Animal tattooing paste and method of making the same

Abstract

An improved animal carcass tattooing paste having substantially enhanced permanency when used to place identifying marks on carcasses, comprising from about 0.05% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of a sorbitan mono-fatty acid ester, from about 0.05% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of a water soluble polyoxyethylene derivative of a fatty acid partial ester of sorbitol, from about 10.0% to about 49.0% by weight of propylene glycol, from about 10.0% to about 49.0% by weight of white mineral oil, from about 1% to about 10% by weight of a thickening agent, from about 0.1% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of inorganic viscosity modifier, from about 0.05% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of an organic dye material which is compatible with the other ingredients of said paste, and from about 1.0% to about 25.0% by weight water. The method comprises the steps of: (1) mixing the water soluble polyoxyethylene derivative of a fatty acid partial ester of sorbitol with heated water; (2) mixing the organic dye material into the mixture; (3) mixing thickening agent, propylene glycol and heated sorbitan mono fatty acid ester and adding the same to the mixture of step (2); (4) mixing the white mineral oil into the mixture of step (3); (5) cooling the mixture and (6) packaging the cooled product.

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