Claims
- 1. A method for supplementing sow diets with L-carnitine comprising feeding a diet formulation comprising about 5 to 5000 ppm of L-carnitine or a salt thereof to a sow at least during five days in the first ninety days of gestation.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein from 5 to 200 ppm of the L-carnitine is present in the diet formulation.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said L-carnitine is fed for at least ten days in the first ninety days of gestation.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said L-carnitine is fed for at least five days in the first sixty days of gestation.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said L-carnitine is fed for at least ten days in the first sixty days of gestation.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the diet formulation further comprises from about 12% to about 30% by weight of crude protein.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said diet formulation is also fed to the sow throughout all or part of the lactation period.
- 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the diet formulation comprises about 50 ppm of L-carnitine.
- 9. A method for supplementing sow diets with L-carnitine comprising; feeding a diet formulation comprising from about 6 to about 5,000 ppm L-carnitine or a salt thereof to a sow at least throughout the gestation period.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein from 5 to 200 ppm of the L-carnitine is present in the diet formulation.
- 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the diet formulation further comprises from about 12% to about 30% by weight of crude protein.
- 12. The method of claim 9, wherein said diet formulation is also fed to the sow throughout all or part of the lactation period.
- 13. The method of claim 9 wherein the diet formulation comprises about 50 ppm of L-carnitine.
- 14. A method for supplementing sow diets with L-carnitine comprising: feeding a sow from approximately 9 to approximately 14,000 mg of L-carnitine or a salt thereof per day at least throughout the gestation period.
- 15. The method of claim 14, wherein said sow is fed L-carnitine in the amount of from approximately 9 to approximately 550 mg per day.
- 16. The method of claim 14, wherein said sow is also fed L-carnitine throughout all or part of the lactation period in the amount from approximately 20 to approximately 34,000 mg per day.
- 17. A method for supplementing sow diets with L-carnitine comprising: feeding a sow from approximately 9 to approximately 14,000 mg of L-carnitine or a salt thereof per day for at least five days in the first ninety days of gestation.
- 18. The method of claim 17, wherein said sow is fed L-carnitine in the amount of from approximately 9 to approximately 550 mg per day.
- 19. The method of claim 17, wherein said sow is fed L-carnitine for at least ten days in the first ninety days of gestation.
- 20. The method of claim 17, wherein said sow is fed L-carnitine for at least five days in the first sixty days of gestation.
- 21. The method of claim 17, wherein said sow is fed L-carnitine for at least ten days in the first sixty days of gestation.
- 22. The method of claim 17, wherein said sow is also fed L-carnitine throughout all or part of the lactation period in the amount from approximately 20 to approximately 34,000 mg per day.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/984,080 filed Dec. 3, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,242,487 which is continuation in part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/844,918 filed Apr. 22, 1997, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/759,765 filed Dec. 3, 1996 Both Aband. Both applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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