SAPONIFIED TALL OIL FATTY ACID FOR USE IN TREATMENT AND ANIMAL FEED SUPPLEMENTS AND COMPOSITIONS
The present invention relates to a tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use in the prevention of growth of harmful bacteria in the animal digestive tract and/or in the prevention of intestinal disorders. The invention further relates to a feed supplement and a feed composition comprising tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification.
1 . A tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use in the prevention of growth of harmful bacteria in the animal digestive tract and/or in the prevention of intestinal disorders.
2 . The tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises 1-10% (w/w) resin acids.
3 . The tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises 2-9% (w/w) resin acids.
4 . The tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises 5-9% (w/w) resin acids.
5 . The tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises 91-98% (w/w) fatty acids.
6 . The tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use according to claim 1 , wherein it is dried.
7 . A feed supplement, wherein it comprises the tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification for use as defined in claim 1 .
8 . The feed supplement according to claim 7 , wherein it is effective in the prevention of growth of harmful bacteria and/or in the prevention of intestinal disorders.
9 . The feed supplement according to claim 7 , wherein the tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification comprises 1-10% (w/w), preferably 2-9% (w/w), most preferably 5-9% (w/w) resin acids.
10 . The feed supplement according to claim 7 , wherein the tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification is dried.
11 . The feed supplement according to claim 7 , wherein the tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification is absorbed into a carrier material.
12 . A feed composition comprising the feed supplement according to claim 7 .
13 . A feed composition according to claim 12 , wherein it comprises a feed supplement in an amount of 0.00001-0.5% (w/w), preferably 0.0005-0.1% (w/w), most preferably 0.001-0.01% (w/w) of the dry weight of the total amount of feed.