Animal feeds comprising yeast glucan
First Claim
1. A composition comprising an animal feed and a yeast glucan wherein said yeast glucan is present in said composition in an amount in the range of about 0.001 to about 10 weight percent, said amount being sufficient to effect growth rate enhancement of an animal, by at least 2% to at least 6%, which is orally administered with said composition and wherein said yeast glucan is essentially free of mannan and phosphomannan or mannoprotein and has a glucan content of beta(1-3) and beta (1-6) linkages of from about 40% to about 99%.
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Abstract
A composition and a process for enhancing animal growth by orally administering the animal with the composition are provided. The composition comprises an animal feed and a yeast glucan wherein the animal feed can contain at least one starch-bearing substance such as, for example, grain meal; at least one protein-bearing substance such as, for example, fish meal; a fat-containing substance such as, for example, soybean oil; and the yeast glucan can be obtained from a yeast such as, for example, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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- 1. A composition comprising an animal feed and a yeast glucan wherein said yeast glucan is present in said composition in an amount in the range of about 0.001 to about 10 weight percent, said amount being sufficient to effect growth rate enhancement of an animal, by at least 2% to at least 6%, which is orally administered with said composition and wherein said yeast glucan is essentially free of mannan and phosphomannan or mannoprotein and has a glucan content of beta(1-3) and beta (1-6) linkages of from about 40% to about 99%.
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