WO2009017343A2

WO2009017343A2 - Functional feed additive

Info

Publication number: WO2009017343A2
Application number: PCT/KR2008/004371
Authority: WO
Inventors: In Lye Lee
Original assignee: Pf Agriculture Co., Ltd
Priority date: 2007-07-27
Filing date: 2008-07-25
Publication date: 2009-02-05
Also published as: KR100793645B1; WO2009017343A3

Abstract

Disclosed is a functional feed additive including 13 to 15 weight percent of rice bran, 32 to 36 weight percent of powdered fish bones, 32 to 36 weight percent of yellow soils, 13 to 15 weight percent of fish oil, 2 to 3 weight percent of broiler meats, 3 to 4 weight percent of garlic, and 1 to 3 weight percent of ginger. If the feed including the functional feed additive is used as the chicken feed, the chicken has a greater amount of DHA, DPA and EPA, which are beneficial to the health of the person, as compared with the normal chicken bred by the conventional functional feed, so that the health of the person who eats the chicken containing the DHA, DPA, and EPA is enhanced.

Description

Description FUNCTIONAL FEED ADDITIVE

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a functional feed additive. More particularly, the present invention relates to a functional feed additive, which is prepared by mixing rice bran, fishes, powdered bones, yellow soils, fish oil, broiler meats, garlic, and ginger. The functional feed additive is added to a normal feed for livestock so as to be used as a chicken feed, so that an accumulation rate of healthful components, such as DHA, DPA, and EPA, may be increased in a body of a human who eats the chickens bred by using the chicken feed. Background Art

[2] A conventional functional feed used for poultry, such as chickens, is disclosed in

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-462583. As shown in FIG. 1, feed ingredients, mixed feeds and compound feeds, which are obtained by mixing various inorganic nutritive elements (or organic nutritive elements) and oriental herb and medical supplies with crops, are used as feeds for poultry.

[3] Since the feeds are prepared by mixing various nutritive elements with the crops, a healthful nutritive element [such as DHA (Docosa Hexaenoic Acid) that is an essential nutritive element required for a nervous system of a brain, a period of lactation, a woman in childbed, an embryo, an infant, etc] can be accumulated in a body of a human who eats the chickens bred by using the functional feeds. In addition, the level of cholesterol in the human body can be lowered.

[4]

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem

[5] However, although the chicken bred by using the conventional functional feed can rise the level of DHA while lowering the level of cholesterol accumulated in the human body as compared with the chicken bred by using the normal feed, the level of DHA or cholesterol may not be efficiently risen or lowered even though the inorganic or organic nutritive elements and oriental herb and medical supplies are mixed with the normal feed of the chicken.

[6] In addition, although the chicken feed prepared by mixing the normal feed with the inorganic or organic nutritive elements and oriental herb and medical supplies can improve the meat quality of the chicken or enhance immunity of the chicken against disease, the chicken feed may not exert beneficial effect upon the human body.

[7] Technical Solution

[8] In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a functional feed additive including 13 to 15 weight percent of rice bran, 32 to 36 weight percent of powdered fish bones, 32 to 36 weight percent of yellow soils, 13 to 15 weight percent of fish oil, 2 to 3 weight percent of broiler meats, 3 to 4 weight percent of garlic, and 1 to 3 weight percent of ginger, wherein the functional feed additive is mixed with a normal feed in a ratio of 100 : 1.

[9]

Advantageous Effects

[10] As described above, the functional feed additive according to the present invention can significantly increase the content of components that are beneficial to the health of a person, such as DHA, DPA and EPA, as compared with the normal feed or conventional functional feed mixed with the normal feed, so that the health of the person who eats the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive can be improved.

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Brief Description of the Drawings

[12] FIG. 1 is a view showing a certificate representing components of a chicken which is bred by using a conventional chicken feed; and

[13] FIG. 2 is a view showing a certificate representing components of a chicken which is bred by using a chicken feed including a functional feed additive according to the present invention.

[14]

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[15] The composition of the functional feed additive according to the present invention is as follows.

[16] The functional feed additive according to the present invention includes 13 to 15 weight percent of rice bran, 32 to 36 weight percent of powdered fish bones, 32 to 36 weight percent of yellow soils, 13 to 15 weight percent of fish oil, 2 to 3 weight percent of broiler meats, 3 to 4 weight percent of garlic, and 1 to 3 weight percent of ginger. The functional feed additive is mixed with a normal feed used for livestock.

[17] The weight ratio of the normal feed used for livestock to the functional feed additive is 100 : 1.

[18]

Mode for the Invention

[19] Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. [20] First, a functional feed additive is prepared by mixing 13 to 15 weight percent of rice bran, 32 to 36 weight percent of powdered fish bones, 32 to 36 weight percent of yellow soils, 13 to 15 weight percent of fish oil, 2 to 3 weight percent of broiler meats, 3 to 4 weight percent of garlic, and 1 to 3 weight percent of ginger.

[21] Then, the functional feed additive is mixed with a normal feed used for livestock. At this time, the weight ratio of the normal feed used for the livestock to the functional feed additive is 100 : 1.

[22] The normal feed refers to a feed for livestock available from a market. [23] A chicken feed is prepared by mixing the normal feed with the functional feed additive according to the present invention, and a chicken is bred for four months by using the chicken feed. As a result, the following is obtained in the Korea Food Research Institute.

[24] Table 1 [Table 1] [Table ]

[25] As can be understood from TABLE 1, cholesterol of the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive of the present invention is 30.84mg/100g, but cholesterol of the normal chicken is 51.3mg/100g and cholesterol of the oriental herb chicken is 41.4mg/100g, which are greatly different from that of the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive of the present invention. In addition, crude fat of the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive of the present invention is 2.31%, but crude fat of the normal chicken is 8.6% and crude fat of the orient herb chicken is 3%, which are greatly different from that of the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive of the present invention.

[26] Further, calcium content of the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive of the present invention is 9.99mg/100g, but calcium content of the normal chicken is 5.8mg/100g and calcium content of the oriental herb chicken is 5.1mg/100g, which are greatly different from that of the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive of the present invention.

[27] In addition, a great amount of DHA (Docosa Hexaenoic Acid), DPA (Docosa

Pentaenoic Acid) and EPA (Eicosa Pentaenoic Acid), which are beneficial to the health of a person, are detected from the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive of the present invention, but the DHA, DPA, and EPA are not detected from the normal chicken and the oriental herb chicken.

[28] The DHA, DPA, and EPA are fatty acid belonging to unsaturated fatty acid or omega-3 fatty acid. The unsaturated fatty acid and omega-3 fatty acid are distributed in a neuron cell membrane and a retina to rapidly transfer electric stimulation from a cell membrane to the next cell and to protect cells while maintaining the cell structure in the human body. In addition, the unsaturated fatty acid and omega-3 fatty acid may promote metabolism and restrict the formation of a blood film while promoting and reinforcing the formation of bones.

[29] That is, the DHA, DPA, and EPA are beneficial to the health of a person and are naturally produced in the human body. However, the amount of DHA, DPA, and EPA produced in the human body is very small, so the person must supplement the DHA, DPA, and EPA through foods or nutrition agent.

[30] If the person eats the chicken bred by the feed including the functional feed additive, the person can supplement DHA, DPA, and EPA, which are beneficial to the health of the person.

[31] Meanwhile, according to the recent study result, alpha-linolenic acid can reduce C- reactive protein that is a marker of inflammation. The alpha-linolenic acid is omega-3 fatty acid, which is unsaturated fatty acid and is converted into EPA and DHA in the human body. The alpha-linolenic acid is mainly contained in vegetable oil and fat, such as flax seed oil or walnut oil, and is effective to prevent cardiac disease because the alpha-linolenic acid can lower cholesterol in blood and reduces materials causing inflammation in a blood vessel. If the person takes the alpha-linolenic acid, the level of cholesterol in blood can be lowered, cardiovascular disease can be reduced, and the function of the artery can be protected.

[32] The DHA is an essential element for developing a brain and exerts great influence upon a nervous system and visual skill during six months after one s birth. If the DHA is insufficient, infants may be subject to a mental disorder, such as an ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactiveity Disorder). In addition, such an insufficient DHA may cause melancholia or Alzheimer s disease to the adults.

[33] In addition, DPA is contained in breast milk and serves as an essential element for growing infants. The DPA is fatty acid essential for a brain, a nervous system and an ocular tissue. The DPA exerts great influence upon visual power and mental de- velopment of infants while relaxing the artery wall and removing impurities. If the DPA exists in the human body together with EPA, the synergistic effect of the EPA may increase by 10 to 20 times.

[34] The EPA is omega-3 fatty acid, which is a main component of a cerebral hippocampus cell that manages a retinal cell positioned behind an eyeball and power of memory.

[35] As mentioned above, if the feed including the functional feed additive consisting of rice bran, fishes, powdered bones, yellow soils, fish oil, broiler meats, garlic, and ginger is used as the chicken feed, a greater amount of DHA, DPA, and EPA is contained in the chicken. Thus, the meat quality of the chicken can be improved such that the person can easily eat the chicken and the health of the person who eats the chicken containing the DHA, DPA, and EPA can be enhanced.

[36] Although the exemplary embodiment of the present invention has been described, it is understood that the present invention should not be limited to these exemplary embodiments but various changes and modifications can be made by one ordinary skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention as hereinafter claimed.

[37]

Industrial Applicability

[38] As mentioned above, if the feed including the functional feed additive according to the present invention is used as the chicken feed, the chicken may have a greater amount of DHA, DPA and EPA, which are beneficial to the health of the person, as compared with the normal chicken bred by the conventional functional feed, so that the health of the person who eats the chicken containing the DHA, DPA, and EPA can be enhanced.

[39]

Claims

[1] A functional feed additive comprising 13 to 15 weight percent of rice bran, 32 to

36 weight percent of powdered fish bones, 32 to 36 weight percent of yellow soils, 13 to 15 weight percent of fish oil, 2 to 3 weight percent of broiler meats, 3 to 4 weight percent of garlic, and 1 to 3 weight percent of ginger.