US 4,735,809 A · Animal feed blocks containing dietary supplements

Abstract

A low cost process is used to make animal feed blocks from by-product residues of the corn and cotton industries. The first and liquid materials to be placed in a mixer include condensed fermented corn extractives, molasses, and hot water (all at approximately 110.degree. F.). The mixer is started, and a suspending agent, such as clay, is added to keep both the above and the later added ingredients in suspension. The clay should preferably be added before fat and any dry ingredients are added. Next, animal fat, vitamins, and other ingredients are added with the mixer running. Cottonseed meal is used as a rehydrating material to take up free water and thereby reduces the amount of water available to react with nitrogen, and in turn, reducing the amount of liberated ammonia. The pH is carefully controlled to be highly alkaline, for causing consumption limiting by the animal ingesting the feed block. After the ingredients are added, the mixture is brought to a temperature which is preferably approximately 140.degree. F. Then, all of the ingredients are mixed for approximately two minutes, after which the mixture is placed in corrugated cardboard boxes, to remain in inventory until the resulting feed blocks reach a suitable hardness.

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Dependent claims

A process for making a highly alkaline feed block wherein the ingredients consists of:

______________________________________ Ingredients Percentage ______________________________________ Condensed fermented 20.00 corn extractives Molasses 19.774 Water 15.067 Attapulgite clay 6.00 (predispersed liquid) Urea 3.72 Fat Products 3.30 Calcium carbonate 6.01 Sodium Tripolyphosphate 2.20 Salt 2.995 Trace Minerals 0.140 Vitamins 0.018 Magnesium oxide 4.751 Cottonseed meal 16.00 Aflaban DF .025 ______________________________________
and the process steps consist of:
Step 1--Weigh and add the condensed fermented corn extractives into a mixer
Step 2--Weigh and add molasses into said mixer;
Step 3--Weigh and add water into said mixer;
Step 4--Weigh and add attapulgite clay into said mixer and mix for approximately three minutes;
Step 5--Weigh and add into said mixer;
Step 6--Weigh and add fat prducts into said mixer;
Step 7--Weigh and add calcium carbonate and salt into said mixer;
Step 8--Weigh and add water soluble trace minerals into said mixer
Step 9--Weigh and add liquid vitamins into said mixer;
Step 10--Weigh and add magnesium oxide into said mixer;
Step 11--Weigh and add cottonseed meal into said mixer;
Step 12--Control the pH to make the feed block highly alkaline;
mix for a predetermined period of time or until the mix reaches a predetermined temperature;
and
Step 13--Transfer the mixture from said mixer into containers to harden.

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Animal feed blocks containing dietary supplements

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Animal feed blocks containing dietary supplements

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