Patent ID: 6197815
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A23K,A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A process to decrease still births and increase birth weight of babies born to non-human animals, comprising:preparing a metal containing process comprising the steps of:(a) deaerating water;(b) dissolving a metal salt in the deaerated water to produce a salt solution or forming a magnesium composition by adding metallic magnesium to the deaearated water;(c) mixing an organic acid selected from the group consisting of an organic hydroxy acid and malonic acid with an amino acid to provide an acid solution;(d) forming a chelate solution by adding the acid solution to the salt solution or said magnesium composition; and(e) adjusting the pH of the chelate solution to a range of from about 4.5 to about 8.5 by the addition of a base solution to yield an enhanced chelate;combining an effective amount of said enhanced chelate with animal feed and administering a resulting mixture to non-human animals prior to farrowing.