Feed intake limiting composition for cattle containing a saturated fatty acid

A feed intake limiting composition for cattle to control consumption of a feed supplement when added thereto consisting essentially of;

• an oil selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, palm kernel oil, babassu oil, and mixtures thereof at a level in said supplement of at least about 4% by weight together with a material selected from the group consisting of meat meal, ammonium sulfate, diammonium phosphate, and combinations thereof wherein said oil is the sole oil present in said feed supplement.

A feed supplement for cattle containing an intake limiting composition, said feed supplement comprising grain, said intake limiting composition comprising at least one member of a group of compounds, including mixtures of these compounds, at a level of at least about 4% by weight of said supplement, having the formula:

• ##STR6## wherein R is a C.sub.9 to a C.sub.13 saturated aliphatic, R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl potassium and sodium.

A feed supplement for cattle containing an intake limiting composition, said feed supplement consisting essentially of grain, said intake limiting composition comprising at least about 8% by weight of said supplement, of an oil selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, babassu oil, palm kernel oil, and mixtures thereof wherin said oil is the sole oil present in said feed supplement.

A method of self-feeding cattle by limiting feed supplement intake to a predetermined amount which comprises feeding at a level of at least about 4% by weight of said supplement at least one member of a group of compounds, including mixtures of these compounds, having the formula:

• ##STR7## wherein R is a C.sub.9 to a C.sub.13 saturated aliphatic, R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl potassium and sodium.

A method of self-feeding cattle by limiting feed supplement intake to a predetermined amount which comprises feeding in said supplement in an amount of at least about 8% by weight an intake limiting composition containing essentially of an oil selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, babassu oil, palm kernel oil, and mixtures thereof wherein said oil is the sole oil present in said feed supplement.

The method of self-feeding cattle by limiting feed supplement intake to a predetermined amount which comprises administering in said supplement, an intake limiting composition comprising at least one member of a group of compounds, including mixtures of these compounds, at a level in said supplement of at least about 1% by weight having a formula:

• ##STR8## wherein R is a C.sub.9 to a C.sub.13 saturated aliphatic, R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl potassium and sodium, together with a material selected from the group consisting of meat meal, ammonium sulfate, diammonium phosphate, and combinations thereof.