METHOD FOR INCREASING THE SPEED OF RECOVERY AND/OR THE SPEEDOF WOUND HEALING OF INJURED ANIMALS

摘要

This invention is in the field of animal food, in particular food for wounded animals. Surprisingly, it has now been found that the speed of recovery of wounded animals may be increased by feeding the animal with a certain amount of natural occurring immune enhancing ingredients such as beta-glucans and/or phytohormones like auxin or gibberellic acid. Also, combinations of these substances, in particular the combination of beta-glucans and phytohormones, were shown to have a synergistic effect in that they improved the recovery speed of the animal more than the individual components on their own.