A FEED SUPPLEMENT AND USE THEREOF FOR ELEVATING LEVELS OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS IN LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM

摘要

This invention describes feed supplement, and processes which increase theamount of essential fatty acids in the milk, eggs, meat and other by-productsfrom animals including dairy cattle, beef cattle, goats and poultry. The foodsupplement described herein includes specific fish meal, fish oil, algae orplant dietary supplements combined with a natural ingredient/coating mixture,which can be either talc, clay or combinations; or mixtures of talc or claywith flax sprout powder to achieve enhanced levels of the essential fattyacids in the milk, eggs, meat and processed livestock products from animalsfed this dietary supplement. In ruminants, the natural ingredient/coatingmixture prevents microbial degradation of the essential fatty acids in therumen stomach of the animals fed with this composition, thus providing more ofthe essential fatty acids to the animal, for their use. This in turn resultsin improved concentrations in the milk, meat and processed products from theseanimals. Poultry fed with this food supplement also have a higherconcentration of essential fatty acids in their eggs and meat.