Coated cottonseed and a process for its manufacture
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1. A process for preparing starch coated cottonseed consisting essentially of the following steps:
- a) spraying linter-bearing cottonseed with a coating consisting essentially of a hot, aqueous, gelatinized starch suspension, optionally containing one or more biologically related materials selected from vitamins, feed supplements, oils, fats, urea, anti-fungal agents, rodent repellants, insect repellants, medications, anti-germination agents, and preservatives, while agitating said linter-bearing cottonseed to yield starch suspension coated cottonseed;
b) drying said starch suspension coated cottonseed to yield starch coated cottonseed;
c) disaggregating said starch coated cottonseed; and
d) cooling and storing said starch coated cottonseed.
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Linter-bearing cottonseed covered with a coat of starch optionally containing one or more biologically related materials selected from vitamins, feed supplements, oils, fats, urea, rodent repellants, insect repellants, medications, anti-germination agents, and preservatives, and a method for preparing it is taught herein. Starch coated cottonseed is useful as an animal feed and as planting stock. The starch coating allows the cottonseed to be used in conventional feed handling and seed planting equipment.
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1. A process for preparing starch coated cottonseed consisting essentially of the following steps:
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a) spraying linter-bearing cottonseed with a coating consisting essentially of a hot, aqueous, gelatinized starch suspension, optionally containing one or more biologically related materials selected from vitamins, feed supplements, oils, fats, urea, anti-fungal agents, rodent repellants, insect repellants, medications, anti-germination agents, and preservatives, while agitating said linter-bearing cottonseed to yield starch suspension coated cottonseed; b) drying said starch suspension coated cottonseed to yield starch coated cottonseed; c) disaggregating said starch coated cottonseed; and d) cooling and storing said starch coated cottonseed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. Linter-bearing cottonseed covered with a coat consisting essentially of starch, applied as a hot, aqueous, gelatinized suspension, optionally containing one or more biologically related materials selected from, vitamins, feed supplements, oils, fats, urea, anti-fungal agents, rodent repellants, insect repellants, medications, anti-germination agents, and preservatives.
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12. An animal feed consisting essentially of linter-bearing cottonseed covered with a coat of starch, applied as a hot, aqueous, gelatinized suspension, optionally containing one or more biologically related materials selected from vitamins, feed supplements, oils, fats, urea, rodent repellants, insect repellants, medications, anti-germination agents, and preservatives.
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13. Planting stock consisting essentially of linter-bearing cottonseed covered with a starch coat, applied as a hot, aqueous, gelatinized suspension, optionally containing one or more biologically related materials selected from anti-fungal agents, rodent repellants, insect repellants, germinating promoting agents, and preservatives.
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