Cold Weather Formulation for Conditioning Animal Feed
AssigneeAnitox Corporation
InventorsJulio Pimentel, Kurt Richardson, Don Wilson
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Abstract
A stock solution for making pelleted livestock feed or pet food, comprising: a) 20-50 wt %. of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and mixtures thereof, b) 15-30 wt. % of ethoxylated castor oil surfactant having an HLB from 4 to 18 and a molar ratio of 1 molecule of castor oil to 40-60 molecules of ethylene oxide, c) 0-20 wt. % of propylene glycol, d) 0-50 wt. % of water, and a pelleted feed made therewith.
Claims25
A stock solution for making pelleted livestock feed or pet food, comprising:
- a) 20-50 wt %. of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and mixtures thereof,
- b) 15-30 wt. % of ethoxylated castor oil surfactant having an HLB from 4 to 18 and a molar ratio of 1 molecule of castor oil to 40-60 molecules of ethylene oxide,
- c) 0-20 wt. % of propylene glycol,
- d) 0-50 wt. % of water,
- which is a solution at -10° C.
A pelleted animal feed made by a process, comprising:
- a stock solution containing
- a) 20-50 wt %. of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and mixtures thereof,
- b) 15-30 wt. % of ethoxylated castor oil surfactant having an HLB from 4 to 18 and a molar ratio of 1 molecule of castor oil to 40-60 molecules of ethylene oxide,
- c) 0-20 wt. % of propylene glycol,
- d) 0-50 wt. % of water,
- diluting said stock solution with 5 to 200 parts water to make a heat-treating composition, and applying an effective amount of the same to an animal feed or pet food, with sufficient heating to pelletize or extrude the feed.
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