US Patent:
20020012666, Jan 31, 2002
Inventors:
HELLEN CHAYA GREENBLATT - WILMINGTON DE, US
JEFFREY G. HUNCHAR - WEST CHESTER PA, US
CRAIG W. HENRY - BRUNSWICK ME, US
SUBRAMANIAN IYER - HOCKESSIN DE, US
AL D. FARALDO - WEST CHESTER PA, US
International Classification:
A61K039/395
A61K039/40
A61K039/42
A61K039/44
Abstract:
A method for increasing weight gain and feed efficiency in a subject animal, whether that subject animal is healthy or suffering from a disease resulting in weight loss, such as cachexia. The method consists of the administration of an effective amount of hyperimmunized egg product.