Animal feed composition containing certain vitamin combinations

• US 3,946,109 A
• Filed: 12/30/1974
• Issued: 03/23/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ernst Kolb
• Original Assignee: Ernst Kolb
• Inventors: Kolb, Ernst
• Primary Examiner(s): Turner, V. D.
• Application Number:
  US05/537,346
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 424/284, 424/344, 424/95, 424/319
• US Class Current: 424/538
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/142 Amino acids; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/168 Steroids
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/174 Vitamins
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/184 Hormones
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/30 for swines

Abstract

The disclosed animal feed comprises a conventional feed mixture and a growth promoting additive. The additive consists essentially of a synergistic mixture of an anabolic ingredient and a catabolic ingredient. The anabolic ingredient is vitamin A, vitamin E and/or vitamin T (Goetsch) while the catabolic ingredient is thyroxine. The anabolic ingredient is present in the feed in an amount of about 1 to 3.4 grams per ton of feed mixture, while the thyroxine is present in the feed in an amount exhibiting a biological activity corresponding to 15 to 25 milligrams of L-thyroxine per ton of feed mixture.

Claims

1. An additive for animal feed mixtures, said additive comprising a synergistic combination of catabolic and anabolic ingredients effective in growth and energy promotion, the combination consisting essentially of an anabolic substance selected from the group consisting of vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin T (Goetsch), in an amount of about 1 to 3.4 grams per ton of the total feed mixture, and thyroxine as the catabolic ingredient, said thyroxine being present in an amount exhibiting a biological activity corresponding to 15 to 25 milligrams of L-thyroxine per ton of total feed mixture.

2. An additive for animal feed mixtures, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the combination consists essentially of 10 million IU vitamin A, 50 milligrams vitamin E, and 25 milligrams of L-thyroxine.

3. An additive for animal feed mixtures, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the combination consists essentially of 6 million IU vitamin A, 30 milligrams vitamin E, and 15 milligrams of L-thyroxine.

6. An additive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the anabolic substance consists essentially of 4-10 million IU of vitamin A per ton of total feed mixture.

7. An additive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the anabolic substance consists essentially of 4-10 million IU of vitamin A and 30-50 milligrams of vitamin E per ton of total feed mixture.

8. An additive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the anabolic substance conssists essentially of about 4-10 million IU of vitamin A and 500-1500 g of vitamin T (Goetsch) per ton of total feed mixture.

4. An additive for animal feed mixtures, said additive comprising a combination of ingredients effective in growth and energy promotion, the combination consisting essentially of an anabolic and a catabolic component and containing as the anabolic component between about 4 and 8 million IU of vitamin A per ton of total feed mixture plus 30 to 50 milligrams of vitamin E per ton of total feed mixture, and as the catabolic component thyroxine in an amount exhibiting a biological activity corresponding to 15 to 25 milligrams of L-thyroxine per ton of total feed mixture.

5. An additive for animal feed mixtures, said additive comprising a combination of ingredients effective in growth and energy promotion, the combination consisting essentially of an anabolic and a catabolic component and containing as the anabolic component between about 4 and 18 million IU of vitamin A per ton of total feed mixture plus 10 to 200 grams of vitamin E per ton of total feed mixture, and as the catabolic component thyroxine in an amount exhibiting a biological activity corresponding to 10 to 50 milligrams of L-thyroxine per ton of total feed mixture.

9. An animal feed comprising a conventional feed mixture and a growth promoting additive, said additive consisting essentially of a synergistic mixture of an anabolic ingredient and a catabolic ingredient, said anabolic ingredient being selected from the group consisting of vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin T (Goetsch) and said catabolic ingredient being thyroxine, said anabolic ingredient being present in said feed in an amount of about 1 to 3.4 grams per ton of feed mixture, while said thyroxine is present in said feed in an amount exhibiting a biological activity corresponding to 15 to 25 milligrams of L-thyroxine per ton of feed mixture.