| abstract |
An improved animal carcass tattooing paste having substantially enhanced permanency when used to place identifying marks on carcasses, comprising from about 0.05% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of a sorbitan mono-fatty acid ester, from about 0.05% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of a water soluble polyoxyethylene derivative of a fatty acid partial ester of sorbitol, from about 10.0% to about 49.0% by weight of propylene glycol, from about 10.0% to about 49.0% by weight of white mineral oil, from about 1% to about 10% by weight of a thickening agent, from about 0.1% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of inorganic viscosity modifier, from about 0.05% by weight to about 10.0% by weight of an organic dye material which is compatible with the other ingredients of said paste, and from about 1.0% to about 25.0% by weight water. The method comprises the steps of: (1) mixing the water soluble polyoxyethylene derivative of a fatty acid partial ester of sorbitol with heated water; (2) mixing the organic dye material into the mixture; (3) mixing thickening agent, propylene glycol and heated sorbitan mono fatty acid ester and adding the same to the mixture of step (2); (4) mixing the white mineral oil into the mixture of step (3); (5) cooling the mixture and (6) packaging the cooled product. |