Equine feed products and systems and methods of feeding same
AssigneePurina Animal Nutrition LLC
InventorKelly Vineyard
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Abstract
Feeding equine animals involves obtaining an equine feed combined with a yeast fermentation product such as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product, and feeding the feed to the equine animal such that ingestion causes the equine animal to improve performance, including a mitigated inflammatory response or an increased immune in function. The feed may contain about 0.1 to 1.0 percent of the yeast fermentation product by weight of the feed. A formulated feed ration for the equine animal may include grain- and forage-based feed and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product in an amount of about 5 grams to about 40 grams per head per day.
Claims17
A method of feeding an equine animal, the method comprising:
- obtaining a formula feed combined with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product, the formula feed comprising one or more of wheat products, soy products, alfalfa products, corn products or rice products;
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- feeding the formula feed combined with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product to the equine animal,
- wherein ingestion of the formula feed and the Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product causes the equine animal to improve performance.
A method of formulating a feed ration for an equine animal, the method comprising:
- formulating a feed ration for the equine animal, the feed ration comprising a grain- and forage-based feed and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product,
- wherein the grain- and forage-based feed comprises a formula feed, wheat products, soy products, alfalfa products, corn products or rice products,
- wherein the Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product is present in the feed ration from about 5 grams to about 40 grams per head per day.
A method of producing an equine animal feed comprising:
- combining into a formula feed a grain, a forage and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product,
- wherein the Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product is present in the formula feed from about 0.1 to 1.0 percent by weight of the feed.
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