Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23K—FODDER
  • A23K50/00—Feeding-stuffs specially adapted for particular animals
  • A23K50/30—Feeding-stuffs specially adapted for particular animals for swines
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23K—FODDER
  • A23K20/00—Accessory food factors for animal feeding-stuffs
  • A23K20/20—Inorganic substances, e.g. oligoelements
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23K—FODDER
  • A23K10/00—Animal feeding-stuffs
  • A23K10/30—Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23K—FODDER
  • A23K10/00—Animal feeding-stuffs
  • A23K10/30—Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms
  • A23K10/37—Animal feeding-stuffs from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms from waste material
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
  • A23K—FODDER
  • A23K50/00—Feeding-stuffs specially adapted for particular animals
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
  • Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
  • Y02P60/80—Food processing, e.g. use of renewable energies or variable speed drives in handling, conveying or stacking
  • Y02P60/87—Re-use of by-products of food processing for fodder production

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a product mixture as defined in the preamble of claim 1, a method for making a product mixture as defined in the preamble of claim 9 and use of a product mixture as defined in the preamble of claim 11.
• the amount of food given to sows is reduced just before farrowing down to a fodder quantity of about 1.0 kg/day.
• the low amount of fodder together with farrowing leads to problems such as constipation in sows.
• Constipation makes farrowing more difficult and reduces the sows' appetite after farrowing.
• Stomach inactivity and a poor appetite again reduce the milk production and therefore the growth of the pig- lets.
• the weight loss caused by a poor appetite diminishes the fertility of sows.
• Suitable fiber products and salts used separately include e.g. wheat bran, straw, fibrous oats and commercial salt mixtures (e.g. Karlsbader Salt) .
• a specific object of the invention is to disclose a new type of mixture, in which, by combining an organic raw material and salts, a tasty product that promotes intestinal activity is achieved.
• a further object of the invention is to dis- close a product mixture in which salts can be used without their being separated from the rest of the product .
• the product mixture of the invention intended for use as pig feed, contains crushed flax, ad- ditional fiber and salts and/or other organic fodder raw materials.
• the crushed flax comprised in the product mixture contains plenty of fiber. Its fiber content is about 37 %.
• the fatty acids contained in flax improve immunity and reduce damage arising from bacterial inflammation in the intestine.
• the additional fiber used in the product mixture consists of bran, preferably wheat bran.
• the salts contained in the product mixture of the invention are salts, such as sulfates, carbonates and halides, formed by alkali metals and alkali earth, preferably sodium and potassium.
• the salts contained in the product mixture are sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium carbonate and potassium chloride .
• the proportion of crushed flax contained in the product mix- ture is 35 - 70 %, preferably 40 - 60 %, and more preferably 45 - 55 %.
• the proportion of additional fiber contained in the product mixture is 30 - 60 %, preferably 35 - 50 %, and most preferably 40 - 45 % of the total weight of the product mixture .
• the proportion of salts contained in the product mixture is 3 - 15 %, preferably 5 - 10 %, and most preferably 6 - 9 % of the total weight of the product mixture.
• composition of the product mixture is:
• the product mixture of the invention is prepared by first mixing the salts in the crushed flax.
• the salts attach well to the crushed flax and do not become segregated.
• additional fiber such as bran, is added to the mixture of crushed flax and salts, forming a uniform, smooth and fluid mixture.
• the bran added to the mixture has a favorable effect on the composition of the mixture, which would other- wise be sticky and not very fluid.
• the product mixture of the invention is used together with other fodder in the feeding of sows in the farrowing period to prevent constipation of the sow's stomach. Furthermore, the product mixture is used to improve sows' appetite after farrowing.
• the product mixture of the invention has the advantage that fiber and salts are combined in the same mixture.
• a further advantage of the invention is that the crushed flax contained in the product mixture is tasty to the pig, overriding any bad flavor that the salt mixture may have .
• the fiber of flax and wheat bran is favorable to intestinal activity.
• the crushed flax in the product mix- ture of the invention contains linseed oil, which protects the mucous membranes of the sow's intestine.
• sows were given a daily ration of about 100-150 g of a new product mixture.
• the new product mixture contained 51 % crushed flax, 41.5 % wheat bran, 3.3 % Na 2 S0 4 , 2.7 % Na 2 C0 3 , 1.35 % NaCl and 0,15 % KCl .
• the diet with the new product mixture was started about 1 week before the farrowing, and it was continued for at least 2 weeks after the farrowing, which is the period when the amount of fodder consumed by the sow is at its largest .

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