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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Patrick V. Bonsignore, Channahon, IL (US);
Inventor:
Patrick V. Bonsignore, Channahon, IL (US);
Assignee:
NPD Investments, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A23K 1/00 (2006.01); A23C 15/14 (2006.01); A61K 31/20 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); C07B 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for improving the fat firmness and meat quality of a meat animal and/or altering the ratio of saturated fatty acids to unsaturated fatty acids in meat by administering to a meat animal (e.g., pig) a composition comprising an amount of dehydrated castor oil that is effective to improve the quality indices of the animal's meat.