Patent ID: 9173419
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A23J,A23K,A23L

Abstract:
1. An improved method of feeding an animal, comprising the steps of: (a) providing an animal feed having a level of dry matter digestibility; (b) adding to the animal feed a mixture of phospholipids and lysophospholipids, wherein the level of phosphorus-containing lipids is greater than 16% and less than 32%, and comprising a weight ratio of lysophospholipids to phospholipids between about 0.6/1 and about 1.4/1 and wherein the lysophospholipids include lysophosphatidylcholine, lysophosphatidylinositol, lysophosphatidylethanilamine, and lysophosphatidic acid present in a weight ratio of lysophosphatidylcholine to lysophosphatidylinositol to lysophosphatidylethanilamine to lysophosphatidic acid of between 4.5±1 to 2.5±0.5 to 2±0.5 to 1±0.25 to create a treated animal feed; and (c) feeding the treated animal feed to an animal resulting in improved dry matter digestibility.