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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Purina Animal Nutrition Llc, Shoreview, MN (US);
Inventors:
Melissa Kanzelberger-Coolich, Hillsboro, MO (US);
Ronald R. Scott, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 20/20 (2016.01); A23K 40/20 (2016.01); A23K 40/25 (2016.01); A23K 20/158 (2016.01); A23K 50/10 (2016.01); A23K 40/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 20/20 (2016.05); A23K 20/158 (2016.05); A23K 40/20 (2016.05); A23K 40/25 (2016.05); A23K 40/30 (2016.05); A23K 50/10 (2016.05);
Abstract
A weatherized mineral mixture is produced by heating a digestible fat or fatty acid and spraying a mineral mixture with the heated digestible fatty acid to form a protective layer over the mineral mixture. The weatherized mineral mixture may be free of salts of fatty acids, namely soaps. The weatherized mineral mixture sheds water and is wind-resistant. Upon ingestion by livestock animals, the protective coating is digested and the minerals within the mineral mixture are absorbed by the livestock animal.