# US 2019/0166879 A1 · Feed additive composition for ruminants and method for manufacturing same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0166879 A1 - Document ID: US20190166879A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/270,237 - Filed: 2019-02-07 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-10 - Assignees: Ajinomoto Co., Inc. - Applicants: Ajinomoto Co., Inc. - Inventors: Susumu SHIBAHARA; Masayuki Tanaka; Atsushi Haruno - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166879A1 ## CPC - A23K 40/10: by agglomeration; by granulation, e.g. making powders - A23K 20/142: Amino acids; Derivatives thereof - A23K 20/158: Fatty acids; Fats; Products containing oils or fats - A23K 20/174: Vitamins - A23K 50/10: for ruminants - Y02P 60/87: Re-use of by-products of food processing for fodder production - A23K: FODDER - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract Producing a feed additive composition for ruminants having a particle size of not less than 0.5 mm and not more than 2 mm, by granulating, in water, a molten mixture containing (A) at least one component selected from a hydrogenated vegetable oil and a hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C., (B) lecithin, and (C) at least one biologically active substance having solubility of not less than 0.001 g and not more than 60 g in 100 g of water at 20° C. affords a feed additive composition provided with high protection in rumen, and which is superior in dissolution in the lower gastrointestinal tract. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for producing a feed additive composition for ruminants having a particle size of not less than 0.5 mm and not more than 2 mm, comprising granulating, in water, a molten mixture comprising: (A) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated vegetable oil and a hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C.; (B) lecithin; and (C) at least one biologically active substance having a solubility of not less than 0.001 g and not more than 60 g in 100 g of water at 20° C. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The production method according to claim 1, wherein said solubility of said at least one biologically active substance in 100 g of water at 20° C. is not less than 0.01 g and not more than 20 g. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The production method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one biologically active substance is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.5 wt % and not more than 70 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The production method according to claim 2, wherein said at least one biologically active substance is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.5 wt % and not more than 70 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The production method according to claim 1, wherein said lecithin is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The production method according to claim 2, wherein said lecithin is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The production method according to claim 1, wherein said molten mixture is granulated in water by immersing said molten mixture in water. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The production method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one biologically active substance is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, a salt of an amino acid, and a vitamin. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The production method according to claim 1, further comprising pulverizing the granule of the molten mixture. ### Claim 10 A feed additive composition for ruminants having a particle size of not less than 0.5 mm and not more than 2 mm, and comprising an underwater granule comprising” (A) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a hydrogenated vegetable oil and a hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C.; (B) lecithin; and (C) at least one biologically active substance having solubility of not less than 0.001 g and not more than 60 g in 100 g of water at 20° C. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The composition according to claim 10, wherein said solubility of said at least one biologically active substance in 100 g of water at 20° C. is not less than 0.01 g and not more than 20 g. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The composition according to claim 10, wherein said at least one biologically active substance is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.5 wt % and not more than 70 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The composition according to claim 11, wherein said at least one biologically active substance is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.5 wt % and not more than 70 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The composition according to claim 10, wherein said lecithin is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The composition according to claim 11, wherein said lecithin is present in said feed additive composition for ruminants in an amount of not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt %, based on the total weight of said feed additive composition. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The composition according to claim 10, wherein said at least one biologically active substance is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, a salt of an amino acid, and a vitamin. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The composition according to claim 10, wherein said underwater granule is a pulverized product of the underwater granule.