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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Land O'lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, MN (US);
Inventor:
Cindie M. Luhman, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Assignee:
LAND O'LAKES, INC., Arden Hills, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A61K 31/047 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 47/46 (2006.01); A23K 20/163 (2016.01); A23K 50/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/047 (2013.01); A23K 20/163 (2016.05); A23K 50/10 (2016.05); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 47/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method of enhancing milk production by a ruminant that includes providing a feed that contains sorbitol and at least one additional feed component, and orally feeding the feed to the ruminant, the ruminant ingesting about 100 grams, or less, of sorbitol per day.