Growth promoting composition for fish and method of using the same
AssigneeMallinckrodt Veterinary, Inc.
InventorsMartin J. Jacobs, Fred J. Hart
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Abstract
A method for promoting growth in fish comprising administering a low level dosage amount of zearalanol to fish. The zearalanol may be conveniently administered to the fish via a novel fish feed formulation comprising a conventional feed mixture supplemented with a relatively low dosage amount of zearalanol ranging from 1 to 20 parts per million (ppm) zearalanol in the feed. In another embodiment, the zearalanol may be administered to the fish in the form of a novel complex of zearalanol and a cyclodextrin compound which further enhances the growth process.
Claims15
A growth promoting composition useful for promoting growth in fish comprising a complex of zearalanol and a cyclodextrin compound.
A feed composition useful for promoting growth in fish comprising a mixture of fish feed and a zearalanol component bound to a cyclodextrin compound to form a zearalanol-cyclodextrin complex, wherein the zearalanol component is provided in an amount sufficient to promote accelerated growth in the fish, said amount ranging from about 1 to about 20 parts per million (ppm) by weight of the total composition.
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