Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
8-20-1996
Patent Number
patent number 5547686
Abstract
A fodder and a method are provided for increasing the amount of unsaturated fatty acids in the tissues and milk of ruminants. Specifically, the present invention includes feeding to a ruminant a composition containing the reaction product of an unsaturated fatty acid with a primary amine. The reaction product escapes hydrogenation in the stomachs of the ruminant allowing unsaturated fatty acids to be absorbed into the blood stream of the animal. In one embodiment, the unsaturated fatty acids used to react with the amine are derived from soybean oil. By increasing the amount of unsaturated fatty acids in the tissues and milk of ruminants, the food products obtained from those animals is healthier for human consumption.
Application Number
08/290461
Assignees
Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
Filing Date
1994-08-15
Primary/U.S. Class
426/2
Other/U.S. Class
426/601, 514/627