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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1999
Frederick A. Steward, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Heritage Technologies, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
In general, this invention relates to a micronutrient supplement that can be used in food or in animal feeds and to a method of enhancing the growth of animals using the micronutrient. The micronutrient supplement includes a basic salt of an essential metal. The essential metal can be formulated as a pharmaceutically acceptable basic salt that includes a divalent or trivalent cation of an essential metal, a pharmaceutically acceptable anion and a hydroxyl moiety. Representative essential metals for use in this invention include: Magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, cobalt, iron and chromium. When provided as a metal salt, the essential metal is highly bioavailable to enhance the survivability, growth, health and/or reproductivity of animals. The micronutrient supplement can be administered to animals either as a single supplement or admixed with other nutrients or feeds.