Patent ID: 6017563
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A23K,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for formulating a ruminant food ration, the process comprising:determining the methionine needs of the ruminant,identifying a plurality of natural or synthetic feed ingredients and the nutrient composition of each of said ingredients wherein one of said ingredients is a hydroxy analog of methionine selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid, salts, amides and esters thereof, andformulating a ration from the identified feed ingredients to meet the determined methionine needs of the ruminant which comprises one or more grains, the hydroxy analog of methionine, and optionally a bypass fat wherein (i) the hydroxy analog of methionine is added separately from any bypass fat which is included in the ration, and (ii) the ration is formulated on the basis that at least 20% of the hydroxy analog of methionine is assumed to be available for absorption by the ruminant.