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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vivien Gore Allen, Lubbock, TX (US);
Kevin R. Pond, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Korinn E. Saker, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Joseph P. Fontenot, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ; A61L 9/04 ; A23L 1/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ; A61L 9/04 ; A23L 1/05 ;
Abstract
Seaweed harvested from the ocean when ground as an intact meal or exposed to alkaline hydrolsis extraction procedure resulting in a water soluble form provides a feed ingredient with mineral composition and plant growth regulating activity when included as a pasture treatment or feed ingredient for mammals and poultry, resulting in enhanced immune function, enhanced health, weight gain, and meat grade quality. Steers grazing seaweed extract treated forage continued to exhibit enhanced immune function after entering feedlot phase finishin with no seaweed extract diet supplement.