Feed supplement comprising oligosaccharides and medium chain fatty acids

摘要

The present invention relates to a feed supplement and a feed containing this feed supplement, comprising 1) a homotrimer, heterotrimer, homotetramer and/or heterotetramer of a carbohydrate component selected from the group consisting of a pentose saccharide, a hexose saccharide, glucuronic and galacturonic acid, and 2) a medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA), selected from the group consisting of caproic acid (C6), caprylic (C8), capric (C10) and lauric acid (C12). The invention also refers to the use of the feed supplement or feed in order to improve the efficiency of animal production, such as weight gain, feed conversion, nutritive value, health and wellbeing through the selective elimination of enteropathogens.

主权项

1. Feed supplement, comprising:
an oligosaccharide which is a homotrimer, heterotrimer, homotetramer and/or heterotetramer comprising 3 or 4 saccharide monomers selected from the group consisting of a pentose saccharide, a hexose saccharide, glucuronic and galacturonic acid, and wherein the saccharide monomers are connected by means of α and/or β bonds; and a medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA) or a salt or a derivative and/or mixtures thereof, whereby said MCFA is selected from the group consisting of caproic acid (C6), caprylic acid (C8), capric acid (C10) and lauric acid (C12).