Patent ID: 9707277
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61K

Claim:
1. A method for the reduction of the occurrence of the symptoms of osteoarthritis in a horse comprising the steps of: (a) separating chicken cartilage containing water-insoluble undenatured Type II collagen from chicken tissue to produce separated chicken cartilage; (b) sterilizing said separated chicken cartilage under conditions which do not change the original structure of the Type II collagen to produce a prepared chicken cartilage; (c) storing said prepared chicken cartilage for more than six days but less than eight years at room temperature in an aqueous medium comprising more than 0.3 percent carbon dioxide by weight without microbial spoilage of the prepared chicken cartilage; and (d) orally administering a quantity of said stored chicken cartilage containing at least about 0.01 grams of Type II collagen on a daily basis to the horse to reduce the occurrence of the symptoms of osteoarthritis in the horse.