The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher D. Knight, St. Louis, MO (US);
Karen M. Koenig, Lethbridge, CA;
Lyle M. Rode, Lethbridge, CA;
Michael J. Vandenberg, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mercedes Vazquez-Anon, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Novus International, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/00 ; A01K 4/300 ; A61K 3/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/00 ; A01K 4/300 ; A61K 3/122 ;
Abstract
A method of supplying a ruminant with its nutritional requirements for methionine is provided wherein a hydroxy analogue of methionine that is available for absorption by a ruminant is administered to the ruminant. Preferably, the, ruminant is administered an isopropyl ester of a hydroxy analogue of methionine, wherein at least 40% of the isopropyl ester of the hydroxy analogue of methionine is available for absorption by the cow.