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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Purina Animal Nutrition Llc, Shoreview, MN (US);
Inventors:
Grace Kunkel, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Kent Lanter, Waterloo, IL (US);
James Redhage, Beaufort, MO (US);
Bill L. Miller, Labadie, MO (US);
Assignee:
PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 20/158 (2016.01); A23K 20/163 (2016.01); A23K 20/111 (2016.01); A23K 50/90 (2016.01); A23K 20/105 (2016.01); A23K 20/147 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 20/158 (2016.05); A23K 20/105 (2016.05); A23K 20/111 (2016.05); A23K 20/147 (2016.05); A23K 20/163 (2016.05); A23K 50/90 (2016.05);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes bee feed products formulated to increase consumption and methods of feeding such products to bees. Feeding methods involve feeding a bee feed composition on an ad libitum basis to bees where the composition contains an amount of a flavor agent that results in increased consumption. The flavor agent may be hydrated with a liquid to form a solution in some examples. The flavor agent may also be mixed directly with the bee feed composition high in protein.