The present invention provides a productivity enhancing agent, a wasting rate-reducing agent, an ameliorating agent for ascites, emaciation, or maldevelopment, and a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for inflammation or colibacillosis for use in poultry such as chickens for meat, which comprises unheated cashew nut shell liquid, heated cashew nut shell liquid, anacardic acid, cardanol, and/or cardol.

The present invention provides a productivity enhancing agent, a wasting rate-reducing agent, an ameliorating agent for ascites, emaciation, or maldevelopment, and a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for inflammation or colibacillosis for use in poultry such as chickens for meat, which comprises unheated cashew nut shell liquid, heated cashew nut shell liquid, anacardic acid, cardanol, and/or cardol.

A method of preventing or treating muscle fatigue from exercise and/or for resistance to muscle fatigue from exercise, the method including orally administering at least one of oleuropein or metabolite thereof to an individual before, during and/or after the exercise. A unit dosage form contains at least one of oleuropein or metabolite thereof in an amount effective for administration of the unit dosage form before, during and/or after exercise to thereby prevent or treat muscle fatigue from the exercise and/or for resistance to muscle fatigue from exercise. A method of making a composition for preventing or treating muscle fatigue from exercise and/or for resistance to muscle fatigue from exercise, the method including adding an effective amount of at least one of oleuropein or metabolite thereof to at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of protein, carbohydrate, and fat. The exercise is preferably one or more of 1) resistance exercise, 2) anaerobic or repeated sprint-type exercise, or 3) endurance exercise.

A method of preventing or treating muscle fatigue from exercise and/or for resistance to muscle fatigue from exercise, the method including orally administering at least one of oleuropein or metabolite thereof to an individual before, during and/or after the exercise. A unit dosage form contains at least one of oleuropein or metabolite thereof in an amount effective for administration of the unit dosage form before, during and/or after exercise to thereby prevent or treat muscle fatigue from the exercise and/or for resistance to muscle fatigue from exercise. A method of making a composition for preventing or treating muscle fatigue from exercise and/or for resistance to muscle fatigue from exercise, the method including adding an effective amount of at least one of oleuropein or metabolite thereof to at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of protein, carbohydrate, and fat. The exercise is preferably one or more of 1) resistance exercise, 2) anaerobic or repeated sprint-type exercise, or 3) endurance exercise.

The present invention relates to the use of naringin, its aglycone form naringenin or mixtures thereof in the modulation of the expression of some specific gene receptors in ruminants and/or pigs which positively impact on feeding behaviour, intake patterns and animal behaviour.

Provided is an application of a γ-quaternary ammonium butyrate compound having formula (I) or a racemate, a stereoisomer, a geometric isomer, a tautomer, a solvate, or a feed-acceptable salt thereof in preparing an animal feed additive, the compound being added to the daily feed of animals at a certain concentration ratio, and being capable of increasing the average daily weight gain of animals under the same food intake conditions, having no significant effect on the daily feed intake of the animals, and reducing the feed-to-meat ratio. The γ-quaternary ammonium butyrate compound disclosed herein can effectively increase the rate of daily weight gain of the animals and improve the growth performance of the animals, having no side effects on the animals, being stable and safe, and improving the production efficiency of the breeding industry whilst ensuring the health of the animals.

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Provided is an application of a γ-quaternary ammonium butyrate compound having formula (I) or a racemate, a stereoisomer, a geometric isomer, a tautomer, a solvate, or a feed-acceptable salt thereof in preparing an animal feed additive, the compound being added to the daily feed of animals at a certain concentration ratio, and being capable of increasing the average daily weight gain of animals under the same food intake conditions, having no significant effect on the daily feed intake of the animals, and reducing the feed-to-meat ratio. The γ-quaternary ammonium butyrate compound disclosed herein can effectively increase the rate of daily weight gain of the animals and improve the growth performance of the animals, having no side effects on the animals, being stable and safe, and improving the production efficiency of the breeding industry whilst ensuring the health of the animals.

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The object is to provide a method for inducing pili formation in bacterium of genus Bifidobacterium and a method for promoting intestinal colonization of the bacterium. 3-Phenylpropionic acid and/or 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid are an active ingredient of a composition for inducing the pili formation in the bacterium of genus Bifidobacterium and a composition for promoting the intestinal colonization of the bacterium.

The object is to provide a method for inducing pili formation in bacterium of genus Bifidobacterium and a method for promoting intestinal colonization of the bacterium. 3-Phenylpropionic acid and/or 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid are an active ingredient of a composition for inducing the pili formation in the bacterium of genus Bifidobacterium and a composition for promoting the intestinal colonization of the bacterium.

Embodiments of a composition and/or combination comprising an anionic dietary supplement and 25-hydroxy vitamin D are disclosed. The anionic dietary supplement may be a negative dietary cation anion difference (DCAD) supplement and/or may comprise magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, and calcium sulfate, and/or complexes thereof. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for administrating the combination and/or composition to an animal, such as a ruminant. In certain embodiments, the animal is a dairy cow, and the method may be a method for increasing milk yield, and/or improving the health of the animal.