Abstract: A system for formulating a feed composition for an animal is described, comprising (i) a feed ingredient data storage, the feed ingredients comprising nutrients having first, second and third digestion rates different from each other, (ii) a nutrient regime data storage that has stored therein a nutrient regime for the animal in terms of a respective feeding amount of the nutrients, (iii) a feed composition processor communicatively connected to the feed ingredient data storage and to the nutrient regime data storage and configured to derive a feed composition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 24, 2021
Date of Patent:
May 13, 2025
Assignee:
Nutreco IP Assets B.V.
Inventors:
Neil Jaworski, Coenraad Henricus Maria Smits, Ronald Busink
Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of maximizing performance of animals, particularly of pregnant animals and their offspring, particularly of pregnant sows and their offspring. Particularly the present invention is in the field of increasing the colostrum production of a sow, increasing average daily gain of the offspring, and/or improving neonatal survival of the offspring.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 7, 2025
Assignee:
Nutreco IP Assets B.V.
Inventors:
Pieter Langendijk, Theodorus Antonius Theresia Gerardus Van Kempen
Abstract: This disclosure pertains to a calcium binder for use in improving perinatal survival in the offspring of a sow, and in reducing or preventing stillbirth of piglets. This disclosure also pertains to compositions comprising a calcium binder, particularly in combination with a chloride salt to supplement a diet of an animal, in particular, a pregnant animal.
Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods carried out during and/or after the weaning period for: 1) for decreasing weaning stress in a bovine calf, 2) for increasing body weight and/or for increasing somatic growth of a bovine calf, 3) for increasing solid feed intake of a bovine calf, 4) for maturing the rumen of a bovine calf, and 5) for improving the gut health and/or the gastrointestinal function of a bovine calf.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 26, 2018
Publication date:
April 15, 2021
Applicant:
Nutreco IP Assets B.V.
Inventors:
Javier Martín-Tereso López, Harmina Berends, Leonel Neto Leal
Abstract: Composition for treatment of mucus on fish gills for a therapeutic or a prophylactic treatment of an amoebic gill disease in fish, where the composition comprises an extruded fish feed supplemented with arginine; said fish feed comprising protein, binder, fat, vitamins and minerals; and a total arginine content of the fish feed is at least 3.0% (wt/wt) of a total feed weight.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 1, 2016
Publication date:
January 10, 2019
Applicant:
Nutreco IP Assets B.V.
Inventors:
Julia Elizabeth MULLINS, Charles McGURK, Øyvind RØN