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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Dexter King, Troy, IL (US);
Ronald Edward Rompala, Concord, NH (US);
Assignee:
Ducoa, L.P., Highland, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-2 ; 426635 ; 424438 ; 424451 ; 424490 ;
Abstract
A method of enhancing weight gain and feed efficiency in a ruminant, comprising administering to the ruminant a feed efficiency enhancing amount of a choline-containing composition, wherein the choline-containing composition is encapsulated in such a manner as to reduce decomposition of the choline-containing composition in the rumen of the ruminant when administered.