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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard D Kealy, Waterloo, IL (US);
Dennis F Lawler, O'Fallon, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ralston Purina Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-2 ; 426 74 ; 426623 ; 426630 ; 426805 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing the severity of hip dysplasia in animals is provided wherein the animals are fed a nutritionally balanced composition during the formative stage of growth when the animal is particularly vulnerable to hip dysplasia, in which the dietary electrolyte balance in the composition is controlled to a level that is not greater than about 20 milliequivalents/100 g. Electrolyte balance is determined according to a formula wherein: