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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Shimoda, Tokyo, JP;
Ei-ichi Kokue, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424489 ; 424488 ; 424490 ; 424442 ;
Abstract
Feeding fattening pigs a feed additive which contains as an active ingredient active folic acid (in the form of leucovorin, H.sub.2 -folic acid, a liver powder, disrupted cells of a microorganism or a cell extract of a microorganism), or a feed for fattening pigs and lactating sows which contains such an additive, either directly orally or via breast milk, is effective for increasing the amount of a reduced form of folic acid in the plasma of the fattening pigs and improving the efficiency of fattening.