Method for enhancing feed efficiency in ruminants with an encapsulating choline composition
US5807594A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23K40/35
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of enhancing weight gain and feed efficiency in a ruminant, comprising administering to the ruminant a feed efficiency enhancing amount of a choline-containing composition, wherein the choline-containing composition is encapsulated in such a manner as to reduce decomposition of the choline-containing composition in the rumen of the ruminant when administered.
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