Animal feed ration
US5202136A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/807
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A dietary process and animal feed for increasing the weight gaining rate of edible meat-producing animals while improving their carcass firmness and quality, which comprises feeding small granules (less than 1,000 microns) of highly saturated fats to the animals. These highly saturated fats may be added in prescribed amounts (preferably approximately 5%) of the primary dry feed ration. The highly saturated fats according to the present invention have an iodine value in the range of 5-35.
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