A Feed Supplement and a Feed Composition Comprising Resin Acid Based Composition

Abstract

The present invention relates to a feed supplement which comprises a resin acid based composition comprising over 10% (w/w) resin acids for use in the prevention of growth of harmful bacteria in the animal digestive tract, in the prevention of intestinal disorders, in the modulation of microbial population of the animal digestive tract, in enhancing rumen fermentation, lowering rumen methane production and/or in binding toxins. The invention further relates to a use of the feed supplement and a feed composition comprising the feed supplement.

1 . A feed supplement, characterized in that said feed supplement comprises the resin acid based composition comprising over 10% (w/w) resin acids for use in the prevention of growth of harmful bacteria, in the prevention of intestinal disorders, in the modulation of microbial population of the animal digestive tract, in enhancing rumen fermentation, lowering rumen methane production and/or in binding toxins. 
     
     
         2 . The feed supplement according to  claim 1  for use in the prevention of growth of harmful bacteria and/or in the prevention of intestinal disorders. 
     
     
         3 . Use of the feed supplement according to  claim 1  in the modulation of microbial population of the animal digestive tract. 
     
     
         4 . The use according to  claim 3  for improving feed utilization. 
     
     
         5 . The use according to  claim 3  for improving the feed conversion ratio. 
     
     
         6 . Use of the feed supplement according to  claim 1  in enhancing rumen fermentation and/or lowering rumen methane production. 
     
     
         7 . Use of the feed supplement according to  claim 1  in binding toxins. 
     
     
         8 . The use according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the toxin is mycotoxin. 
     
     
         9 . The feed supplement according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition comprises at least one of following resin acids abietic acid, dehydoabietic acid, palustric acid, neoabietic acid, pimaric acid and isopimaric acid and/or derivative thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The feed supplement according to any of  claim 1 - 2  or  9 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is Tall Oil Rosin (TOR). 
     
     
         11 . The feed supplement according to any of  claims 1 - 2  or  9 - 10 , characterized in that resin acid based comprises over 60% (w/w) resin acids. 
     
     
         12 . The feed supplement according to any of  claim 1 - 2  or  9 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is Wood Rosin. 
     
     
         13 . The feed supplement according to any of  claim 1 - 2  or  9 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is GUM Rosin. 
     
     
         14 . The feed supplement according to any of  claims 1 - 2 ,  9  or  12 - 13 , characterized in that resin acid based comprises over 10 and up to 99% (w/w) resin acids. 
     
     
         15 . The feed supplement according to any of  claim 1 - 2  or  9 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is Distilled Tall Oil (DTO). 
     
     
         16 . The feed supplement according to any of  claim 1 - 2 ,  9  or  15 , characterized in that resin acid based comprises over 10 and up 60% (w/w) resin acids. 
     
     
         17 . The feed supplement according to any of  claim 1 - 2  or  9 - 16 , characterized in that the resin acids are unmodified. 
     
     
         18 . The feed supplement according to any of  claim 1 - 2  or  9 - 16 , characterized in that the resin acids are modified chemically, biologically or other ways. 
     
     
         19 . The feed supplement according to  claim 18  characterized in that the resin acids are hydrogenated, disproportined, isomerizated, oxidized, polymerized, etherified, saponified and/or esterified and/or used as a reactant in Diels-Alder reaction. 
     
     
         20 . The feed supplement according to any of  claims 1 - 2  or  9 - 19 , characterized in that it comprises 1-90 (w/w) fatty acids and/or their derivatives. 
     
     
         21 . The feed supplement according to any of  claims 1 - 2 ,  9 - 16  or  18 - 20 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is modified by saponification. 
     
     
         22 . The feed supplement according to any of  claims 1 - 2  or  9 - 21 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is dried. 
     
     
         23 . The feed supplement according to any of  claims 1 - 2  or  9 - 22 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is absorbed into a carrier material or mixed with a carrier. 
     
     
         24 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8 , characterized in that the resin acid based comprises at least one of following resin acids abietic acid, dehydoabietic acid, palustric acid, neoabietis acid, pimaric acid and isopimaric acid and/or derivative thereof. 
     
     
         25 . The use according to any of  claim 3 - 8  or  24 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is Tall Oil Rosin (TOR). 
     
     
         26 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  24 - 25 , characterized in that the resin acid based comprises over 60% (w/w) resin acids. 
     
     
         27 . The use according to any of  claim 3 - 8  or  24 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is Wood Rosin. 
     
     
         28 . The use according to any of  claim 3 - 8  or  24 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is GUM Rosin. 
     
     
         29 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  27 - 28 , characterized in that the resin acid based comprises over 10 and up to 99% (w/w) resin acids. 
     
     
         30 . The use according to any of  claim 3 - 8  or  24 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is Distilled Tall Oil (DTO). 
     
     
         31 . The use according to any of  claim 3 - 8 ,  24  or  30 , characterized in that the resin acid based comprises over 10 and up 60% (w/w) resin acids. 
     
     
         32 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  24 - 31 , characterized in that the resin acids are unmodified. 
     
     
         33 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  24 - 31 , characterized in that the resin acids are modified chemically, biologically or other ways. 
     
     
         34 . The use according to  claim 33 , characterized in that the resin acids are hydrogenated, disproportined, isomerizated, oxidized, polymerized, etherified, saponified and/or esterified and/or used as a reactant in Diels-Alder reaction. 
     
     
         35 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  24 - 34 , characterized in that the resin acid based comprises 1-90 (w/w) fatty acids and/or their derivatives. 
     
     
         36 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8 ,  24 - 31  or  33 - 35 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is modified by saponification. 
     
     
         37 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  24 - 36 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is dried. 
     
     
         38 . The use according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  24 - 35 , characterized in that the resin acid based composition is absorbed into a carrier material or mixed with a carrier. 
     
     
         39 . A feed composition comprising the feed supplement according to any of  claims 1 - 2  or  9 - 23 . 
     
     
         40 . The feed composition according to  claim 39 , characterized in that it comprises a feed supplement in an amount of 0.00001-1.0% (w/w) of the dry weight of the total amount of feed. 
     
     
         41 . Use of the feed supplement according to any of  claims 3 - 8  or  24 - 38  in a feed composition. 
     
     
         42 . The use according to  claim 41 , characterized in that the feed composition comprises a feed supplement in an amount of 0.00001-1.0% (w/w) of the dry weight of the total amount of feed.