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US4027043A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Solid animal feed supplement

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-10-28
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Granted: 1977-05-31
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Expires: 1995-10-28
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed an animal feed supplement in solid, block form which is sufficiently palatable to permit its free choice feeding and which contains the proper proportions of molasses and/or fat to supply the energy requirements for maintenance and weight gain of the animals. The feed supplement blocks intended for consumption by ruminants also contain a high level of protein derived from nonprotein nitrogen as well as natural protein to function as a supplementary protein source. The feed supplement includes molasses in a major proportion, and solidifying ingredients comprising a phosphate and an oxide or salt of a metal such as aluminum magnesium or calcium, in quantities sufficient to solidify the supplement into solid, block form. The preferred metal ingredient is calcium as the oxide and/or sulfate. The composition can also contain an edible fat or oil and a fat emulsifying agent in sufficient quantity to prevent separation of the fat from the product. In the preferred embodiment, the emulsifying agent is starch which is employed in sufficient quantities to accelerate the hardening of the block. Other components which can, optionally, be included in the block include limited quantities of trace minerals, antibiotics and vitamins. The fat component can also contain an antioxidant to inhibit degradation of the product. The composition is prepared by admixing the ingredients in a manner which permits the in situ reaction of the phosphate source and the alkaline earth metal ingredient. Typically, the ingredients are heated and stirred to disperse the solid components and maintained at a moderate temperature, e.g., about 95 degrees F., for a period of approximately 30 minutes, at which time the mixture thickens substantially. The mixture is then poured into molds or packages and permitted to solidify, reaching a sufficient integrity in a period of from 8 to 10 hours to permit the products to be stacked on pallets for storage and shipping.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jack J. Schroeder
  • 👤 Milo D. Appleman

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 23:58
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23K; A23K20/00; A23K20/20; A23K20/26; A23K10/00; A23K10/30; A23K10/33; A23K20/10; A23K20/158; A23K20/24; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P60/00; Y02P60/80; Y02P60/87; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/807

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A solid animal feed supplement comprising molasses, and solidifying ingredients added thereto as a soluble phosphate or phosphoric acid in an amount from 0.5 to about 5 weight percent expressed as P 2 O 5 , and an oxide or salt of a metal selected from the class consisting of aluminum, magnesium, calcium or mixtures thereof, in an amount from 0.5 to about 5 weight percent, expressed as the oxide with a proportion of equivalent weights of phosphate to metal from 1 to about 4, sufficient to solidify said supplement into solid block form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A solid animal feed supplement comprising molasses, and solidifying ingredients added thereto as a soluble phosphate or phosphoric acid in an amount from 0.5 to about 5 weight percent expressed as P 2 O 5 , and an oxide or salt of a metal selected from the class consisting of aluminum, magnesium, calcium or mixtures thereof, in an amount from 0.5 to about 5 weight percent, expressed as the oxide with a proportion of equivalent weights of phosphate to metal from 1 to about 4, sufficient to solidify said supplement into solid block form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
The supplement of claim 1 including from 2 to about 30 weight percent of an animal-edible fat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The supplement of claim 2 including from 0.05 to about 1 weight percent of a fat emulsifying agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The supplement of claim 1 including from 0.5 to about 6 weight percent starch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The supplement of claim 4 wherein said starch is present in an amount from 2 to about 4 weight percent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 12 words
The supplement of claim 5 wherein said starch is a pregelatinized starch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 10 words
The supplement of claim 6 wherein calcium oxide is added.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 15 words
The supplement of claim 6 wherein a mixture of gypsum and calcium oxide is added.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 32 words
The supplement of claim 1 including from 5 to about 40 weight percent equivalent protein derived from an added nonprotein source selected from the class consisting of urea, biuret and ammonium phosphate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
The supplement of claim 9 wherein said nonprotein nitrogen source is urea, present in an amount from 2 to about 15 weight percent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 131 words
A solid animal feed supplement comprising: (a) molasses in an amount from 45 to about 93 weight percent; (b) edible fat in an amount from 2 to about 30 weight percent; (c) a fat emulsifier in an amount from 0.05 to about 1 weight percent; and (d) solidifying ingredients added thereto as phosphoric acid in an amount from 2 to about 5 weight percent expressed as P 2 O 5 and a metal ingredient selected from the class consisting of the oxide or salt of aluminum, calcium or magnesium in an amount from 0.5 to about 5 weight percent, expressed as the metal oxide, with the proportion of phosphate equivalent weight to metal equivalent weight being from 1 to about 4, sufficient to solidify said feed supplement into solid block form.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 131 words
A solid animal feed supplement comprising: (a) molasses in an amount from 45 to about 93 weight percent; (b) edible fat in an amount from 2 to about 30 weight percent; (c) a fat emulsifier in an amount from 0.05 to about 1 weight percent; and (d) solidifying ingredients added thereto as phosphoric acid in an amount from 2 to about 5 weight percent expressed as P 2 O 5 and a metal ingredient selected from the class consisting of the oxide or salt of aluminum, calcium or magnesium in an amount from 0.5 to about 5 weight percent, expressed as the metal oxide, with the proportion of phosphate equivalent weight to metal equivalent weight being from 1 to about 4, sufficient to solidify said feed supplement into solid block form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 17 words
The supplement of claim 11 including from 5 to about 20 weight percent of an animal-edible fat.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 14 words
The supplement of claim 11 including from 0.5 to about 6 weight percent starch.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 20 words
The supplement of claim 13 wherein said starch is present in an amount from 2 to about 4 weight percent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 12 words
The supplement of claim 14 wherein said starch is a pregelatinized starch.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 14 words
The supplement of claim 15 wherein said calcium ingredient is added as calcium oxide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 19 words
The supplement of claim 15 wherein said calcium ingredient is added as a mixture of gypsum and calcium oxide.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 31 words
The supplement of claim 11 including from 5 to about 40 weight percent equivalent protein derived from an added nonprotein source selected from the class consisting of urea and ammonium phosphate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 23 words
The supplement of claim 18 wherein said nonprotein nitrogen source is urea, present in an amount from 2 to about 15 weight percent.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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