Animal feed amendments for lowering ammonia concentrations in animal excrement
AssigneeVerdesian Life Sciences, LLC
InventorJohn Larry Sanders
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Abstract
Improved animal feeds and/or waters are provided, which include amendments comprising one or more copolymer salts serving to reduce volatilized ammonia derived from the excrement of animals. The copolymers are preferably water soluble and have substantially equimolar amounts of maleic and itaconic moieties.
Claims12
An improved animal feed comprising quantities of feed ingredients normally fed to the animal, and an amount of a feed amendment including a copolymer salt containing maleic and itaconic repeat units, said amount of said amendment sufficient to reduce volatilized ammonia derived from the excrement of the animal fed the improved animal feed.
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