US 12,439,939 B2
Animal feed compositions and uses thereof
Leticia Cardoso Bittencourt, Kaiseraugst (CH); Rual Lopez-Ulibarri, Kaiseraugst (CH); and Estefania Perez Calvo, Kaiseraugst (CH)
Assigned to Novonesis Animal Biosolutions AG, Sisseln AG (CH); and Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd (DK)
Appl. No. 17/275,903
Filed by DSM IP ASSETS B.V., Heerlen (NL); and NOVOZYMES A/S, Bagsvaerd (DK)
PCT Filed Sep. 17, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/074775
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 12, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/058225, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18194834 (EP), filed on Sep. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0289818 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A23K 20/189 (2016.01); A23K 10/22 (2016.01); A23K 10/26 (2016.01); A23K 20/142 (2016.01); A23K 20/174 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01); A23K 50/30 (2016.01); A23K 50/75 (2016.01); A23K 50/80 (2016.01)
CPC A23K 20/189 (2016.05) [A23K 10/22 (2016.05); A23K 10/26 (2016.05); A23K 20/142 (2016.05); A23K 20/174 (2016.05); A23K 50/30 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A23K 50/75 (2016.05); A23K 50/80 (2016.05); C12Y 302/01017 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of improving body weight gain (BWG), feed conversion ratio (FCR), carotenoid absorption and/or intestinal permeability of a mono-gastric animal comprising;
administering to the animal a composition or an animal feed comprising one or more polypeptides having muramidase activity and at least one essential oil selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, piperine and mixtures thereof, wherein
the composition or animal feed is dosed such that the polypeptide having muramidase activity is present in an amount of 300 to 900 mg enzyme protein per kq animal feed, and wherein the composition or animal feed is dosed such that the at least one essential oil is present in an amount of 0.3 to 10 mg per kq animal feed.