Patent ID: 11926855
Assignee: KERRY GROUP SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 2:
3. A method of optimizing nutritional value of an animal diet or feed, comprising: adding to the animal diet or feed i) a protease combination having neutral metalloprotease and serine alkaline protease activity and ii) amylase, wherein the protease combination has a ratio of total activity of neutral metalloprotease:serine alkaline protease of from 4:1 to 1.5:1,
the amylase is at least one selected from the group consisting of an α-amylase, a β-amylase, and a γ-amylase;
the protease combination or the protease mixture and amylase have a ratio of total activity of protease:amylase of from 20:1.13 to 1:5; and
the protease combination or the protease mixture is derived from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.