Patent ID: 6830771
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A23K,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of preparing a firm, flexible feed gel for non-human primates, the gel comprising by weight percent based upon the weight of the gel:A. between about 0.3 and about 18 percent of a gelling agent, wherein the gelling agent is at least one of gelatin, Arabic gum, agar, carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan gum, gelan, kauri, locust bean gum, tragacanth gum and xanthan gum; B. at least about 5 percent, measured at 75 percent moisture content, of at least one of corn cobs, soy hulls, powdered cellulose, aspen chips, wood chips and beet pulp; and C. water; the method comprising: providing a gelling agent, the at least one of corn cobs, soy hulls, powdered cellulose, aspen chips, wood chips and beet pulp, and water; blending the gelling agent and the at least one of corn cobs, soy hulls, powdered cellulose, aspen chips, wood chips and beet pulp to form a mixture; combining the water and the mixture to form a homogeneous mass; transferring the homogeneous mass into a mold; and cooling the homogeneous mass to form the firm, flexible feed gel.