Patent ID: 6761899
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A23K,C12P

Abstract:
A substantially dustless animal feed premix composition in solid noncompacted granular form and having a resistance to powdering, said composition comprising a physical admixture of granular fermentation solids comprising an antibiotic and oil in an amount ranging from 0.01 to 10% based on the weight of said animal feed supplement, said fermentation solids resulting from reduction of a fermentation broth including a fermentation medium in which an organism was cultured for producing the antibiotic, said fermentation solids having an antibiotic activity sufficient to ameliorate an antibacterial infection to treat an animal wherein the antibiotic activity is at least 10 g/lb to 300 g/lb, and further comprising at least one potency standardizer selected from the group consisting of an edible feed material and mineral product.