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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Tzong-yueh Chen, Tainan, TW;
Yi-ling Huang, Tainan, TW;
Inventors:
Tzong-Yueh Chen, Tainan, TW;
Yi-Ling Huang, Tainan, TW;
Assignee:
NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, Tainan, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/17 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A23K 1/16 (2006.01); A23K 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/1631 (2013.01); A23K 1/188 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for lowering the feed conversion rate in a vertebrate comprising inhibiting the function of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), wherein the feed conversion rate is defined as the mass of the feed eaten divided by the body mass gain.