METHOD OF RUMINANT ANIMAL FEEDING Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: method involves addition of ammophos obtained from apatite concentrate (mass part of total phosphate is 30%, not less) to basic diet at dose 0.2 g/1 kg living mass and dose is brought to normal value for two weeks. Ammophos is added to food mixture as dry form or solution and used in briquets and granules at dose 4-8%. Ammophos is mixed with sodium chloride and added to silage upper layer, hay concentrate, beet pulp. Ammophos as 30% solution is added to silage corn green mass or pressed out beet pulp at dose 3-5 g/1 t food. Method is used for adult animals fattening and young animals from 6 months age. EFFECT: improved method of feeding. 7 cl, 2 tbl