Patent ID: 7939117

Claim:
A rumen-bypass dietary supplement in compacted particulate form comprising: A) a central core comprising a blend of: (a) C 12 -C 22 fatty acid alkaline earth metal salt; and (b) between about 5-40 weight percent of aminoacid; and B) two coatings forming a reactive matrix on said central core, said coatings comprising; (c) between about 2-10 weight percent of carboxylate salt-forming C 12 -C 22 fatty acid constituent; and (d) between about 0.5-15 weight percent of inorganic alkaline earth metal compound and said coatings in situ yields an alkaline earth metal carboxylate surrounding said central core; wherein the supplement particles have average dimensions between about 2-5 millimeters, and a density between about 1-1.3 grams per cubic centimeter; wherein under ruminant feeding conditions said dietary supplement has the capability to transport between about 40-96 percent of rumen-protected undegraded aminoacid content to the post-rumen digestive system of a ruminant.