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Dr Eulenstein

 

Dr Eulenstein is a formulated nutraceutical for shrimp in grow-out phase. Dr Eulenstein is a lipid-based suspension that contains specific vitamins, organic trace minerals and seaweed lectins which are main natural active compound in the formula.

 

Working action of lectins: the adhesion of a pathogen to the cell membrane of a host is the first mandatory step involved in the infection process. The interaction between proteins and lectins (polysaccharides) is responsible for this adhesion process. Seaweed extracts are well known for their action against fouling, pathogen adhesion, enhancing macrophage phagoctosis, etc. Seaweeds such Enteromorpha spp, Fucus spp, Ascophyllum sp., Macrocystis sp., Microcystis sp. And some red algae are containing complex carbohydrates such as fucans, fucoidans, glycoconjugates and specific lectins that inhibit the growth of viruses and block their adhesion onto the host cell membrane. Seaweed extracts are at the centre of an emerging field of research dealing with adherence and anti-adherence mechanism.

 

The seaweed extract SPC is interacting directly with the viral proteins that are responsible for the adhesion process onto the receptor cells of the shrimp tissue by forming an insoluble complex with lectins and other specific complex polysaccharides.

 

Typical analysis

 

Nutrient Value Nutrient Value

 

Moisture 5,0 %                          Manganese 50,0 ppm

Protein 1,55 %                          Copper 50,0 ppm

Fat 88,0 %                                Zink 90,0 ppm

Nucleotides 1450 ppm                Iodium 35,0 ppm

Vitamin A 500,000 IU/kg            Cobalt 12,5 ppm

Vitamin E 2000 ppm                   Selenium 0,5 ppm

Vitamin C 3500 ppm                   Chromium 4,5 ppm

 

Ingredients:

 

Fish oil, Soya lecithin, hydrogenated Soya oil, yeast extracts, vitamins, trace minerals, seaweed, anti-oxidants.

 

Instruction for use:

 

Use Dr Eulenstein as coating material on normal shrimp pellet at the rate of 1 to 2%. The product is formulated to crystallize at temperature below 20oC. Place the plastic container in a warm place before use (under the sun for an hour) until the product becomes a thick liquid lipid-based suspension. Feed the shrimp once the symptoms of viral infection are noticed and before the shrimp stops eating or ingesting food.

 

Use the product for no more than 2 or 3 days.

 

Packed in 1,000 g plastic container. Larger packaging is available on request.