Animal feed suspension and method of making the same
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsJames C. Mickus, Robert L. Hesse, Gary L. Pruitt
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Abstract
A new animal feed suspension including method for its preparation, where xanthan gum stabilizes the suspension such that an excess of 20% by weight insoluble nutrients are held suspended therein.
Claims15
A method for the manufacture of a stable liquid animal feed suspension with high loading of macro minerals therein said method comprising:
- dispersing and hydrating xantham gum in an aqueous medium selected from the group consisting of water, corn steep liquor, urea, whey, or mixtures thereof forming a xanthan gum mixture;
- mixing into said xanthan gum mixture water soluble salts, nutritive ingredients and calcium carbonate forming a uniformly dispersed calcium carbonate suspension, said calcium carbonate having a size of about 200 mesh or smaller, said calcium carbonate comprising at least about 20 percent by weight of said suspension;
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- adjusting the pH of said suspension to between about 5.8 and about 9.0.
A method for making a stable animal feed suspension with high loading of macro minerals therein said method comprising:
- dispersing xanthan gum in an aqueous medium selected from the group consisting of water, corn steep liquor, urea, whey or mixtures thereof forming a hydrated xanthan gum mixture;
- dissolving water soluble salts into said xanthan gum mixture forming a hydrated gum solution;
- blending nutritive ingredients into said hydrated gum solution, said nutritive ingredients selected from the group consisting of molasses, lignin liquors, hemi-cellulose extracts or mixtures thereof forming a hydrated nutritive mixture thereof;
- suspending calcium carbonate having a size of about 200 mesh or smaller into said hydrated nutritive mixture forming a calcium carbonate suspension, said calcium carbonate comprising at least about 20 percent by weight of said calcium carbonate suspension;
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- adjusting the pH of said suspension to between about 5.8 to about 9.0.
A stable animal feed suspension made in accordance with the process comprising:
- dispersing xanthan gum in an aqueous medium selected from the group consisting of water, corn steep liquor, urea, whey or mixtures thereof forming a hydrated xanthan gum mixture;
- mixing into said hydrated xanthan gum mixture water soluble salts, nutritive ingredients and calcium carbonate forming a uniformly dispersed calcium carbonate suspension, said calcium carbonate having a size of about 200 mesh or smaller, said calcium carbonate comprising at least about 20 percent by weight of said calcium carbonate suspension;
- and adjusting the pH of said suspension to between about 5.8 to about 9.0.
A stable animal feed suspension made in accordance with the process comprising:
- dispersing xanthan gum in an aqueous medium selected from the group consisting of water, corn steep liquor, urea, whey or mixtures thereof forming a hydrated xanthan gum mixture;
- blending nutritive ingredients into said hydrated gum mixture, said nutritive ingredients selected from the group consisting of molasses, lignin liquors, hemi-cellulose extracts or mixtures thereof forming a hydrated nutritive mixture;
- dissolving water soluble salts and suspending calcium carbonate having a size of about 200 mesh or smaller into said hydrated nutritive mixture forming a calcium carbonate suspension, said calcium carbonate comprising at least about 20 percent by weight of said calcium cabonate suspension;
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- adjusting the pH of said suspension to between about 5.8 to about 9.0.
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