Patent ID: 8951584
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A23K,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of promoting growth of fish, improving lipid digestibility or improving protein digestibility of feed in fish, comprising feeding fish with coated fish feed pellets coated with carvacrol and Salvia essential oil, wherein said coated fish feed pellets comprise at least 15% by weight of lipids, 0.005-0.5 wt % of carvacrol and 0.005-0.5 wt % of a Salvia essential oil, and wherein said Salvia essential oil is selected from a) Salvia officinalis L. essential oil comprising α-thujone, β-thujone, camphor, linalool, linalyl acetate, bornyl acetate and α-humulene or b) Salvia lavendulifolia essential oil comprising α-pinene, sabinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, camphor, borneol, linalyl acetate, α-terpinyl acetate and sabinyl acetate.