Antimicrobial treatment and preservation of animal feedstuffs
AssigneeTalmadge B. Tribble
InventorsTalmadge B. Tribble, Gordon W. Rose
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Abstract
Pyroligneous acid and pyroligneous acid complexes incorporating selective additives are employed as antifungal, antibacterial preservative agents for the treatment of animal feedstuffs.
Claims14
An antimicrobial complex for preserving animal feed and feedstuffs selected from the group of grains, hay and forage nutrients, comprising pyroligneous acid, and an enhancer for buffering the activity rate of said acid, selected from the group of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA), the sodium salt thereof, the disodium salt thereof, the trisodium salt thereof, the tetrasodium salt thereof and/or the calcium salt thereof.
An antimicrobial complex for preserving animal feed and feedstuffs selected from the group consisting of grains, hay and forage nutrients, comprising pyroligneous acid, complexed with EDTA and a non-ionic synthetic detergent substantially according to the following proportions:
- 4 grams of EDTA;
- 4 grams of glycol ether;
- and
- sufficient pyroligneous acid to bring the total volume to five gallons.
An antimicrobial complex for preserving animal feed and feedstuffs selected from the group consisting of grains, hay and forage nutrients, comprising:
- pyroligneous acid and diamine triacetic or tetra acetic acids in an amount effective for buffering the activity rate of said pyroligneous acid.
Animal feedstuffs selected from the group consisting of grains, hay and forage nutrients, preserved with an antimicrobial complex comprising essentially pyroligneous acid buffered with EDTA, applied to the feed and feedstuffs in concentrations of 16 to 80 ounces per ton.
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