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US 6,866,861 B1Granted
Method and composition for enhancing milk component concentrations
AssigneeLand O'Lakes, Inc.
InventorCindie M. Luhman
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Abstract
A method of enhancing milk component production in a ruminant, the method including providing a feed that includes a sugar alcohol and supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant.
Claims97
A method of enhancing milk component production in a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises sorbitol, xylitol or glycerol in an amount that enhances milk component production;
- protecting the sorbitol, xylitol or glycerol from significant alteration in the rumen of the ruminant;
- supplying the sorbitol, xylitol or glycerol to the abomasum of the ruminant;
- and
- orally feeding the feed to the ruminant.
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A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed the comprises sorbitol, xylitol or glycerol, or any combination thereof;
- protecting the sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol or any combination thereof from significant alteration in the rumen of the ruminant;
- supplying the sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol or any combination thereof to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol or any combination thereof in an amount effective to enhance milk component production by the ruminant;
- and
- orally feeding the feed to the ruminant.
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A method of enhancing milk component production in a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol or any combination thereof;
- supplying the sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol or any combination thereof to the abomasum of the ruminant in an amount that supplies a nutritional effect to the ruminant, supplying the sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol or any combination thereof to the abomasum of the ruminant comprising:
- protecting the sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol or any combination thereof from significant alteration in the rumen of the ruminant;
- and
- orally feeding the feed to the ruminant.
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A method of enhancing milk component production in a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises sorbitol;
- supplying the sorbitol to the abomasum of the ruminant in an amount effective to enhance milk component production, supplying the sorbitol to the abomasum of the ruminant comprising:
- protecting the sorbitol from significant alteration in the rumen of the ruminant, wherein protecting the sorbitol from significant alteration in the rumen of the ruminant allows at least about 50 weight percent of the sorbitol that is orally ingested by the ruminant to arrive unaltered, as sorbitol, in the abomasum of the ruminant after passing through the rumen of the ruminant;
- and
- orally feeding the feed to the ruminant.
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A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol including sorbitol, glycerol, xylitol, or any of these in any combination;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant in an amount effective to enhance the weight percent of true protein in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising sorbitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant in an amount effective to enhance the weight percent of true protein in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising glycerol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant in an amount effective to enhance the weight percent of true protein in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising xylitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of lactose in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising sorbitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of lactose in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising glycerol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of lactose in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising xylitol being ruminally-protected;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of true protein in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising sorbitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of fat in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising glycerol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of fat in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising xylitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of total solids protein in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising sorbitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of total solids in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed th at comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol be ing ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising glycerol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of total solids in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising xylitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of true protein, lactose, fat, total solids, or any combination of any of these in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising sorbitol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of true protein, lactose fat, total solids, or any combination of any of these in milk produced by the ruminant.
A method of feeding a ruminant, the method comprising:
- providing a feed that comprises a sugar alcohol, the sugar alcohol being ruminally-protected and the sugar alcohol comprising glycerol;
- and
- supplying the sugar alcohol to the abomasum of the ruminant, the sugar alcohol effective to enhance the weight percent of true protein, lactose fat, total solids, or any combination of any of these in milk produced by the ruminant.
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