Use of a high-oleic and high-tocol diet in combination with a non-tocol antioxidant for improving animal meat quality
US8709526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/355
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A novel method for improving the meat quality of an animal is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises feeding the animal a diet supplemented with oleic acid and tocols and subsequently formulating the meat with a non-tocol antioxidant such as rosemary extract. The source of the oleic acid and/or tocols may be transgenic corn that employs the FAD-2 gene as a silencing agent for a high-oleic phenotype and/or expresses the HGGT gene for a high-tocotrienol phenotype. The method improves the quality of meat from both non-ruminants and ruminants.
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