Rumen-stable pellets
US4181710A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/5089
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Pellets adapted to be orally administered to ruminants are disclosed. The pellets have a core of a material beneficial to the ruminant such as a nutrient and/or medicament, and a coating which protects the core in the environment of the rumen, and allows utilization of the core in the abomasum and/or intestines. The coating comprises a polymeric matrix which is resistant to the mildly acidic environment of the rumen at pH of about 5.5 and a hydrophobic substance dispersed throughout the continuous matrix. The continuity of the polymeric matrix is destroyed in the more acidic environment of the abomasum.
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