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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1993
Allan L Schaefer, Lacombe, CA;
Stephen D Morgan Jones, Lacombe, CA;
Richard W Stanley, Red Deer, CA;
Ian K Turnbull, Lacombe, CA;
John R Johanns, Grand Island, NE (US);
Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the, , US;
Agri-Food Canada, both of, CA;
Abstract
The invention relates to an antemortem stress supplement for livestock containing one or more sources of electrolytes including sodium, potassium and magnesium, one or more sources of amino acids including alanine, lysine, phenylalanine, methionine, threonine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, and glutamate, all in a bypass form; and a source of tryptophan. The invention also extends to methods of administering the supplements to livestock to prevent or reduce antemortem stress.