Patent ID: 6312710
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A23K,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for controlling the metabolic disease of milk fever, associated with parturition in ruminants, through the manipulating the dietary cation/anion ratio in a ruminant for the purpose of controlling such a metabolic disease without reducing feed intake, comprising feeding to said ruminant a urine pH affecting amount of feed additive as a source of dietary anions to attain a pH in the ruminant approximately in the neutrality range and below thereof, and further comprising including in the feed additive dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles, dried corn fermentation solubles, or both, wherein said dried solubles have been dried to a total moisture content of less than 30% by weight at a temperature not less than 80.degree. F. and not more than 900.degree. F., whereby the feed intake and ruminal digestive efficiency of the ruminant is maintained during maintenance of the urine pH in the neutrality range and below thereof through supplementing of feeding with the feed additive herein, and thereby controlling the disease of milk fever.