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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Michael J. Cecava, Decatur, IN (US);
Perry H. Doane, Decatur, IN (US);
James L. Dunn, Decatur, IN (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Cecava, Decatur, IN (US);
Perry H. Doane, Decatur, IN (US);
James L. Dunn, Decatur, IN (US);
Assignee:
ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc., Decatur, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and compositions for improved ruminant diets are disclosed. The invention relates to the use of metal ion/metal ion salts in ruminant feed, at levels from about 0.25 to about 1 g/kg dry matter, in any ruminant diet, for improvement of bypass protein content, as well as to influence the rate of rumen starch digestion and the flow of starch to the duodenum.