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Granted Patent B2
US 9,358,218 · App. 14/401,253 · Granted Jun 7, 2016

Use of saponified tall oil fatty acid

Inventors: Juhani Vuorenmaa (Hyvinkaa, FI); Hannele Kettunen (Tervakoski, FI)
Assignee: Hankkija Oy
A61K31/20A23K1/164A23K1/1813A23K1/1826A23L1/3008A61K31/19A61K36/13A61K36/15A23V2002/00Y02P60/56
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,358,218
App. No.
14/401,253
Granted
Jun 7, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to use of a tall oil fatty acid which is modified by saponification in enhancing rumen fermentation and/or lowering rumen methane production.

Claims (7)

1. A method of enhancing rumen fermentation and/or lowering rumen methane production comprising:

administering a saponified tall oil fatty acid to a ruminant.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the saponified tall oil fatty acid comprises 1-10% (w/w) resin acids.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the saponified tall oil fatty acid comprises 2-9% (w/w) resin acids.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the saponified tall oil fatty acid comprises 5-9% (w/w) resin acids.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the saponified tall oil fatty acid comprises 91-98% (w/w) fatty acids.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the saponified tall oil fatty acid is dried.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: HANKKIJA OY
To: AB VISTA FINLAND OY
Reel/Frame 070944/0986 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2024
From: HANKKIJA OY
To: AB VISTA FINLAND OY
Reel/Frame 067221/0069 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2015
From: VUORENMAA, JUHANI; KETTUNEN, HANNELE
To: HANKKIJA OY
Reel/Frame 035420/0955 →
Priority Claims (1)
FI 20125509 · May 14, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150148416A1 · May 28, 2015