Coated feed agglomerates and methods of making the same
US5786008A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/801
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Coated animal feed agglomerates such as pellets are made starting with uncoated agglomerates or pellets that may be formed of easily agglomerated or pelleted ingredients but which may be lacking in desirable nutritional or other ingredients. A binder such as a viscous aqueous gel is coated onto the uncoated agglomerates or pellets. Thereafter, the damp binder coated agglomerates or pellets are dusted with a powder containing ingredients having a substantial lactose content which usually are not amenable to being extruded. After the dusting powder has been applied, the coated and dusted pellets undergo a curing step before they are dried and cooled.
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