Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a combination of a protease and an inner salt of a quaternary amine carboxylic acid for the preparation of an agent for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of coccidiosis and bacterial infections such as necrotic enterities in animals. Preferred embodiments of the invention comprise the inclusion of a xylanase and/or an ?-amylase in the agent. A nutritional additive comprising a combination of an inner salt of a quaternary amine carboxylic acid protease and (optionally) a xylanase and an ?-amylase is also disclosed. It can be used for improving the rate of weight gain of animals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 7, 2002
Date of Patent:
March 21, 2006
Assignee:
Finfeeds International Limited
Inventors:
Juha Apajalahti, Nina Rautonen, Michael Richard Bedford