1. A feed additive for equines, comprising dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles, dried corn fermentation solubles, and glutamic acid or a mixture of dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles and dried corn fermentation solubles, and glutamic acid, wherein said dried solubles have been dried to a total moisture content of less than 30% by weight at a temperature not less than 80\xb0 F. and not more than 900\xb0 F.
2. The feed additive as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a carrier.
3. The feed additive as claimed in claim 2, wherein said carrier is wheat middlings.
4. A method for feeding an animal, comprising feeding to said animal the feed additive of claim 1 in an amount of from 0.10 to 2.0 pounds per day.
5. The feed additive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dried solubles are dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles.
6. The feed additive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dried solubles are dried corn fermentation solubles.
7. The feed additive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dried solubles are a mixture of dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles and dried corn fermentation solubles.
8. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said feed additive comprises said dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles.
9. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said feed additive comprises said dried corn fermentation solubles.
10. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said feed additive comprises said mixture of dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles and dried corn fermentation solubtes.
11. A feed additive for animals, consisting of dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles, dried corn fermentation solubles, glutamic acid, or a mixture of glutamic acid, dried glutamic acid fermentation solubles and dried corn fermentation solubles, wherein said dried solubles have been dried to a total moisture content of less than 30% by weight at a temperature not less than 80\xb0 F. and not more than 900\xb0 F.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A control device of controlling a particulate matter detection sensor placed in an exhaust gas pipe of an internal combustion engine through which exhaust gas emitted from the internal combustion engine flows and discharged to the outside, the particulate matter detection sensor having a particulate matter sensor element comprised of an insulation substrate, a detection part composed of a pair of detection electrodes formed on a surface of the insulation substrate, and a heater part of generating heat energy when receiving electric power in order to heat the detection part at a predetermined temperature,
the control device comprising a control part which detects an electrical resistance value between the pair of the detection electrodes in the detection part, the electrical resistance value between the pair of the detection electrodes in the detection part changing in accordance with a change of quantity of particulate matter accumulated in the detection part, and the control part adjusting electric power supply to the heater part,
the control part comprising:
combustion control means which executes combustion control when the internal combustion engine is started to operate, and in the combustion control, the combustion control means supplies electric power to the heater part in order to maintain the detection part of the particulate matter detection sensor at a predetermined temperature T1 for a predetermined period S1 of time in order to burn the accumulated particulate matter in order to eliminate the accumulated particulate matter from the detection part of the particulate matter detection sensor; and
usual control means which executes usual control after completion of the combustion control which is executed when the internal combustion engine is started to operate, wherein in the usual control, the usual control means supplies electric power to the heater part in order to maintain the detection part of the particulate matter sensor element at a temperature T2 which is less than the predetermined temperature T1 in order to detect particulate matter accumulated in the detection part.
2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control part further comprises electric power supply timing means which determines a time to supply electric power to the heater part, counted from a time when the internal combustion engine is started to a time when the electric power is supplied to the heater part on the basis of the operation state of the internal combustion engine.
3. The control device according to claim 2, wherein the electric power supply timing means calculates an amount of condensed water remained in the exhaust gas pipe adhering to the detection part in the particulate matter detection sensor, and delays the timing to supply the electric power to the heater part on the basis of the calculated amount of condensed water.
4. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the combustion control means supplies the electric power to the heater part in order to maintain the detection part of the particulate matter detection sensor at the predetermined temperature T1 within a range of not less than 600\xb0 C. to not more than 900\xb0 C.
5. The control device according to claim 4, wherein the combustion control means supplies the electric power to the heater part in order to maintain the detection part of the particulate matter detection sensor at the predetermined temperature T1 of not less than 650\xb0 C. for the predetermined period S1 of time of not less than 20 seconds.
6. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the usual control means supplies the electric power to the heater part in order to maintain the detection part of the particulate matter detection sensor at a predetermined temperature within a range of not less than 50\xb0 C. to not more than 600\xb0 C.
7. The control device according to claim 1, wherein
the detection part is comprised of the pair of the detection electrodes having a comb shape and detection lead parts formed on a front surface of the insulation substrate, and
the heater part is comprised of heater electrodes and heater lead parts formed at the front end in a back surface of the insulation substrate.