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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tutomu Sasagawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Jozo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424442 ; 514 23 ; 426658 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing stress in animals, such as pigs in an overcrowded breeder, by exposing a block to be licked by the animals. The block contains at least 50% by weight and preferably at least 70% by weight glucose, has a compressive strength over 5 kg/cm.sup.2 preferably 50-150 kg/cm.sup.2, and a water contentof 0.1-20% by weight. The block is too large to be swallowed by the animals and its compressive strength prevents crumbling. It is at least 50 g in weight, e.g. 500 g, and each dimension is more than 2 cm. The block is preferably secured above ground level and is slowly consumed by the animals by licking or pecking.