Patent ID: 8278354

Claim:
A method for reducing the likelihood of embryonic death in a female ruminant, comprising: (1) feeding said ruminant from before conception until 31 to 150 and for at least 30 days after conception an effective amount of an omega-3 fatty acid source consisting of a free-flowing fatty acid calcium salt product consisting of less than 5% by weight residual glyceride, from about 1 to about 10% by weight of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) calcium salt, from about 1 to about 10% by weight of decosahexaenoic acid (DHA) calcium salt and from about 80 to 98% by weight of other C 10 -C 22 fatty acid calcium salts, wherein at least 6 g per day of said omega-3 fatty acid source is fed to said ruminant in a ration of fatty acid calcium salts fed to said ruminant to supply energy for milk production; and (2) thereafter, the feeding of said product comprising EPA and DHA is discontinued in favor of feeding daily to said female ruminant a fatty acid calcium salt product for supplying milk production energy to a female ruminant.