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Method for using a ruminant repellent comprising oxidation precursors of aliphatic aldehydes
Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Co
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Filing: 1976-07-12
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Granted: 1977-12-27
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Expires: 1996-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing edible material normally eaten by such ruminants comprises contacting the material and/or the region adjacent such material with a repellent composition. The repellent composition contains as the active repellent ingredient an aliphatic aldehyde, preferably having from six to 12 carbon atoms. The repellent composition can also be applied to the material as a repellent-producing composition that is an oxidation precursor of the aliphatic aldehyde.
Inventors
- 👤 Katashi Oita
- 👤 Marion R. San Clemente
- 👤 John H. Oh
- 👤 George T. Tiedeman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:04
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N37/00; A01N37/42; A01N27/00; A01N31/00; A01N31/02; A01N35/00; A01N35/02; A01N35/04; A01N37/06; A01N37/12; A01N37/14; A01N37/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing on leaves normally eaten by said ruminants comprising applying a mixture of a repellent-producing amount of an ingredient comprising oleic acid or an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salt of oleic acid and a repellent-producing amount of an additional ruminant repellent to leaves normally eaten by ruminants in a nonphytotoxic amount effective to discourage browsing of said leaves by said ruminants.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing on leaves normally eaten by said ruminants comprising applying a mixture of a repellent-producing amount of an ingredient comprising oleic acid or an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salt of oleic acid and a repellent-producing amount of an additional ruminant repellent to leaves normally eaten by ruminants in a nonphytotoxic amount effective to discourage browsing of said leaves by said ruminants.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said ingredient is a potassium or sodium salt of oleic acid.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing on leaves normally eaten by said ruminants comprising: applying to said leaves a nonphytotoxic amount of a repellent-producing composition effective to discourage browsing of said leaves by said ruminants, said repellent-producing composition containing as the principal active repellent-producing ingredient a compound having the formula ##STR6## wherein: x is 5 through 7, inclusive, y is 5 through 7, inclusive, R 1 is --CH═CH-- or --CH═CH--CH═CH-- R 1 having at least one cis carbon-carbon double bond, and R 3 is hydrogen, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or an alkyl group having from one to six carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing on leaves normally eaten by said ruminants comprising: applying to said leaves a nonphytotoxic amount of a repellent-producing composition effective to discourage browsing of said leaves by said ruminants, said repellent-producing composition containing as the principal active repellent-producing ingredient a compound having the formula ##STR6## wherein: x is 5 through 7, inclusive, y is 5 through 7, inclusive, R 1 is --CH═CH-- or --CH═CH--CH═CH-- R 1 having at least one cis carbon-carbon double bond, and R 3 is hydrogen, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or an alkyl group having from one to six carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said repellent-producing ingredient is oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid or mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said compound has the formula ##STR7## wherein R 8 is hydrogen, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or ammonium, and wherein the carbon-carbon double bond is a cis bond.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing on leaves normally eaten by said ruminants comprising: applying to said leaves a nonphytotoxic amount of a repellent-producing composition effective to discourage browsing of said leaves by said ruminants, said repellent-producing composition containing as the principal active repellent-producing ingredient a compound having the formula ##STR8## wherein: x is 5 through 7, inclusive, y is 5 through 7, inclusive, R 1 is --CH═CH-- or --CH═CH--CH═CH--, R 1 having at least one cis carbon-carbon double bond, and R 3 is a relatively inert group that will allow said ingredient to undergo autoxidation at or adjacent the unsaturated bonds of R 1 after application to said leaves.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing on leaves normally eaten by said ruminants comprising: applying to said leaves a nonphytotoxic amount of a repellent-producing composition effective to discourage browsing of said leaves by said ruminants, said repellent-producing composition containing as the principal active repellent-producing ingredient a compound having the formula ##STR8## wherein: x is 5 through 7, inclusive, y is 5 through 7, inclusive, R 1 is --CH═CH-- or --CH═CH--CH═CH--, R 1 having at least one cis carbon-carbon double bond, and R 3 is a relatively inert group that will allow said ingredient to undergo autoxidation at or adjacent the unsaturated bonds of R 1 after application to said leaves.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 6 wherein R 3 is hydrogen, an alkali or alkaline earth metal, ammonium, an alkyl group having from one to six carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 6 wherein R 3 is diacyloxypropyl selected from 1,2-diacyloxypropyl or 1,3-diacyloxypropyl, acyloxypropyl selected from 1-acyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl or 2-acyloxy-1-hydroxypropyl, or dihydroxypropyl selected from 1,2-dihydroxypropyl or 1,3-dihydroxypropyl, and wherein the acyl group is derived from a linear aliphatic carboxylic acid having from 14 to 20 carbon atoms.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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