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US 10,588,333 B2Granted
High fat poured feed block
AssigneePurina Animal Nutrition LLC
InventorsMichael S. Burr, J. Christopher Forcherio, Ronald R. Scott
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Abstract
Methods form high fat feed blocks having a total fat content of about 7 wt % to 33 wt %. The blocks are formed by blending a pourable composition having a viscosity of at least 1000 cP at 57° C. with high fat pellets having total fat content of at least 40 wt % based on pellet weight, where the pellets include at least one fat having a melt temperature of greater than 60° C. Also disclosed are feed blocks formed by the methods.
Claims21
A method of forming a high fat feed block, the method comprising:
- blending a pourable composition, the composition comprising a sugar-containing component, a blendable fat, water, and a hardening agent, wherein the pourable composition exotherms to produce a pourable composition at an elevated temperature;
- admixing high fat pellets with the pourable composition at the elevated temperature to form a pourable admixture containing a total fat content of about 7 wt % to 33 wt %, wherein the high fat pellets comprise at least one high melting point fat having a melt temperature of greater than 60° C. (140° F.) such that the high fat pellets remain discrete in the pourable admixture;
- pouring the pourable admixture into a container;
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- allowing the pourable admixture to harden into a feed block.
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