Seed coating for bypassing the ruminant digestive tract
US6787150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23K40/35
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Pasture grass and legume seeds are protected with an outer coating of insoluble fatty acid salts. The coated seeds are fed to ruminants and bypass their digestive tract. When the coated seeds exit the digestive tract in the manure, they provide ranchers a no-till broadcast technique to easily reseed or improve pasture forage. Legume seeds are preferably coated twice, first with Rhizobia and then with the insoluble fatty acid salts. The Rhizobia coating will improve the legume rate of growth. Alternatively, discreet particles of Rhizobia can be coated with insoluble fatty acid salts and fed to the ruminants along with coated legume seeds.
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