PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FEED COMPOSITION FOR CATTLE

• US 20100233321A1
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Buhler AG (Buhler Holding AG), Kansas State University Research Foundation
• Original Assignee: Buhler AG (Buhler Holding AG), Kansas State University Research Foundation
• Inventors: Drouillard, James S., Depenbusch, Brandon, Strabler, Roland, Wüest, Urs
• Application Number:
  US12/303,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20100233321A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/72
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/20 Inorganic substances, e.g. oligoelements
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/20 by moulding, e.g. making cakes or briquettes
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/25 by extrusion
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/10 for ruminants
• CPC Class Codes: A23P 30/20 Extruding

Abstract

A process produces a feed composition for cattle or the like, in particular a fattening feed, wherein conventional feed is intended to be replaced. First a premix (1) of cereal components, fat, molasses, vitamins, minerals and/or other ingredients is mixed and conditioned with addition of steam (7) and water (6) and subsequently fed to a mechanical and/or thermal treatment where the mixture is heated, processed and shaped to form porous lumps.

Claims

1. Method for the manufacture of a compound feed for cattle or the like, comprising:

mixing and conditioning a premix of cereal grain ingredients, fat, molasses, vitamins, minerals and/or other supplements with the addition of steam and water and then subjecting to mechanical and/or thermal treatment, wherein the mixture is heated, processed and formed into porous pellets.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical treatment takes place in one or a plurality of stages.

3. A compound feed for cattle or the like, which is treated mechanically and thermally according to claim 1 and is formed into agglomerated pellets and contains water, cereal grain components, fat, molasses, vitamins, minerals and/or other supplements together with 3-50% of straw, the cereal grain and starch components comprising sorghum, and the straw being wheat straw with a proportion of up to 50% in the compound feed, and the straw fibers exhibiting a length of 1-10 cm in the pellet.

4. Compound feed according to claim 3, wherein the density of the pellets is 300-600 g/l.

5. Compound feed according to claim 3, wherein the water content is 18-25%.

6. A method for using a compound feed according to claim 3 comprising using the compound as a starter feed and containing up to 50% of wheat straw.

7. A method for using a compound feed according to claim 3, comprising using the compound as a rearing feed and only contains a maximum of 8% straw.

8. (canceled)