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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bobby J Bland, Buford, GA (US);
Kurt E Richardson, Hoschion, GA (US);
Jose E Ferrer, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Assignee:
Anitox Corporation, Buford, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426532 ; 426335 ; 426635 ; 426807 ;
Abstract
A formaldehyde-treated animal feedstuff which is resistant to contamination by pathogenic bacteria is obtained by spraying an aqueous solution containing 10-50 wt. % formaldehyde on an animal feed, to obtain 200-1000 g/ton of a hydrolyzable formaldehyde adduct with a coefficient of variation 7% or less. Methods of reducing disease in animals, reducing doses of antimicrobial drugs in animal feed, and reducing drug residues in meat products are disclosed.