Patent ID: 6379723
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A23K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for improving the availability of nutritious substances in animal feed containing pulverulent or granular nutritious substances which comprises adding to said feed at least one polyethylene glycol compound, selected from a group consisting ofa) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 3,000-15,000, b) an ethoxylate of a carboxylic acid having 8-24 carbon atoms, c) an ethoxylate of a mono-, di- or triglyceride containing at least one acyl group having 8-24 carbon atoms, d) an ethoxylate of a mono-, di- or triester of sorbitan with a carboxylic ester having 8-24 carbon atoms, and e) an ethoxylate of an alcohol having 8-24 carbon atoms, wherein, the ethoxylates, b), c), d) and e) have a molecular weight of up to 15,000 and contain more than 75% by weight of ethyleneoxy units.