METHOD FOR PREVENTING ENDEMIC OSTEODYSTROPHY IN CATTLE Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: animal science.

SUBSTANCE: one should supplement the diet with microelements. Prophylaxis should be performed during stable and pasture keeping by cycles consisting of 30-60-d-long introduction of microelements and 30-60-d-long interval. Microelements should be added into the diet in their easily digestible form daily as aqueous solution at the quantity of (mg/kg body weight): cobalt chloride 0.02-0.5 mg; manganese chloride 0.05-1.0 mg; potassium iodide 0.002-0.02 mg; water - up to 1 ml. The method enables to prevent urinary losses of biologically valuable substances necessary for animals, increase protein synthesis and assimilation of microelements out of fodders, normalize blood composition and activity of cardio-vascular system, enhance deposition of calcium and phosphorus in bony tissue, increase musculature tonicity, improve total body state and productivity.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of prophylaxis.

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