A method for treating a forage to increase digestibility by a ruminant comprises providing a forage for a ruminant comprising a level of ammonia that is from 0.0% to about 1.4% of dry matter (wt/wt). An alkali is applied at a dosage of from about 0.25% to about 0.75% of dry matter (wt/wt) to the forage. At least one exogenous carbohydrase enzyme is applied to the forage after application of the alkali and the forage is subsequently fed to the ruminant.

The invention is a method for the palatable delivery of nutrients in dry pet feed comprising the doping of feed components with such nutrients.

The invention is a method for the palatable delivery of nutrients in dry pet feed comprising the doping of feed components with such nutrients.

The present invention discloses a polyvalent metal ion compound salt of N,N-dimethylglycine and organic acid or a solvate thereof, and use thereof in preparing novel feed additives and feed; the present invention also discloses a composition comprising the polyvalent metal ion compound salt of N,N-dimethylglycine and organic acid or the solvate thereof. The polyvalent metal ion compound salt of N,N-dimethylglycine and organic acid or the solvate thereof provided by the present invention has improvement effect on animal product performance such as improving animal weight gain and reducing feed conversion ratio, showing effects similar to or higher than that of sodium N,N-dimethylglycinate.

The present invention discloses a polyvalent metal ion compound salt of N,N-dimethylglycine and organic acid or a solvate thereof, and use thereof in preparing novel feed additives and feed; the present invention also discloses a composition comprising the polyvalent metal ion compound salt of N,N-dimethylglycine and organic acid or the solvate thereof. The polyvalent metal ion compound salt of N,N-dimethylglycine and organic acid or the solvate thereof provided by the present invention has improvement effect on animal product performance such as improving animal weight gain and reducing feed conversion ratio, showing effects similar to or higher than that of sodium N,N-dimethylglycinate.

A method for minimising or preventing the induction of stress-related or stress-induced inappetance or inanition in an animal selected for a marketing or management practice.

A method for minimising or preventing the induction of stress-related or stress-induced inappetance or inanition in an animal selected for a marketing or management practice.

Methods of feeding ruminants involve positioning the feed blocks in a pasture accessible to the ruminants. The feed block may have a total fat content of about 7 wt % to 33 wt % and an intake modifier to control intake of the feed blocks. High fat pellets having a high total fat content provide at least a portion of the fat in the high fat feed blocks. The methods control a rate of ingestion of high fat feed blocks by ruminants while not negatively affecting performance, and in some instances, ingestion of the blocks results in improved performance.

Methods of feeding ruminants involve positioning the feed blocks in a pasture accessible to the ruminants. The feed block may have a total fat content of about 7 wt % to 33 wt % and an intake modifier to control intake of the feed blocks. High fat pellets having a high total fat content provide at least a portion of the fat in the high fat feed blocks. The methods control a rate of ingestion of high fat feed blocks by ruminants while not negatively affecting performance, and in some instances, ingestion of the blocks results in improved performance.

Disclosed is a composition comprising an effective amount of a dietary metal and a coordinating ligand, wherein the dietary metal is provided as a cationic complex and/or as an anionic complex and wherein the coordinating ligand coordinates the dietary metal cationic complex and/or the dietary metal anionic complex. The composition is used to deliver a dietary metal to a subject in need thereof by administering the composition to the subject, optionally perorally. Examples of the dietary metal include zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co) and combinations thereof. In a particular example, the coordinating ligand comprises cellulose.