ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,335, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to CAN TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Wayzata, Minn.).

"Monoglyceride use in animals" was invented by Richard Joel Faris (Nowthen, Minn.) and Junmei Zhao (Maple Grove, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments relate to monoglyceride use in animals such as post-weaning pigs. A method of feeding an animal includes feeding the animal a diet comprising one or more monoglycerides. Various embodiments provide concentrates, premixes, top dresses, or complete feeds for carrying out the method and methods of making the same."

The patent was filed on July 18, 2024, under Application No. 18/776,474.

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