ANIMAL LACTOSE-RICH FEED FORMULATIONS AND METHOD OF FEED OF ANIMALS

• Main Authors: AUSTIN, PAUL R, ZIKAKIS, JOHN P, BRINE, CHARLES J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 18.12.1984
• Edition: 3
• Subjects: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION ORPROCESSING OF GOODS; FODDER; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

ANIMAL LACTOSE-RICH FEED FORMULATIONS AND METHOD OF FEED OF ANIMALS Formulated animal feeds having excellent digestibility with high energy and good protein content based on lactose-rich whey products are produced by supplementation with small quantities of water insoluble polyN-acetyl-.beta.-D-glucosamine glycosides having a molecular weight of at least 5,000 and are fed to animals. Most of the formulated feeds contain at least 7% lactose and up to 5% poly-N-acetyl-.beta.-D-glucosamine glycoside in addition to the usual protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin and mineral constitutents of the feed. For poultry, which are among the least efficient metabolizers of lactose, such feeds may contain 5-25% lactose.