Nova Patents
EP0804883A3

Animal feed

Abstract

A ruminant animal feed comprising a forage component with about 20% to about 100% corn silage produced from corn plants exhibiting a bm phenotype and a feed composition component and a method of producing the same is disclosed. A method of enhancing milk production in ruminant animals, especially dairy cattle, by feeding them with the animal feed of the invention, optionally co-administering somatotropin, is also disclosed.

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C.L. AUSTIN ET AL.: "Influence of bovine somatotropin and nutrition on production and composition of milk from dairy cows", JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE., vol. 74, no. 11, 1991, CHAPAIGN, ILLINOIS US, pages 3920 - 3932, XP002095919Non-patent––Search report–
R.J. GRANT ET AL.: "Brown midrib sorghum silage for midlactation dairy cows", JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE., vol. 78, no. 9, 1995, CHAPAIGN, ILLINOIS US, pages 1970 - 1980, XP002095920Non-patent––Search report–