Animal food additive and animal food containing said additive

• US 20060099322A1
• Filed: 09/17/2003
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: J Rettenmaier & Sohne GmbH Company KG
• Original Assignee: J Rettenmaier & Sohne GmbH Company KG
• Inventors: Backers, Thomas, Schule, Steffen
• Application Number:
  US10/527,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20060099322A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/635
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/30 from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms obtained by microbiological or biochemical processes, e.g. using yeasts or enzymes, A23K10/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/163 Sugars; Polysaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/20 by moulding, e.g. making cakes or briquettes
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/00 Feeding-stuffs specially adapted for particular animals
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/30 for swines
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/40 for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs

Abstract

The invention relates to an animal food additive for working animals which are bred and exist in a state of gravidity, consisting of a proportion of raw fibers. In order to obtain quick satiation in pregnant working animals using feeding systems such as satiate feeding, the animal food additive contains, according to the invention, a raw fiber concentrate of fibrillated lignocellulose.

Claims

1. Animal food additive for economically useful animals which are pregnant, lactating, being fattened or raised, with a fraction of fibrillated, cellulose-containing fibers, wherein the additive comprises a crude fiber concentrate of fibrillated lignocellulose.

2. Animal food additive according to claim 1, wherein the crude fiber concentrate has a crude fiber content (according to the Weender analysis) of over 60%, a water retention capacity of 500-800%, and such a high swelling capacity that the swelling is carried out to a substantial extent while the food, which does not contain the animal food additive, is still found in the stomach.

3. Animal food additive according to claim 1, wherein the additive is compacted.

4. Animal food for economically useful animals which are pregnant, lactating, being fattened or raised, with an additive of fibrillated, cellulose-containing fibers, wherein the food comprises an animal food additive according to claim 1.

5. Animal food according to claim 4, wherein the additive is present in a quantity of 0.5-8.0% of the food.

6. Animal food according to claim 4, wherein the food is pelleted.

7. Animal food additive according to claim 2, wherein the additive is compacted.

8. Animal food for economically useful animals which are pregnant, lactating, being fattened or raised, with an additive of fibrillated, cellulose-containing fibers, wherein the food comprises an animal food additive according to claim 2.

9. Animal food for economically useful animals which are pregnant, lactating, being fattened or raised, with an additive of fibrillated, cellulose-containing fibers, wherein the food comprises an animal food additive according to claim 3.

10. Animal food according to claim 5, wherein the food is pelleted.