Animal feed supplement
OwnerBruce J. Holubinventor
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Abstract
Fish meal containing omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids is useful as a feed additive for beef cattle feed.
Claims11
In a ruminant feed, a feed additive consisting essentially of fish meal containing an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and a mixture thereof.
In a ruminant feed, a feed additive consisting essentially of fish meal containing an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and a mixture thereof, said feed additive being in an amount of about 5% to 15% by weight of the total feed.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a feed additive for the ruminant consisting essentially of fish meal containing an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and a mixture thereof, said feed additive having an EPA content of about 10.6% and a DHA content of about 11.0%, each percentage being a percentage of the total fatty acids in the fish meal;
- adding said feed additive to a feed for the ruminant, until said feed additive constitutes about 5% to 15% by weight of the total feed;
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- feeding the ruminant said feed for a period of about 20 weeks.
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