Storage stable animal mineral granules
AssigneeAgri-Nutrients Technology Group, Inc.
InventorWilliam P. Moore
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Abstract
A storage stable magnesium oxychloride coated granular animal feed mineral supplement composition resistant to disintegration cause by moisture absorption and attrition, comprising granular mineral nutrients useful as animal feed supplements and magnesium oxychloride coatings amounting to between 0.5 and 10.0 percent of the weight of the granules, formed on the granules of mineral nutrients by coreaction of magnesium chloride and magnesium oxide. An additional coating of between 0.2 and 2.0 percent magnesium stearate formed on the magnesium oxychloride may be used to decrease the rate of wetting of the granular animal feed mineral supplements.
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A storage stable magnesium oxychloride coated particulate animal feed mineral supplement composition comprising:
- (a) particles of mineral nutrients useful as animal feed supplements exhibiting diameters between 0.7 and 4.0 millimeters;
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- (b) magnesium oxychloride coatings amounting to between 0.5 and 10.0 percent of the weight of the particles, formed on the particles of mineral nutrients by coreaction of between 0.5 and 1.0 molecule of magnesium chloride per molecule of magnesium oxide.
A particulate storage stable animal feed mineral supplement composition resistant to moisture and attrition comprising:
- (a) particles of mineral nutrients useful as animal feed supplements exhibiting diameters between 0.7 and 4.0 millimeters;
- (b) magnesium oxychloride coatings amounting to between 0.5 and 10.0 percent of the weight of the particles, formed on the particles of mineral nutrients by coreaction of between 0.5 and 1.0 molecule of magnesium chloride per molecule of magnesium oxide;
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- (c) wetting resistant coatings of magnesium stearate amounting to between 0.2 and 2.0 percent of the weight of the particles, formed on the magnesium oxychloride coating by coreaction of about two parts by weight stearic acid with one part by weight magnesium oxide.
A magnesium oxychloride coated granular animal feed mineral supplement composition resistant to disintegration caused by moisture absorption, and physical attrition, comprising:
- (a) granular mineral nutrients, exhibiting diameters between 1.0 and 3.0 millimeters, comprising (i) chemical compounds containing metals selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, and cobalt, (ii) cane molasses, amounting to between 1 and 2 percent on a dry weight basis, and (iii) vitamins A, D, and E amounting to between 0.12 and 0.20 percent by weight;
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- (b) magnesium oxychloride coatings amounting to between 2.0 and 4.0 percent of the weight of the granules, formed on the granular mineral nutrients by coreaction of between 0.5 and 0.9 molecule of magnesium chloride in aqueous solution per molecule of magnesium oxide.
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