Process for improving the utilization of feedstuffs by ruminants
First Claim
1. A process for improving the utilization of feedstuffs by ruminants through adjusting the microbial content of the rumen of the ruminants, the process comprising the steps of:
- mixing a lactic acid producing bacteria culture and a lactate utilizing bacteria culture;
admixing said bacteria cultures with an animal feedlot diet selected from the group consisting of corn, dried grain, alfalfa, corn meal, said admixing forming a composition; and
,administering said composition orally to the ruminants, said lactic acid producing bacteria culture producing lactic acid in the rumen of the ruminant in order to promote the growth of said lactate utilizing bacteria culture in order to prepare the rumen for a feed diet which generates high levels of lactic acid in the rumen, said lactate utilizing bacteria culture consuming lactic acid produced in the rumen thereby decreasing levels of lactic acid in the rumen.
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Abstract
A process for improving the utilization of feedstuffs by a ruminant, the process comprising the steps of mixing a lactic acid producing bacteria culture and a lactate utilizing bacteria culture, admixing these cultures with a dry formulation or an animal feedlot diet into a composition, and administering this composition orally to ruminants. The process may be used on a continual basis to increase meat or milk production, or used during the transition from a roughage diet to a feedlot diet to prevent or minimize acidosis. The preferred embodiment utilizes Lactobacillus acidophilus as its lactic acid producing bacteria culture and Propionibacterium P-5 as its lactate utilizing bacteria culture. The composition of the process is in a dry powder form for storage at ambient temperatures for long durations.
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29 Claims
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1. A process for improving the utilization of feedstuffs by ruminants through adjusting the microbial content of the rumen of the ruminants, the process comprising the steps of:
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mixing a lactic acid producing bacteria culture and a lactate utilizing bacteria culture; admixing said bacteria cultures with an animal feedlot diet selected from the group consisting of corn, dried grain, alfalfa, corn meal, said admixing forming a composition; and
,administering said composition orally to the ruminants, said lactic acid producing bacteria culture producing lactic acid in the rumen of the ruminant in order to promote the growth of said lactate utilizing bacteria culture in order to prepare the rumen for a feed diet which generates high levels of lactic acid in the rumen, said lactate utilizing bacteria culture consuming lactic acid produced in the rumen thereby decreasing levels of lactic acid in the rumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25, 26)
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8. A process for improving the utilization of feedstuffs by ruminants through adjusting the microbial content of the rumen of the ruminants, the process comprising the step of:
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mixing a culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 53545, a culture of Propionibacterium P-5 and a culture of Propionibacterium P-99; admixing said cultures with an animal feedlot diet selected from the group consisting of corn, dried grain, alfalfa, corn meal, said aadmixing forming a composition; and
,administering said composition orally to the ruminats, said culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 53545 producing lactic acid in the rumen of the ruminant in order to promote the growth of said culture of Propionibacterium P-5 and said culture of Propionibacterium P-99 in order to prepare the rumen for a feed diet which generates high levels of lactic acid in the rumen, said culture of Propionibacterium P-5 and said culture of Propionibacterium P-99 consuming lactic acid produced in the rumen thereby decreasing levels of lactic acid in the rumen. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A process for improving the utilization of feedstuffs by ruminants through adjusting the microbial content of the rumen of the ruminants, the process comprising the steps of:
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mixing a lactic acid producing bacteria culture and a lactate utilizing bacteria culture; admixing said bacteria cultures with a dry formulation selected from the group consisting of growth substrates, enzymes, sugars, carbohydrates, extracts, and growth promoting micro ingredients, sid admixing forming a composition; and
,administering said composition orally to the ruminants, said lactic acid producing bacteria culture producing lactic acid in the rumen of the ruminant in order to promote the growth of said lactate utilizing bacteria culture in order to prepare the rumen for a feed diet which generates high levels of lactic acid in the rumen, said lactate utilizing bacteria culture consuming lactic acid produced in the rumen thereby decreasing levels of lactic acid in the rumen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A process for improving the production of meat and milk from ruminants throughout a predetermined feeding period, through adjusting the microbial content of the rumen of the ruminants, the process comprising:
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mixing a lactic acid producing bacteria culture and a lactate utilizing bacteria culture; admixing said bacteria cultures with an animal feedlot diet selected from the group consisting of corn, dried grain, alfalfa, corn meal, said admixing forming a composition; and
,administering said composition orally to the ruminants on a daily basis during the predetermined feeding period, said lactic acid producing bacteria culture producing lactic acid in the rumen of the ruminant in order to promote the growth of said lactate utilizing bacteria culture in order to prepare the rumen for a feed diet which generates high levels of lactic acid in the rumen, said lactate utilizing bacteria culture consuming lactic acid produced in the rumen thereby decreasing levels of lactic acid in the rumen. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A process for improving the transition of bovines from a roughage diet to a feedlot diet through adjusting the microbial content of the rumen of the bovine, the process comprising the steps of:
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mixing a culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 53545, a culture of Propionibacterium P-5 and a culture of Propionibacterium P-99; admixing said cultures with a dry formulation selected from the group consisting of growth substrates, enzymes, sugars, carbohydrates, extracts, and growth promoting micro ingredients, said admixing forming a composition; and
,administering said composition orally to the bovines during the transition period, said culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 53545 producing lactic acid in the rumen of the ruminant in order to promote the growth of said culture of Propionibacterium P-5 and said culture of Propionibacterium P-99 in order to prepare the rumen for a feed diet which generates high levels of lactic acid in the rumen, said culture of Propionibacterium P-5 and said culture of Propionibacterium P-99 consuming lactic acid produced in the rumen thereby decreasing levels of lactic acid in the rumen. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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27. A process for making a feed additive that improves the utilization of feedstuffs that generate high levels of lactic acid by a ruminant, said process comprising the steps of:
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providing lactic acid producing bacteria as a ruminant feed additive for increasing lactic acid levels in the rumen of an ingesting ruminant; providing lactic acid utilizing bacteria as a ruminant feed additive for decreasing lactic acid levels in the rumen of an ingesting ruminant; and promoting an increase in said lactic acid utilizing bacteria by the provision of said lactic acid producing bacteria. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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