Production procedure for Alquernat Coneb, a functional feed based on alliin, carvacrol, cimenol and inulin from vegetable extracts, to be used in the prevention of parasitic infestations in poultry feed
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Publication Number
US-11938107-B1
Publication Date
2024-03-26
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Abstract
A production procedure for procedure for Alquernat Coneb, a poultry feed (broiler breeders and turkeys) based on alliin, carvacrol, cimenol and inulin from vegetable extracts, and its use in the prevention of parasitic infestations.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a poultry feed product for preventing parasitic infestations, comprising effective amounts of plant extracts from Allium sativum, Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris, and Cynara scolymus. Each extract is defined by a specific content of named constituents: alliin, carvacrol, cimenol, and inulin. The feed is described as a functional feed for use in poultry to address parasitic infestation risks.
The problem described is parasitic infestations in poultry, and the document links the feed to preventing these infestations by acting on intestinal immune response and intestinal epithelial integrity. The described functional rationale includes boosting local intestinal immunity, promoting enterocyte regeneration, strengthening tight junctions, and controlling pathogenic growth. The feed is further associated with reduced intestinal permeability and improved tight junction integrity.
The document also characterizes the extracts and their intended functional actions in the gut environment, including references to preserving alliin and alliinase activity and an antimicrobial action profile for the constituents. The described outcomes include reduced paracellular permeability and improved tight junction integrity in an in vitro assay, and reduced mortality and diagnoses in field trials involving poultry parasites and related pathogens.
Claims Coverage
The document provides one independent claim directed to a poultry feed product for preventing parasitic infestations, based on a defined combination of multiple plant extracts with constituent contents specified in weight ranges. The inventive features relate to the specific extract sources and their quantified constituent contents.
Poultry feed product for preventing parasitic infestations with defined plant extract constituent contents
A poultry feed product comprising effective amounts of Allium sativum extract with an alliin content of 16–17% by weight, Origanum vulgare extract with a carvacrol content of 20–22% by weight, Thymus vulgaris extract with a cimenol content of 18–20% by weight, and Cynara scolymus extract with inulin content of 15–20% by weight, for preventing parasitic infestations.
Coverage is focused on the specific formulation of a poultry feed product comprising effective amounts of the four named plant extracts, each characterized by defined weight-percentage constituent contents (alliin, carvacrol, cimenol, and inulin) for preventing parasitic infestations.
Stated Advantages
Boosts local intestinal immunity.
Promotes enterocyte regeneration.
Strengthens intestinal tight junctions.
Reduces intestinal permeability (paracellular permeability) and increases tight junction integrity.
Controls pathogenic growth.
Reduces mortality in turkeys challenged with Histomonas meleagridis.
Reduces diagnoses in turkeys challenged with Cochlosoma.
Documented Applications
Field trials in turkeys against Histomonas meleagridis (histomoniasis), including observations of mortality reduction and no clinical signs in the document summary.
Field trials in turkeys against Cochlosoma, including reported reduction in diagnoses versus prior years.
An in vitro assay assessing FITC permeability and tight junction integrity using epithelial cells and Transwell inserts.
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