IE54906B1 - Method of estimating feed additives - Google Patents

Method of estimating feed additives

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IE54906B1
IE54906B1 IE1212/83A IE121283A IE54906B1 IE 54906 B1 IE54906 B1 IE 54906B1 IE 1212/83 A IE1212/83 A IE 1212/83A IE 121283 A IE121283 A IE 121283A IE 54906 B1 IE54906 B1 IE 54906B1
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Abstract

Method for the determination of the amount of an ionophore in an animal feed, characterised in that the animal feed is mixed with an alcoholic solvent, and an acid with a pKa of below 4 and a colour- generating aryl aldehyde, both in solid form, are added to the resulting solution, it being necessary for the temperature to be sufficient to generate a colour reaction, and the colour generated in this way is compared with a standard. [FR2527777A1]

Description

2 2¢4906 This invention relates to a method of estimating additives in an animal feedstuff and to a test kit for use in such method.
It is common practice to incorporate feed additives 5 in animal feedstuffs which contribute to the nutrient qualities of the feed or which fulfil the function of promoting growth.
One such feed additive is monensln a product widely employed in both cattle and poultry feeds and disclosed in DS Batent 3,501,568. Other additives of a similar nature, referred to 10 generically as lonophores, include, for instance, narasln and salinomycin.
Ve have discovered a convenient way in which the content of such feed additives can be estimated in the process of manufacture or under practical conditions of use.
The invention provides a method for estimating the quantity of a vanillin-positive ionophore in a feedstuff, which comprises mixing the feedstuff with an alcoholic solvent, adding an add having a pKa value of less than 4 and a colour-producing aryl aldehyde, both in solid form, to the resulting solution, 20 at a temperature sufficient to generate a colour reaction, and comparing the colour thus produced with a standard.
The use of solid test ingredients, and in particular acid in solid form, in the test method has been found to give practical improvements. The colour-producing aryl aldehydes are 25 aryl aldehydes that produce a colour in the presence of the ionophore. Examples include vanillin, ethyl vanillin, 2,4-dimethoxybenz- 3 354906 aldehyde, 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde, 4-dlmethylaminobenzaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, and other aryl aldehydes with electron-donating substituents» the most preferred aldehyde being vanillin. The aldehyde need not be a solid, as such, provided that it is employed in solid form as for example when absorbed on a solid carrier.
Dae of liquid ingredients in tests for estimating ionophore, such as for example solutions of vanillin and of liquid acid required to catalyse the reaction of vanillin with ionophore, results in considerable inconvenience when a quick estimate needs to be made under practical conditions and has been found to give unreliable results. Surprisingly, the method of the present invention, as well as being more convenient, gives greater reliability. The method of the invention can also be employed to confirm the absence of a vanillin-positive ionophore in a feedstuff when for example it is intended to use the feed for animals such as a horse which react adversely to lonophores.
The method of the invention is applicable to the estimation of vanillin-positive lonophores such as for example narasin and salinomycin and especially monensin. Solid acids that may be employed include for example 5-sulphosallcylic acid, sulphamic acid, hydroxylamine 0-sulphonic acid and p-toluene-sulphonic acid, and the preferred material is 5-sul-phosallcylic acid. The preferred solvent for mixing with the feedstuff is methanol but other alcoholic solvents such as for example ethanol can be used either alone or aa an aqueous alcoholic mixture comprising sufficient of the alcohol to extract the ionophore component efficiently. 54906 The colour produced by the interaction of vanillin-positive ionophore in the feedstuff with aryl aldehyde and acid is estimated by comparison with a standard which can be for example a colour solution prepared by mixing a known quantity 5 of ionophore with aldehyde and acid, or by use of a calibrated colour chart. In order to produce a colour it la necessary to ensure that the reaction takes place at a suitable temperature which is preferably in the range of from 50'C to 70*C, especially 60'C, applied for example by dipping a container holding the 10 solution in a heated waterbath.
In practice it is often best to decant the solution formed from mixing the feedstuff with alcoholic solvent and then to mix the supernatant vith and aldehyde and acid on a supporting medium such as for example a disc of filter material 15 or, more preferably with tablets of aryl aldehyde and acid.
' Since the acid component and the aryl aldehyde may be difficult to formulate together in stable form it is preferred to employ two separate tablets each comprising one of the components.
Both solid acid and aryl aldehyde can be readily prepared in 20 tablet form. In the case of liquid aldehydes the material may be adsorbed on suitable carriers in the tablet formulation. Accordingly a preferred method of the invention is one which comprises the steps of (a) mixing a feedstuff containing a vanillin-positive 25 ionophore with an alcoholic solvent, (b) decanting a portion of the supernatant, (c) adding one or more tablets comprising a solid acid having a pKa of less than 4 and one or more tablets 5 554906 comprising vanillin to said portion of supernatant, at a temperature sufficient to generate a colour reaction, and (d) comparing the colour thus formed vlth a standard 5 chosen according to the specific quantities and volumes of test materials employed.
It will be understood that the quantity of feedstuff, volume of solvent and other quantities employed have to be carefully chosen so as to match the requirements of the standard. 10 For practical requirements the quantity of feedstuff will preferably be set at a value of 3, A or 5 gm which may be measured by, for example, filling a container such as a bottle or tube up to a specified mark. Solvent of specified volume for example 8 ml to 12 ml may then be added and the mixture 15 heated for a period of one to two minutes. A specified portion of the supernatant, for example 1.5 ml to 2.5 ml, is chen decanted into a second container to which are added the tablets of acid and aryl aldehyde, generally one each of these two components. The tablets contain an appropriate quantity 20 of the acid catalyst or vanillin so as to produce a quantifiable colour reaction when matched with the standard colour solution or calibrated colour chart. Preferably an excess of acid and vanillin is employed and for example che quantity per tablet of acid can be AO to 60 mg and of vanillin AO mg and 60 mg. The 25 standard colour solution may be prepared by mixing a tablet comprising for example a specified quantity of vanillin-positive ionophore 100, 200 or 300 meg with an appropriate quantity of solvent. 6 6 54906 As stated above the test oust be carried out at a temperature which is sufficient to generate a colour reaction between the components. He have found that the optimum temperature is 60*C and that it is most convenient to apply 5 heat after the aryl aldehyde and acid have been added to the alcoholic solution. Alternatively however the solvent can first be warmed to 60°C before mixing with the feedstuff or subsequently warmed Immediately before addition of acid and aldehyde.
The tablets employed can be made by conventional means in which the solid acid or aldehyde is mixed with an appropriate quantity of filler and surfactant. Typical formulations for such tablets are as follows: Tablet 1 5-sulphosalicylic acid 50 mg magnesium stearate 0.25 mg Aerosil (registered Trade Mark) 0.25 mg Tablet 2 vanillin 50 mg magnesium stearate 0.25 mg Aerosil 0.25 mg 20 The invention also includes a test Icit adapted for use in the method of the invention, comprising an extraction vessel preferably graduated according to the quantity of feedstuff to be extracted, the volume of solvent to be added and the volume of supernatant to be decanted, a test vessel for 25 observation of the colour of the supernatant, a vessel containing solvent, tablets of standard quantities of solid acid and colour-producing aryl aldehyde, and a colour chart or one or more tablets of standard quantity of vanillin-positive ionophore. 7 754906 The invention is further illustrated by the following Example.
EXAMPLE A standard colour solution was first prepared by mixing a tablet containing 100 meg monensin with 2 ml of methanol in a test tube, adding 50 mg of 5-sulphosalicylic acid and 50 mg vanillin in separate tablet form, and maintaining the mixture at 60°C by immersion in a water bath. When the 10 components dissolve a red colouration was produced.
For comparison with this standard solution, 5 gm of cattle feedstuff containing a known quantity of 50 parts per million of monensin was placed in an extraction bottle, 10 ml of methanol added to it, the mixture shaken and the supernatant 15 tested for its colour reaction. Some (2 ml) of the supernatant was poured into a test tube and 50 mg of 5-sulphosalicylic acid and 50 mg vanillin added in separate tablet form. The test tube was immersed in a water bath at 60°C and held at this temperature until both tablets had dissolved. A red colouration 20 developed and when compared with the standard colour solution it was noted chat the colour was less intense. From this two conclusions could be drawn (a) that ionophore was present in the feedstuff and (b) that the ionophore was present to the extent of less than 100 parts per million.

Claims (9)

1. 854906
2. 1. A method for estimating the quantity of a vanillin-positive ionophoie in a feedstuff, which comprises mixing the feedstuff with an alcoholic solvent, adding an acid having a 5 pKa value of less than 4 and a colour-producing aryl aldehyde, both in solid form, to the resulting solution, at a temperature sufficient to generate a colour reaction, and comparing the colour thus produced with a standard.
3. 2. A method according to claim 1 in which the colour-10 producing aryl aldehyde is vanillin.
4. 3. A method according to either of claims 1 and 2 in which the acid is 5-sulphosalicylic acid.
5. 4. A method according to claim 1 which comprises the steps of 15 (a) Cb) (c) 20 (d) mixing a feedstuff containing a vanillin-positive lonophore with an alcoholic solvent, decanting a portion of the supernatant, adding one or more tablets comprising a solid acid having a pKa of less than 4 and one or more tablets comprising vanillin to said portion of supernatant, at a temperature sufficient to generate a colour reaction, and comparing the colour thus formed with a standard related to the specific quantities and. volumes of test materials employed. 25 854806
6. 5. A method according to any of the preceding claims for estimating the quantity of monensin in a feedstuff.
7. 6. A test kit adapted for use in a method according to any o'f the preceding claims, 'which comprises an extraction 5 vessel, a test vessel for observation of the colour of the supernatant, a vessel containing an alcoholic solvent, tablets of standard quantities of solid acid and colour-producing aryl aldehyde, and a colour chart or one or more tablets of standard quantity of vanillin-positive ionophore. 10 7. A test kit according to claim 6 in which the extraction vessel is graduated according to the quantity of«feedstuff to be extracted, the volume of solvent to be added and the volume of supernatant to be decanted.
8. A method according to claim 1 for estimating the quantity 15 of a vanillin-positive ioncphore in a feedstuff, substantially as hereinbefore described with particular reference to the accompanying Example.
9. A test kit according to claim 6, substantially as hereinbefore described. F.R. KELLY & CO., AGENTS FOR THE APPLICANTS.
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