Novel zootechnical compositions
AssigneeRoussel Uclaf
InventorsJean A. Grandadam, Alain Jobard, Jean-Pierre Scheid
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Abstract
Novel zootechnical compositions and a method of upgrading domestic animals such as cattle by administering under the skin of said animals a mixture of zeranol and an anabolisant steroid of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms and X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl and lower alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which one of the carbon atoms may be replaced with an oxygen atom and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
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Novel zootechnical composition for increasing the weight of farm animals comprising a mixture of zeranol and an anabolisant steroid of the formula ##STR4## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms and X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl and lower alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms in which one of the carbon atoms may be replaced with an oxygen atom and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
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