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US 2015/0086673 A1Published application
Use of ethylene diamine metal complexes to deliver highly absorbable metals for animal nutrition
AssigneeZinpro Corporation
InventorsPeter A. Stark, Cory Shawn Kending
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Abstract
Use of ethylene diamine metal complexes, preferably of copper, zinc, iron and manganese in highly absorbable formats for animal nutrition.
Claims12
A method of nutritionally supplementing the diet of animals with trace minerals, comprising:
- feeding an animal a small but trace mineral supplementing effective amount of an ethylene diamine (EDA) metal ligand of the formula:
- M(EDA)X,
- wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, iron, copper and manganese, EDA is ethylene diamine ligated to the metal, and X represents counterions selected to provide a neutral metal and/or ligand.
A composition for nutritional supplementation of trace minerals in the diet of animals comprising:
- a non-toxic carrier;
- and
- an ethylene diamine (EDA) metal ligand of the formula:
- M(EDA)X
- wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, iron, copper and manganese, EDA is ethylene diamine ligated to the metal, and X represents counterions selected to provide a neutral metal and/or ligand.
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