Patent ID: 7025956
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A01K,C05F,Y02A,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for maintaining a stall for an animal, the stall having a floor, the method comprising the step of distributing upon the floor a bedding composition consisting essentially of (i) a carrier which is formed from shredded corrugated cardboard composed of individual cardboard pieces formed of first and second parallel stock panels separated by internal stock fluting to form a plurality of air gaps between the first and second panels, and (ii) a particulate zeolite ion exchange agent for reducing the amount of airborne ammonia from animal waste to thereby provide a hygienic cushioned bedding which exhibits reduced urine odor and provides mechanical cushioning and shock absorption and is relatively free from dust particles after use by the animal, and wherein the ion exchange agent is mechanically bonded on the inner and outer surfaces of the first and second panels and the surface of the internal stock fluting of the corrugated cardboard pieces.