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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian J Walker, North Balwyn, AU;
Roger G Campbell, Corowa, AU;
Assignee:
Southern Cross Biotech Pty. Ltd., Dandenong, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 530324 ; 530325 ; 530350 ; 530399 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the treatment of an animal to improve carcass quality and/or food conversion efficiency. The invention includes administering to an animal exogenous synthetic growth hormone at a frequency less than daily. The exogenous synthetic growth hormone is not orally administered and is not in a sustained release form. Animals including entire male, female, or castrated male pigs, bovine animals or sheep can be treated in this manner.