Ovotransferrin treatment for the reproductive tract
AssigneeVets Plus, Inc.
InventorsJamil Talukder, Abhijit Ray, Daniel J. DuBourdieu, Ajay Srivastava, Rajiv Lall
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Abstract
A composition and method of maintaining fertility or treating retained placenta, reproductive tract infection, or reproductive tract inflammation in an animal involves administering ovotransferrin to the reproductive tract of the animal. The ovotransferrin administration protects against and treats reproductive tract infection, while protecting against and treating reproductive tract inflammation such as metritis, and thereby maintains fertility in the animal.
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A composition for treating and preventing infectious metritis in a mammal comprising components including a therapeutically effective amount of ovotransferrin, wherein the composition is present in a reproductive tract delivery system.
A method of treating and protecting a mammal against infectious metritis comprising administering a composition comprising components including a therapeutically effective amount of ovotransferrin.
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