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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1979
Filed:
May. 26, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leroy V Skoch, St. Louis, MO (US);
Raymond F Sewell, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Ralston Purina Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426307 ; 426448 ; 426601 ; 426622 ; 426623 ; 426630 ; 426634 ; 426646 ;
Abstract
A method of producing a dry, extruded feed for carnivorous animals containing a large amount of proteinaceous materials, a minor amount of farinaceous materials and up to about 24% fat by weight is disclosed. More specifically, a hard dry high fat feed having excellent particle integrity is extruded under conditions of elevated temperature and pressure without the use of materials to selectively bind the fat to the other food ingredients.