Increasing the growth of turkeys using implant of 19-nortestosterone
AssigneeRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
InventorsColin G. Scanes, Michael J. Fennel, Jr.
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Abstract
Provided by the invention are methods and compositions for increasing the growth rate and feed efficiency of turkeys by administration of an effective amount of the intermediate synthesis compound 19-nortestosterone. It has also been found that the invention provides increased muscle mass in the resulting turkey carcasses with a decreased percentage of fat mass and substantially no increase in skeletal growth over that of control turkeys.
Claims8
A method for increasing the rate of growth or feed efficiency of turkeys, which comprises administering to said turkeys a growth promoting amount of 19-nortestosterone in the range of at least 5 mg to at least about 50 mg as a bioacceptable and biocompatible implant which releases said 19-nortestosterone to provide said increasing the rate of growth or feed efficiency of turkeys.
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