxidants
Data Source
AI summary
Feeding equine animals involves obtaining an equine feed combined with a yeast fermentation product such as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product, and feeding the feed to the equine animal such that ingestion causes the equine animal to improve performance, including a mitigated inflammatory response or an increased immune in function. The feed may contain about 0.1 to 1.0 percent of the yeast fermentation product by weight of the feed. A formulated feed ration for the equine animal may include grain- and forage-based feed and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product in an amount of about 5 grams to about 40 grams per head per day.