Ruminant feed supplement
AssigneeChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
InventorsAlfredo Vinci, Kenneth R. Cummings
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Abstract
In one embodiment this invention provides a process for preparing a feed supplement product which contains C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid alkaline earth metal salt and a propionate glucogenous ingredient as essential constituents. The feed product can function as a rumen bypass composition, and permit the beneficial increase of the nutrient fat content of the ruminant feed ration, and facilitate metabolic glucose formation by gluconeogenesis during the digestive cycle.
Claims17
A process for the preparation of a fatty acid salt feed supplement product which comprises (1) forming an admixture of reactive ingredients consisting essentially of (a) at least one C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid, (b) between about 0.8-1.5 equivalents of basic alkaline earth metal compound per equivalent of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid, (c) between about 10-80 weight percent of an aqueous medium, based on the weight of fatty acid, and (d) between about 0.5-20 weight percent of a propionate glucogenous ingredient in an amount effective to increase the metabolic glucose content of the feed supplement, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid ingredient;
- and (2) recovering the salt product after completion of the exothermic salt-forming reaction.
A feed supplement product in friable solid form which consists essentially of (a) at least one C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid calcium salt;
- (b) between about 1-15 weight percent of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid glyceride, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid calcium salt;
- and (c) between about 0.5-20 weight percent of 1,2-propylene glycol in an amount effective to increase the metabolic glucose content of the feed supplement, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid calcium salt.
A feed supplement product in friable solid form which consists essentially of (a) at least one C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt of an alkaline earth metal;
- (b) between about 1-15 weight percent of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid glyceride, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt ingredient;
- and (c) between about 0.5-20 weight percent of a propionate glucogenous ingredient in an amount effective to increase the metabolic glucose content of the feed supplement, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt ingredient.
A feed supplement product in friable solid form which consists essentially of (a) at least one C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt of an alkaline earth metal;
- (b) between about 1-15 weight percent of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid glyceride, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt ingredient;
- and (c) between about 0.5-20 weight percent of bicarbonate glucogenous ingredient in an amount effective to increase the metabolic glucose content of the feed supplement, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt ingredient.
A feed supplement product in friable solid form which consists essentially of (a) at least one C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt of an alkaline earth metal;
- (b) between about 1-15 weight percent of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid glyceride, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt ingredient;
- (c) between about 0.5-20 weight percent of a glucogenous ingredient in an amount effective to increase the metabolic glucose content of the feed supplement, based on the weight of C.sub.14 -C.sub.22 fatty acid salt ingredient;
- and (d) between about 0.05-20 weight percent of an additional biologically active ingredient, based on the weight of fatty acid salt ingredient.
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