GRANULAR FEED SUPPLEMENT FOR A RUMINANT COMPRISING LYSINE SULFATE AND A HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL COATING

摘要

Disclosed is a ruminant feed composition, which comprises: a granulated core comprising L-lysine sulfate, the granulated core having granular size of about 0.3mm to 3.0mm; and two or more layers of a coating material surrounding the core, the coating material comprising a vegetable oil that is at least partially hydrogenated, the vegetable oil being selected from the group consisting of palm oil, soybean oil, rape seed oil, cottonseed oil and castor oil; wherein: the coating material has a melting temperature of from about 50°C to about 80°C; the weight % ratio of core material to coating material is from 50:50 to 90:10; and the composition exhibits a rumen by-pass rate of at least 50% and an intestinal digestibility rate of at least 80%. Further disclosed is a method of supplementing the diet of a ruminant with lysine, by providing the ruminant with a ruminant feed composition as defined above.