Minerals (e.g. silica- or silicate-based minerals) having good oil- and/or water-absorption capacities and/or good flowability, mineral composites comprising first and second mineral components having good oil- and/or water-absorption capacities and/or good flowability, methods of making said minerals and mineral composites and the uses of said minerals and mineral composites, for example in animal feed or fertilizer compositions.

Minerals (e.g. silica- or silicate-based minerals) having good oil- and/or water-absorption capacities and/or good flowability, mineral composites comprising first and second mineral components having good oil- and/or water-absorption capacities and/or good flowability, methods of making said minerals and mineral composites and the uses of said minerals and mineral composites, for example in animal feed or fertilizer compositions.

The present invention relates to a livestock feed and, more particularly, to a feed supplemented with nutritional components such as vitamins to improve the health such as immunity, of livestock and improve meat quality. Accordingly, the present invention provides a livestock feed for the growth of pigs, cattle, chickens, and ducks, comprising tocopherol, germanium mineral, Acanthopanax plant extract, sea buckthorn (botanical name: Hippophae rhamnoides) fruit extract, sulfur, Hovenia dulcis peduncle extract, Angelica, Salvia miltiorrhiza extract, Platycodon extract, Prunus armeniaca, and zeolite as nutrition-enriched additives, and further comprising a soothing agent containing licorice in order to alleviate the irritation of the Salvia miltiorrhiza extract, the Platycodon extract, Angelica, and the sea buckthorn fruit extract.

The present invention relates to a livestock feed and, more particularly, to a feed supplemented with nutritional components such as vitamins to improve the health such as immunity, of livestock and improve meat quality. Accordingly, the present invention provides a livestock feed for the growth of pigs, cattle, chickens, and ducks, comprising tocopherol, germanium mineral, Acanthopanax plant extract, sea buckthorn (botanical name: Hippophae rhamnoides) fruit extract, sulfur, Hovenia dulcis peduncle extract, Angelica, Salvia miltiorrhiza extract, Platycodon extract, Prunus armeniaca, and zeolite as nutrition-enriched additives, and further comprising a soothing agent containing licorice in order to alleviate the irritation of the Salvia miltiorrhiza extract, the Platycodon extract, Angelica, and the sea buckthorn fruit extract.

Animal nutrition compositions include a carrier and a fermentation product applied to the carrier. Liquid fermentation products are fluidly applied to dry carriers, such as phyllosilicates or other earthen components, while mixing and applying air flow, under appropriate temperature and pH conditions, to bind the fermentation product to the carrier and dry the reaction product to appropriate moisture content. Fermentation products are also mixed with liquid carriers, such as water. Fermentation products include components of a microbial fermentation culture, such as liquid medium, microbial cellular components, and fermentation metabolites produced by microorganisms. Some compositions include a pH buffering agent and/or additional components to further enhance beneficial effects of the composition, such as improved weight gain and feed conversion, reduced gut lesions, harmful gut bacteria count, and decreased mortality. Compositions can be mixed with animal feeds or otherwise administered. Compositions can inhibit fungal growth on animal feeds.

Animal nutrition compositions include a carrier and a fermentation product applied to the carrier. Liquid fermentation products are fluidly applied to dry carriers, such as phyllosilicates or other earthen components, while mixing and applying air flow, under appropriate temperature and pH conditions, to bind the fermentation product to the carrier and dry the reaction product to appropriate moisture content. Fermentation products are also mixed with liquid carriers, such as water. Fermentation products include components of a microbial fermentation culture, such as liquid medium, microbial cellular components, and fermentation metabolites produced by microorganisms. Some compositions include a pH buffering agent and/or additional components to further enhance beneficial effects of the composition, such as improved weight gain and feed conversion, reduced gut lesions, harmful gut bacteria count, and decreased mortality. Compositions can be mixed with animal feeds or otherwise administered. Compositions can inhibit fungal growth on animal feeds.

This invention relates to a non-medical food additive that is an animal growth promoter containing 99% pure zeolite partially or totally exchanged with a C.sup.m+ cation (in other words a synthetic zeolite) with the general formula I below: $\frac{1}{m}{\mathrm{yC}}^{m+}\left(1-y\right)\frac{1}{n}{M}^{n+}{\mathrm{AlO}}_2{x\mathrm{SiO}}_2$ in which x is greater than 1 and advantageously between 1 and 15; M.sup.n+ represents an alkaline or alkaline earth exchangeable ion, advantageously Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, Ca.sup.2+ or Li.sup.+; n is between 1 and 2; y is the exchange rate and is between 0.001 and 1; C.sup.m+ is a metallic cation chosen from among copper Cu.sup.2+, silver Ag.sup.+ or zinc Zn.sup.2+; m is between 1 and 2. It also relates to an additive premix and a supplemented food containing it and a method of improving the growth of animals.

This invention relates to a non-medical food additive that is an animal growth promoter containing 99% pure zeolite partially or totally exchanged with a C.sup.m+ cation (in other words a synthetic zeolite) with the general formula I below: $\frac{1}{m}{\mathrm{yC}}^{m+}\left(1-y\right)\frac{1}{n}{M}^{n+}{\mathrm{AlO}}_2{x\mathrm{SiO}}_2$ in which x is greater than 1 and advantageously between 1 and 15; M.sup.n+ represents an alkaline or alkaline earth exchangeable ion, advantageously Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, Ca.sup.2+ or Li.sup.+; n is between 1 and 2; y is the exchange rate and is between 0.001 and 1; C.sup.m+ is a metallic cation chosen from among copper Cu.sup.2+, silver Ag.sup.+ or zinc Zn.sup.2+; m is between 1 and 2. It also relates to an additive premix and a supplemented food containing it and a method of improving the growth of animals.

In some embodiments, a composition and/or method may include a rodenticide binding system formulated for safe and effective mixture into various feed rations which are fed to monogastric and ruminant animals such as poultry, swine, cows, cattle, and fish, among others. The rodenticide binding system includes novel combinations of one or more of an organoclay, an activated hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate clay, and a synthetic hectorite clay. In some embodiments, the binding composition may include organoclay, bentonite, hectorite, Leonardite, and/or any combination thereof. The toxin binding complex may effectively bind some pesticides (e.g., rodenticides) in the animal's digestive system, preventing their absorption and the consequent damages to the animal.

In some embodiments, a composition and/or method may include a rodenticide binding system formulated for safe and effective mixture into various feed rations which are fed to monogastric and ruminant animals such as poultry, swine, cows, cattle, and fish, among others. The rodenticide binding system includes novel combinations of one or more of an organoclay, an activated hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate clay, and a synthetic hectorite clay. In some embodiments, the binding composition may include organoclay, bentonite, hectorite, Leonardite, and/or any combination thereof. The toxin binding complex may effectively bind some pesticides (e.g., rodenticides) in the animal's digestive system, preventing their absorption and the consequent damages to the animal.