JPH0624471B2 - Licking solid feed - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a lick solid feed used for feeding livestock such as cattle, pigs and sheep with salt, calcium and trace metals.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Formulated feed is widely used for breeding livestock such as cattle, pigs and sheep. Generally, the compounded feed contains the salt content normally required,
Even though it contains calcium, it does not contain as much salt and calcium as is needed for the peak lactation and the high intake of raw food in the summer. Therefore, at such time, it is necessary to separately provide salt, calcium, etc., or to add them to the compounded feed, which is complicated.

In this respect, it is effective to use a licking solid feed that allows livestock to lick salt and calcium as much as necessary so that wild animals lick outcrop salt and ingest salt and the like. However, in the conventional solid feed for licking, as the livestock is licked, the central part is biased to decrease and a dent is formed, and saliva, water and other feeds are accumulated in the dent, which is unsanitary. In addition, when water accumulates in the dents, the whole licking solid feed becomes soft and easily crumbles, and livestock cannot be licked until the end. For this reason, it is economically wasteful, and the disposal of the solid feed after it is no longer licked is complicated.

On the other hand, since the solid feed is molded after mixing each material with water and kneading, it is necessary to dry after molding. For this reason, there is also an inconvenience that it takes time to produce the solid feed.

(Object of the invention) The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the livestock can be licked to the end, economical and wasteless,
It is an object to provide a licking solid feed that is easy to handle and has a short production time.

(Structure of the Invention) According to the present invention, such an object contains a fine shellfish fossil, crushed salt, and a binder, and is provided with at least one hole penetrating in the vertical direction, and a lick solid feed. Achieved by.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof.

In these figures, reference numeral 10 is a licking solid feed. This solid feed 10 is formed by mixing and molding fine shell fossils, crushed salt and binder, and is molded in a substantially cylindrical shape, and four holes 12 penetrating in the vertical direction are formed near the center thereof.

The fine shell fossils are fossils of foraminifera, bivalves, snails, coal algae, etc., and those produced from shell fossil mines all over Japan can be used. This shell fossil is a porous substance consisting of aggregates of fine aragonite-like molecules whose main component is calcium carbonate, and it is known that it is better absorbed in domestic animals than when calcium carbonate crystal powder is given as it is. Has been. It is also known that since the biological toxin is adsorbed and removed in the digestive tract, it has a favorable effect on the growth of livestock. In addition to calcium carbonate as the main component, moss fossils also contain trace metals necessary for living organisms, such as silicic acid, magnesium, copper, zinc and manganese. The fine-grained shell fossil used in this embodiment is obtained by directly or crushing the shell fossil and adjusting the maximum grain size to about 2 mm. Usually particle size 0.5
It is possible to use 50 to 90% by weight of those having a diameter of 2 mm and 10 to 50% by weight of those having a particle diameter of 0.5 mm or less.
Preferably, the particle size of 0.5 to 2 mm is 70% by weight, and the particle size is 0.5.
A fine-grained shell fossil having a composition of 30% by weight or less is used.

Ground salt is ground salt, and its grain size is determined by considering the texture that livestock is most interested in and licks. For example, a particle size of 0.5 to 1.2 mm is 30 to 70
It is possible to use ground salts which are weight percent. The following compositions are particularly preferable.

Particle size 1.2 mm or more; 15% by weight Particle size 0.5 to 1.2 mm; 45% by weight Particle size 0.5 mm or less; 40% by weight Binder is added to mold solid feed, such as starch. The edible binding agent and the like are used. For example, starch such as corn and rye can be used.

The above-mentioned fine shellfish fossils, crushed salt, and binder are mixed and molded at a rate at which domestic animals are most interested and licked to obtain a lick solid feed. For example, it is preferable to mix and mold the following proportions.

Fine shell fossil 35 to 90% by weight Ground salt 10 to 60% by weight Binder 1 to 5% by weight As a solid feed for licking for dairy cows and beef cattle, those mixed and molded at the following ratios are particularly preferable.

Fine shell fossil 67% by weight Ground salt 30% by weight Binder 3% by weight If desired, flavors such as hay may be added to these licking solid feeds to attract livestock.

A small amount of water is added to the above-mentioned proportion of fine shell fossil, crushed salt, and binder, and the mixture is uniformly kneaded, put into a mold and pressure-heated, and finally dried to complete a solid feed product. At this time, since the molded solid feed for licking has a hole penetrating vertically in the central portion thereof, the central portion of the solid feed also dries quickly, and the drying time of the entire solid feed is shortened.

The licking solid feed produced in this way is placed in the feed tank as it is and fed to livestock. Since it has, it can attract the livestock and lick it sufficiently. Further, as the livestock is licked, even if the central portion is depressed as shown in the phantom line in FIG. 2 and decreases, saliva, rainwater, etc. are not drained and accumulated in the central portion because there is a through hole in the central portion. . Therefore, the solid feed will not become dirty and the livestock will not show interest. Also, it doesn't get softened by rainwater and will not collapse,
Livestock can be licked to the end without waste. Further, it is not necessary to dispose of the solid feed after it is no longer licked, and the handling of feeding becomes easy.

In the above examples, four holes that penetrate vertically are provided in the solid feed, but it goes without saying that the number of holes is not limited to four.
Only one is required as long as rainwater and saliva collected in the center can be drained and drying at the time of production can be accelerated. For example, in the case of the embodiment having a diameter of about 10 cm and a heat of about 10 cm as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is desirable to provide four holes with a diameter of about 1 cm. Diameter 1
It is desirable to provide about 8 holes of about 3 mm.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, according to the present invention, since the licking solid feed containing fine shell fossils, crushed salt and binder is provided with holes penetrating in the vertical direction, rainwater and saliva are not accumulated. The livestock can be licked to the end, is economical, has no waste, and has the effect of facilitating feeding work. Further, there is an effect that the drying time at the time of manufacturing can be shortened and the manufacturing time can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof. 10 ... Licking solid feed, 12 ... Hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lick solid feed containing fine fossil shell fossils, crushed salt and a binder, and provided with at least one hole penetrating in the vertical direction.