Method for preserving processed grain and animal feed comprising the same
AssigneeInternational Stock Food Corporation
InventorMonique F. Vinelli
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Abstract
A method for preserving animal feed, including pet food, by controlling mold and yeast growth during the storage of such feed is disclosed, wherein the feed comprises processed grains, and optionally molasses, by adding to the processed grain or to the total feed mix, an amount of an alkali metal sulfite, bisulfite, metabisulfite or mixtures thereof sufficient to arrest the destructive effects of oxidation, mainly mold growth, which occurs during the storage of such animal feed. The alkali metal sulfite, bisulfite or metabisulfite is preferably added to the animal feed, together with an inorganic sulfate.
Claims21
A method for preservation of processed grain comprising mixing said grain with a composition consisting essentially of a compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal sulfite, bisulfite, metabisulfite or mixtures thereof, said compound being present in an amount of 0.1 to 2 lbs/ton of processed grain, wherein said processed grain is selected from the group consisting of steam-flaked grain, steam-rolled grain, de-hulled grain, cracked grain, crimped grain, ground grain and by-products thereof.
A method for preservation of an animal feed comprising processed grain, and optionally molasses, said method comprising mixing said feed with a composition consisting essentially of a compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal sulfite, bisulfite, metabisulfite or mixtures thereof, said compound being present in an amount of 0.1 to 2 lbs/ton of processed grain, wherein said processed grain is selected from the group consisting of steam-flaked grain, steam-rolled grain, de-hulled grain, cracked grain, crimped grain, ground grain and by-products thereof.
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