| abstract |
A method of manufacturing a granular animal feed and a product made by this method, including: obtaining a composition containing: a) 10-90 wt. % organic acid selected from the group including acetic, propionic, butyric and mixtures thereof, b) 1-90 wt. % surfactant based on ethoxylated castor oil having an HLB of 4 to 8 and a molar ratio of 1 molecule of castor oil to 1-200 molecules of ethylene oxide, c) up to 20 wt. % antimicrobial terpenes or essential oils; adding water to formulate a heat treatment composition; and adding an effective amount of said heat treatment composition to an animal feed with sufficient heat to granulate or extrude the feed. |