A method and composition for preserving muscle mass and function by increasing muscle protein synthesis and/or decreasing muscle protein degradation in mammals is disclosed. In one embodiment, the mammals are administered a protein building composition comprising at least two of an essential amino acid, an amino acid derivative, and a nitrogenous organic acid. In a particular embodiment, the protein building composition comprises leucine, L-carnitine, and creatine. The protein building composition can decrease TNF- and increase mTOR expression in muscle.

A method of enhancing milk production efficiency in dairy cattle that comprises feeding the dairy cattle with a feed ration comprising a corn silage made from a brown midrib/floury-2 corn hybrid. Upon being fed to dairy cows, a feed ration comprising brown midrib/floury-2 corn silage provides at least about 4% higher in the amount of milk produced per unit of the feed intake, compared to a feed ration comprising non-brown midrib corn silage.

A container for storing an aqueous composition for a domestic animal is provided herein. The container includes a shell having base and a wall extending distally from the base to a lip. The shell defines a chamber between the base and the lip. The container further includes a lid. The lid is configured to cooperate with the lip for removably coupling the lid and the shell. The container further includes an aqueous composition disposed within the chamber. The shell and the lid exhibit a water vapor transmission rate of less than 100,000 g/m.sup.2/24 hours in accordance with ASTM D6701-16.

The present invention relates to improved formulations of propandiol mononitrate and derivatives thereof as well as to the production of such formulations.

Provided is a feed for ameliorating weight gain in poultry comprising 25-hydroxy vitamin D, canthaxanthin, Vitamin E and Vitamin C. Animals fed this composition gained weight, but did not become obese, nor did they experience adverse effects associated with hyperphagia related obesity. This feed also provides numerous cardiovascular benefits.

The technology relates to nutritional supplements containing one or more minerals. In particular the technology relates to nutritional supplements comprising filamentous fungal biomass and one or more minerals selected from zinc, magnesium, selenium, chromium, copper and manganese, and a process to make the nutritional supplements.

A method for producing biochar aggregate particles that comprising the steps of (i) collecting or producing treated biochar fines less than 1 mm, (ii) adding a binding agent to the fines, (iii) forming the fines and binding agent into solid aggregate particles. The steps may further include, for example, adding additives to the fines, drying the solid aggregate particles, activing the binder after forming the solid aggregate particles with heat or cold temperatures and/or treating the biochar fines prior to forming the aggregate particles.

Disclosed are basic copper chloride particulate matter and a preparation method therefor. The basic copper chloride particulate matter is mainly composed of basic copper chloride particles, and the basic copper chloride particles, with a particle size of 60-250 m, in the basic copper chloride particulate matter comprise 97% or more of the total mass of the basic copper chloride particulate matter.

A basic zinc chloride particulate matter and a preparation method therefor. The basic zinc chloride particulate matter mainly consists of basic zinc chloride particles. In the basic zinc chloride particulate matter, D.sub.10>100 m, and D.sub.95>450 m. The basic zinc chloride particles do not contain adhesives. The basic zinc chloride particles contained in the basic zinc chloride particulate matter are approximately spherical, and the basic zinc chloride particles with the particle diameter >500 m in the basic zinc chloride particulate matter accounts for 1% or less of the total mass of the basic zinc chloride particulate matter.

The present invention relates to a microelement organic O-chelate or N-chelate complex compound, for the inhibition of facultative pathogenic bacteria. The present invention further relates to a composition, feed additive or feed comprising the compounds, as well as methods for the preparation thereof, and for the use thereof in animal stock farming.