Patent ID: 7597916

Claim:
An anti-acid composition for ruminants consisting essentially of: (a) between about 25 and about 35 wt % of at least one acid neutralizing salt with a pK a effective to neutralize acids within the pH range of the rumen comprising sodium bicarbonate; (b) an amount of at least one acid neutralizing salt with a pK a effective to neutralize acids within the pH range of the ruminant intestine selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and dolomite; (c) between about 5 and about 15 wt % of an active probiotic culture capable of stimulating the growth and concentration of beneficial acid-consuming rumen microorganisms; (d) between about 5 and about 10 wt % magnesium oxide; and (e) an acid-absorbing inorganic material.