Use of N-methyl-aspartic acid for enhancing growth and altering body composition
AssigneesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore and University of Maryland College Park, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsMark Joseph Estienne, Jeannine Marie Harter-Dennis, Mark Newcombe, Claude Richard Barb, John Palmer McMurtry, Thomas Gray Hartsock
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Abstract
N-methyl-aspartic acid (NMA) is used to increase the growth rate, feed efficiency and/or decrease the amount of body fat of an animal, such as a chicken, pig, fish or human. Administration of NMA can be via injection or can be oral or transdermal administration or via subcutaneous implant.
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A method for increasing the growth rate, feed efficiency and/or for decreasing the amount of body fat of a chicken in need of some compared to a control, comprising injecting said animal on a periodic basis with an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid, N-methyl-l-aspartic acid, and mixtures thereof.
A method for increasing the growth rate, feed efficiency and/or for decreasing the amount of body fat of a chicken compared to a control, comprising orally administering to said animal on a periodic basis an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid, N-methyl-l-aspartic acid, and mixtures thereof.
A method for increasing the growth rate, feed efficiency and/or for decreasing the amount of body fat of a chicken compared to a control, comprising transdermally administering to said animal on a periodic basis an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid, N-methyl-l-aspartic acid, and mixtures thereof.
A method for stimulating the production of growth hormone in a chicken comprising administering to the chicken N-methyl-d-aspartic acid, in an amount sufficient to stimulate the secretion of growth hormone releasing factor.
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