Patent ID: 8377465

Claim:
A feed product designed for consumption by an animal selected from the group consisting of bovine, ovine, and caprine animals, said feed product comprising a mixture including flax oil, flax seed, and a non-flax carbohydrate, said flax oil and non-flax carbohydrate having been mixed together and simultaneously subjected to an elevated temperature of at least about 120° F. through use of a heater to supply heat to the mixture and subsequently cooled, the flax oil content of said feed or food product derived from said flax oil and said flax seed being at a level of at least about 10% by weight, said product also including protein, fiber, and fat different from said flax oil, said feed product operable to elevate the plasma EPA concentration of said animal by at least about 10%, as compared with the plasma EPA concentration of the animal prior to feeding of the feed product.