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US 4,900,562 AGranted
Feed intake limiting composition comprising calcium hydroxide for cattle
AssigneeCooperative Research Farms
InventorBill L. Miller
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Abstract
A feed intake limitor includes the use of calcium hydroxide to limit intake of a feed supplement. The calcium hydroxide is incorporated into the feed supplement in an amount that effectively limits intake of the feed supplement.
Claims13
A method of self-feeding animals a feed supplement consisting essentially of:
- feeding the animals calcium hydroxide with a feed supplement in meal form in an amount that is effective in limiting intake of the feed supplement.
A method of self-feeding animals a feed supplement by limiting intake of feed supplement to an optimum amount consisting essentially of:
- preparing the feed supplement from primarily farinaceous materials in meal form;
- incorporating into said feed supplement a feed intake limiting composition including calcium hydroxide in an amount effective to limit intake of the feed supplement by the animals;
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- offering the feed supplement containing the feed intake limiting composition to the animals.
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A method of manufacturing a feed supplement for animals containing a feed intake limiting composition consisting essentially of:
- preparing the feed supplement of primarily farinaceous materials in meal form;
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- mixing calcium hydroxide into the feed supplement in an amount effective to limit intake of the feed supplement.
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