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

Claim 17:
18. A kit for optimizing the nutritional value of an animal diet or animal feed, comprising:
(a) a protease enzyme combination or a protease enzyme mixture having neutral metalloprotease and serine alkaline protease activity, and an amylase, wherein:
the protease enzyme combination or the protease enzyme mixture has a ratio of total activity of neutral metalloprotease:serine alkaline protease of from 4:1 to 1.5:1, and
the protease enzyme combination or the protease enzyme mixture and amylase have a ratio of total activity of neutral metalloprotease and serine alkaline protease:amylase of from 20:1.13 to 1:5; and
(b) instructions to enable supplementation of the animal diet or the animal feed with the enzyme combination,
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.