Methods of accelerating muscle growth, decreasing fat deposits and improving feed efficiency in livestock animals
US7985775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P37/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of promoting or improving the feed efficiency and the muscle to fat ratio in animals by administering to the animals a therapeutically effective amount of a pure or substantially pure RR-isomer of ractopamine is disclosed. Also disclosed are animal feed preparations and compositions and pharmaceutical preparations capable of increasing lean meat deposition in an animal or decreasing body fat, or promoting or improving the growth of an animal or improving the feed efficiency of an animal. Feed preparation, compositions and pharmaceutical preparations including therapeutically effective amounts of a pure or substantially pure RR-isomer of ractopamine are disclosed.
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