Patent ID: 8003686
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A23K,C07C,C07F

Abstract:
1. A method of improving performance of animals comprising administering to an animal in need of performance improvement an animal feed which comprises a performance improving effective amount of an acyl derivative of curcumin, desmethoxycurcumin and bisdesmethoxycurcumin and of curcuminisoxazolide wherein the acyl derivatives are of the formula wherein R R (a) sulfuric and phosphoric acid and salts thereof; (b) an aliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic organic acid; (c) formula —CO—OR (d) formula —CO—(CH (e) formula —CO—NH—(CH the other being hydrogen if only one of R of the formula wherein R A is a group —CO—CHR of the formula wherein R