Nutrition Sciences N.v.

Nutrition Sciences Nv/sa

Dsm IP Assets B.v.

Geert Bruggeman

Katrien Deschepper

Hendrik Arie Schols

Paulus De Vos

Jan Scholte

Lingmin Tian

Neha Mohan Sahasrabudhe

Marco Alexander Van Den Berg

Anton Johannes Scheurink

Johan Rietberg

Erik Martinus Andrianus Maria Bruininx

Erik Bruininx

Erik Martinus Adrianus Maria Bruininx

Marco Van Den Berg

Roland Brugger

Antonius Scheurink

Antonius Johannes Willibrordus Scheurink

Koen Molly

The current invention concerns a feed additive comprising a bacterial culture or a processed bacterial culture and a method for enhancing the zootechnical performance of animals. The bacterial culture comprises an isolated lactic acid bacterium strain, wherein that strain comprises a 16S rRNA sequence exhibiting at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID N1.

Probiotic composition for use in a feed additive

The present invention concerns a composition containing medium-chain fatty acids or salts or mono-, di-, triglycerides, esters or amide derivatives of medium-chain fatty acids. In a further aspect, the present invention concerns also a feed, supplemented with the composition, and a method for feeding animals, in particular calves, cattle and dairy cattle.

Composition and feed containing medium-chain fatty acids

Methods for managing the body mass index, the body fat percentage and/or the distribution of fat storage sites of humans are provided, and more particularly the use of food compositions for managing the body mass index, the body fat percentage and/or the distribution of fat storage sites by administering to a human in need of managing body mass index, body fat percentage and/or distribution of fat storage sites an effective amount of a food formulation comprised of an esterified pectin having a degree of esterification (DE) of less than 65%.

Food compositions for managing body weight

This invention relates generally to compositions and methods for combating inflammatory disease and particularly to the use of food and/or feed compositions for preventing, reducing and/or treating inflammatory disorders, diseases, or discomforts, wherein the compositions comprising at least one specific pectin.

Food and/or feed compositions for preventing and treating inflammatory diseases

Compositions and methods are for combating inflammatory disease and particularly for use in feed or food compositions for preventing, reducing and/or treating inflammatory disorders, diseases, or discomforts. The compositions include at least one specific pectin.

Feed compositions for preventing and treating inflammatory diseases

The present invention relates to a composition containing medium-chain fatty acids or salts or mono-, di-, triglycerides, esters or amides derivatives of medium-chain fatty acids for use as a feed additive for animals, in an optimized ratio. In a second and third aspect, the invention concerns an animal feed, supplemented with the composition containing the medium-chain fatty acids or derivatives and a method for feeding animals with the animal feed.

Composition of medium-chain fatty acids and feed supplemented with composition

The present invention relates to a feed supplement and a feed containing this feed supplement, comprising 1) a homotrimer, heterotrimer, homotetramer and/or heterotetramer of a carbohydrate component selected from the group consisting of a pentose saccharide, a hexose saccharide, glucuronic and galacturonic acid, and 2) a medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA), selected from the group consisting of caproic acid (C6), caprylic (C8), capric (C10) and lauric acid (C12). The invention also refers to the use of the feed supplement or feed in order to improve the efficiency of animal production, such as weight gain, feed conversion, nutritive value, health and wellbeing through the selective elimination of enteropathogens.

Feed supplement comprising oligosaccharides and medium chain fatty acids

The present invention relates to the use of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), chosen from the group consisting of caproic acid (C), caprylic acid (C) and capric acid (C), salts, derivatives or mixtures thereof, in a total amount by weight comprised between 0.01% and 5% for inhibiting the growth of microbial pathogens.

Medium chain fatty acids applicable as anti-microbial agents

Compositions which include a homotrimer, heterotrimer, homotetramer, and/or heterotetramer of a component such as pentose, hexose, an L or D isomer of a pentose or hexose, a &#x3b2;-form of a pentose or hexose, oxidized derivatives and mixtures of such compounds are disclosed as agglutination agents. The disclosed compositions are useful for agglutination of enteric pathogens and may be used for selectively controlling and regulating the microbial ecosystem in the gastrointestinal tract of a subject.

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Bruges, Belgium

Geert Bruggeman