Patent ID: 6939216
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A01K,A22B,A23K

Abstract:
1. A process for improving meat quality and increasing meat-from-feed conversion for cattle comprising the steps of: weaning each of said cattle from its mother after a predetermined time, said predetermined time being at least 3 days; transferring each of said cattle to a weaning station after said predetermined time; feeding each of said cattle only cooked feed rations that have been heated to a temperature of at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit at said weaning station; transferring each of said cattle from said weaning station to a feeding station when each of said cattle reaches a predetermined weight; feeding each of cattle only cooked rations that have been heated to a temperature of at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit at said feeding station; and slaughtering each of said cattle when it achieves a second predetermined weights; wherein said cooked feed rations fed at said weaning station and said feeding station eliminate bacteria from entering the cattle through the feed.