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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Purina Animal Nutrition Llc, Shoreview, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. Burr, Marthasville, MO (US);
J. Christopher Forcherio, Pacific, MO (US);
Ronald R. Scott, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC, Shoreview, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/16 (2006.01); A23K 20/28 (2016.01); A23K 1/175 (2006.01); A23K 10/33 (2016.01); A23K 10/38 (2016.01); A23K 10/26 (2016.01); A23K 20/174 (2016.01); A23K 20/158 (2016.01); A23K 20/163 (2016.01); A23K 20/24 (2016.01); A23K 20/26 (2016.01); A23K 40/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 20/28 (2016.05); A23K 1/1753 (2013.01); A23K 10/26 (2016.05); A23K 10/33 (2016.05); A23K 10/38 (2016.05); A23K 20/158 (2016.05); A23K 20/163 (2016.05); A23K 20/174 (2016.05); A23K 20/24 (2016.05); A23K 20/26 (2016.05); A23K 40/20 (2016.05); Y02P 60/871 (2015.11); Y02P 60/873 (2015.11);
Abstract
Methods form high fat feed blocks having a total fat content of about 7 wt % to 33 wt %. The blocks are formed by blending a pourable composition having a viscosity of at least 1000 cP at 57° C. with high fat pellets having total fat content of at least 40 wt % based on pellet weight, where the pellets include at least one fat having a melt temperature of greater than 60° C. Also disclosed are feed blocks formed by the methods.