Animal husbandry – Miscellaneous
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-05
2006-12-05
Luu, Teri Pham (Department: 3644)
Animal husbandry
Miscellaneous
Reexamination Certificate
active
07143721
ABSTRACT:
The present invention, in one embodiment, is a method of reducing ungulate pressure on burned sub-areas within a mosaic burn area. The method comprises identifying an unburned sub-area within the mosaic burn area and providing at least one highly palatable, portable, self-limiting, animal feed supplement in the first unburned sub-area. The highly palatable, portable, self-limiting, animal feed supplement attracts the ungulates to the first unburned sub-area and increases the length of the ungulates' stay in the first unburned sub-area. The ungulates are attracted to the first unburned sub-area by the supplement in preference to the burned sub-area with new growth.
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Luu Teri Pham
Ridley Block Operations, Inc.
Shaw Elizabeth
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