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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian R Schricker, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Assignee:
International Minerals & Chemical Corp., Terre Haute, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 19 ; 424155 ; 424 19 ; 424 22 ; 604890 ; 604892 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bolus adapted to be orally administered to ruminants. The bolus contains a mixture of a magnesium silicate, a binder, and a rumen-soluble material. The bolus of the present invention provides for the controlled release of supplemental magnesium as a means of preventing and combatting the disease known as hypomaganesemia. Optionally, the bolus of the present invention can serve as a carrier for various biologically active substances.