Method of treating birds
AssigneeEmbrex, Inc.
InventorsTommy L. Fredericksen, James P. Thaxton
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Abstract
A method of treating birds by administering birds in ovo a T-cell growth factor comprising avian IL-2 is disclosed. The method is preferably carried out on chickens with 30K chicken IL-2 on about the eighteenth day of incubation. The method may be employed to increase the weight of treated birds after hatch. A vaccine may optionally be administered concurrently with the avian IL-2.
Claims26
A method of treating a bird, comprising administering to said bird in ovo a biologically active amount of avian Interleukin-2 (IL-2).
A method of enhancing the growth of a bird, comprising administering avian IL-2 to said bird in ovo in an amount effective to enhance the growth of said bird after hatch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.