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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick R O'Quinn, Manhattan, KS (US);
Kevin Q Owen, Manhattan, KS (US);
Jim L Nelssen, Manhattan, KS (US);
Mike Tokach, Abilene, KS (US);
Robert D Goodband, Manhattan, KS (US);
Assignee:
Kansas State University Research Foundation, Manhattan, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514560 ; 514588 ;
Abstract
Modified tall oil supplemented pig diet is provided which increases the average daily gain and improves the carcass characteristics of pigs. The diets of the invention include from about 12-50% by weight of total protein (e.g., from corn and soy) and from about 0.25% to about 0.75% by weight modified tall oil. In one embodiment, the diet includes a mixture of conjugated linoleic acids having a specific fatty acid profile.