Methods of Nourishing Animals
AssigneeMariCal, Inc.
InventorsH. William Harris, JR., Marlies Betka, Chris Frederick Holm, Steven Harold Jury
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of maintaining, and methods of restoring, a desired calcium homeostasis in a non-human terrestrial animal by administering an effective amount of one or more Calcium-Sensing Receptor modulators (CaSRs) to the animal. The invention further provides methods of reducing foot lesions in chickens. The invention also relates to food compositions useful in the methods of the invention.
Claims20
A method of inhibiting foot pad lesions in a non-human terrestrial animal, comprising administering to the animal an effective amount one or more CaSR modulator(s), thereby inhibiting foot pad lesions in the animal.
A method of inhibiting a foot pad lesion in a non-terrestrial avian animal, comprising administering a food composition to the animal, wherein the food composition comprises:
- a.) at least one chelated mineral compound in an amount that adversely affects calcium homeostasis in the animal;
- b.) 25-hydroxycholecalciferol at a concentration of at least about 0.05% by weight;
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- c.) a source of calcium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.