Abstract: Processes for producing an oxazaborolidines and their use in animal feeds. One process reacts an amino alcohol with a boronic acid with azeotropic removal of water to provide a mixture of the starting materials and an oxazaborolidine end product; and purifying the oxazaborolidine end product. One purification step dissolves a bicarboxylic acid in water and mixes this solution with the end product to precipitate out the starting material as a salt and produce an oxazaborolidine product filtrate. An alternative process reacts amino alcohol with trihydridoboron (BH3) in an organic solvent; and immediately alkylates the unalkylated intermediate compound produced using Alkyl Lithium to provide the oxazaborolidine end product.

Abstract: An animal feedstuff contains a minor amount of a lysophospholipid that has growth promoting properties when fed to animals. The lysopbospholipid is produced from a kit that can be incorporated into an animal feed, where the kit includes a substrate and a bacterial strain that is capable of producing an enzyme capable of converting the substrate into the lysophospholipid.

Abstract: The double roller elements for Jacquard machines are produced as one piece plastic carcasses each comprising a central body (60) with end plates (64, 66) integrally hinged thereto. The body has hollow spindles (88) to receive the rollers, (94) and once the rollers (94) have been placed on the hollow spindles, the plates (64, 66) are hinged to cover the rollers (94) and plugs (90) snap into the spindles (88). The cords can be snapped past the gaps between the outer peripheries of the plates (64, 66) to couple the cords to or uncouple them from the element, without unplugging the plates (64, 66) from the spindles (88).