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Feed additives for ruminants

US4533557A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 4, 1983
Grant dateAug 6, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S426/807
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Feed additives for ruminants comprises tablets or granules of a mixture of biologically active ingredient(s), chitosan and protective material(s) which are one or more substance(s) selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated aliphatic mono-carboxylic acids having 14 to 22 carbon atoms, hardened vegetable oils and hardened animal oils. By containing chitosan, said feed additives easily pass through the rumen and are easily digested by digestive organs from abomasum, consequently said biologically active ingredient(s) are efficiently absorbed by oral feeding to ruminants.

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