Patent ID: 8815315
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A23K,C12Y,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for improving the digestibility of a proteinaceous animal feed, comprising the steps of: (a) adding a combination of proteases selected at least one each from the group consisting of acidic proteases having an optimum pH between 1.5 and 4.5 in an amount between 100 μg/g and 10,000 μg/g, alkaline proteases having a pH optimum between 7.5 and 12.5, and neutral proteases having an optimum pH between 5.0 and 7.0, in an amount between 400 μg/g and 10,000 μg/g to the proteinaceous animal feed forming a mixture; and (b) directly feeding the mixture of proteases and animal feed to an animal.