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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas S Winowiski, Mosinee, WI (US);
Vicky L Zajakowski, Stevens Point, WI (US);
Assignee:
Lignotech USA, Inc., Rothschild, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426635 ; 426-2 ; 426 74 ; 426285 ; 426807 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an animal feed composition and method of compounding animal feed utilizing a reactive grade of magnesium oxide as a lubricant, either alone or in combination with a binder such as a sulfonated lignin. The components are blended in proportions such that production efficiency and pellet durability can be increased simultaneously. One specific embodiment of the MgO lubricant comprises a mixture of 10% magnesium oxide and 90% lignosulfonate. The MgO lubricant is incorporated with the animal feed in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 0.2% on a dry weight basis.