Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130089635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING RUMINANTS BASED ON RUMEN MORPHOLOGY - Rumen performance and ruminant growth in growing ruminants is studied through rumen morphological studies and growing ruminant developmental studies. Based on the studies, a feed composition containing an effective amount of milk replacer, supplemental feed or both is administered to the ruminant over a growing period to optimize rumen growth. A method of formulating a feed formulation for a ruminant involves studying at least rumen morphology of one ruminant ingesting a diet with an amount of milk replacer, supplemental feed or both, and formulating the feed ration for another ruminant based on the study. A feed composition formulated based on rumen morphological studies includes an effective amount of nutrients to optimize rumen growth in the growing ruminants characterized by one or more of optimized rumen size, rumen papillae density, rumen papillae surface area, rumen papillae histology in the ruminant by twenty-four weeks of age. | 04-11-2013 |
20130196021 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEEDING SUGAR ALCOHOL TO RUMINANTS DURING PERIODS OF HEAT STRESS - Systems and methods provide sugar alcohol to heat stressed ruminants to improve performance. During periods of high temperature or humidity, heat stressed ruminants may exhibit decreased dry matter intake, and in response, an effective amount of sugar alcohol such as sorbitol may be provided in the ruminant diet to cause performance to increase, which may include increased milk yield, improved feed efficiency or both compared to heat stressed dairy cattle without sugar alcohol in the diet. | 08-01-2013 |
20130280369 | FEEDING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK ANIMALS USING SENSORY COMPOUNDS - Methods of feeding young animals involves mixing sensory compounds containing botanicals, essential oils or both with at least one of a milk replacer and/or starter feed and providing the feed to the young animals to reduce feed refusal or intake variation. A method of reducing feed intake variation in a group of young animals includes feeding an effective amount of sensory compounds containing licorice root in at least one of a milk replacer or a starter feed to reduce feed intake variation compared to a group of young animals fed the same diet but without the sensory compounds. Reducing feed refusal in a young livestock animal may also include feeding an effective amount of sensory compounds in one or more of a milk replacer and a starter feed such that the young animal reduces feed refusal compared to a young animal fed the same diet but without the sensory compounds. | 10-24-2013 |
20140037709 | Method of Protecting Active Ingredients From Degradation During Pelleting - A system for the protection against degradation during pelleting of one or more physiologically or pharmacologically active substances, comprising compositions in the form of micro particles or granules, particularly for use in the zootechnical and/or veterinary field. The micro particles include a core which contains one or more substances having a pharmacological action, food supplements or diagnostic media, said one or more substances being characterized by the presence, within their chemical structure, of a basic functional group, specifically including an amine functional group. The core comprises also one or more carboxylic acids and/or their salts and eventually one or more excipients. Said core is coated by an outer layer of fats or waxes, and preferably by a mixture of glyceride of fatty acids. | 02-06-2014 |
20140051769 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF YOUNG MONOGASTRIC MAMMALS - A method of improving the health of a first group of young monogastric mammals, the first group of young monogastric mammals nursing from a first lactating monogastric mammal during a pre-weaning period, the method including feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of an animal feed during the pre-weaning period, and feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of sugar alcohol during the pre-weaning period. | 02-20-2014 |
20140134289 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEEDING SUGAR ALCOHOL TO RUMINANTS DURING PERIODS OF HEAT STRESS - Systems and methods provide sugar alcohol to heat stressed ruminants to improve performance. During periods of high temperature or humidity, heat stressed ruminants may exhibit decreased dry matter intake, and in response, an effective amount of sugar alcohol such as sorbitol may be provided in the ruminant diet to cause performance to increase, which may include increased milk yield, improved feed efficiency or both compared to heat stressed dairy cattle without sugar alcohol in the diet. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137806 | AQUACULTURE FEEDS CONTAINING SOY PROTEIN AND FISHMEAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Aquaculture feeds include a combination of proteinaceous vegetable material and proteinaceous fish material. The vegetable and fish materials are combined with additives such as alcohol and reducing agents and heated at elevated temperatures to release oil and nutrients from the fish material. At least a portion of the oil is absorbed into the proteinaceous vegetable material to form a proteinaceous product from the mixture. Alcohol is removed from the mixture to form the aquaculture feed with enhanced protein digestibility and solubility. The aquaculture feed may include up to about 50 percent proteinaceous vegetable material and up to about 50 percent proteinaceous fish material. Aquaculture species ingesting diets of the aquaculture feed experience improvements in weight gain, protein conversion efficiency, and feed efficiency compared to aquaculture species ingesting diets of fishmeal alone or soy flake produced according to traditional methods. | 05-22-2014 |
20140147548 | MILK REPLACER PRODUCTS HAVING ADJUSTED FATTY ACID PROFILES AND METHODS OF FEEDING SAME - Milk replacers include a fat component in which least about 10 percent of the total fat content is formed of medium chain triglycerides. Young animals consuming the milk replacer ingest the medium chain triglycerides at a rate of at least about 13.5 grams per head per day and exhibit improved animal performance. The milk replacers with the modified fatty acid profiles may include a reduced level of fat and protein compared to traditional milk replacers without negatively affecting performance of young animals, and may even enhance performance of the young animals. These milk replacers may be produced by adding the medium chain triglycerides during milk replacer formulation, and at least about 9 grams of medium chain triglycerides are provided per pound of milk replacer. | 05-29-2014 |
20140155340 | GEL BASED LIVESTOCK FEED, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - A method of making a gel-type livestock feed includes initially forming a feed mixture by mixing feed nutrient components, water, alginate, and a calcium component insoluble in water or a sequestrate to inhibit the calcium component from reacting with the alginate. Once the feed mixture is formed, the calcium component is solubilized or the sequestrates affecting the reactivity between the alginate and the calcium component is removed such that a gel feed is formed that includes a gel matrix containing the feed nutrient components. The gel feed may then be fed to the livestock. In another aspect of the present invention, piglets are weaned by feeding the gel feed for at least seven days directly after weaning. The gel feed may also include protein derived from blood with or without egg protein. | 06-05-2014 |
20140255519 | ELECTROLYTE SUPPLEMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A method of managing dehydration in an animal includes administering a first electrolyte solution having an SID range at or below 25 mEq/l. After administering the first electrolyte solution, the animal's health condition is observed to determine the effect of the first solution. If the animal's health condition has not sufficiently improved, a second solution comprising the first electrolyte solution supplemented with a second electrolyte supplement is administered to the animal wherein the second electrolyte supplement raises the SID of the second solution to at least 50 mEq/l. | 09-11-2014 |
20150030719 | HYDROLIZED LIQUID SWEETENER FOR LIVESTOCK - The present invention includes a liquid sweetener made from a lactose containing liquid that can be used to coat animal feed to increase palatability. It also includes methods of making the liquid sweetener and making animal feed with increased palatability. The methods include hydrolyzing whey or whey derivatives and adding amino acids to promote a Maillard reaction to synthesize the sweetener. | 01-29-2015 |
20150034013 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEEDING AN ANIMAL A CONSUMABLE FEED PRODUCT AND VEGETATION FROM A CONTAINER - Consumable feed products and vegetation are delivered to animals using a single container in which the container holds the feed product and is used to deliver the feed and which includes ungerminated seeds embedded in the container body. The seeds are caused to germinate and produce vegetation from the container body, and the germinated seeds and/or vegetation is fed to the animal. Multiple containers may be used simultaneously so that while the consumable feed product from one container is used to feed an animal, another container may be used to grow vegetation or deliver vegetation to the animal. Confined birds such as poultry and chicks may benefit from ingesting feed and vegetation produced from such containers. | 02-05-2015 |