WEATHERIZED MINERALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

摘要

A weatherized mineral mixture is produced by heating a digestible fat or fatty acid and spraying a mineral mixture with the heated digestible fatty acid to form a protective layer over the mineral mixture. The weatherized mineral mixture may be free of salts of fatty acids, namely soaps. The weatherized mineral mixture sheds water and is wind-resistant. Upon ingestion by livestock animals, the protective coating is digested and the minerals within the mineral mixture are absorbed by the livestock animal.

主权项

1. A method of forming a weather-resistant, anti-caking mineral mixture, comprising:
heating a digestible fat to form a flowable, digestible fat; and spraying a mineral mixture with the flowable, digestible fat to provide a protective layer over the mineral mixture to form the weather-resistant, anti-caking mineral mixture; said weather-resistant, anti-caking mineral mixture being free of salts of fatty acids.