Abstract: A method of reducing risk of periparturient hypocalcemia in a periparturient ruminant animal involves: measuring blood phosphorus concentration in the animal; and, administering a composition containing a phosphorus-binding compound and optionally, a pharmacologically acceptable carrier to the animal during at least part of a prepartum period of the animal, the composition having an effective amount of the phosphorus-binding compound to control the blood phosphorus concentration in a range of 1.5-3.5 mg P per dL of blood in the animal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 2024
Date of Patent:
May 27, 2025
Assignee:
Protekta Inc.
Inventors:
Morten Jakobsen, Lasse Jakobsen, Rod Martin, Meghan Connelly, Patrick Hoffman
Abstract: A method of reducing risk of periparturient hypocalcemia in a periparturient ruminant animal involves: measuring blood phosphorus concentration in the animal; and, administering a composition containing a phosphorus-binding compound and optionally, a pharmacologically acceptable carrier to the animal during at least part of a prepartum period of the animal, the composition having an effective amount of the phosphorus-binding compound to control the blood phosphorus concentration in a range of 1.5-3.5 mg P per dL of blood in the animal.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 10, 2024
Publication date:
May 22, 2025
Applicant:
Protekta Inc.
Inventors:
Morten Jakobsen, Lasse Jakobsen, Rod Martin, Meghan Connelly, Patrick Hoffman
Abstract: A method of reducing risk of periparturient hypocalcemia in a periparturient ruminant animal involves: measuring blood phosphorus concentration in the animal; and, administering a composition containing a phosphorus-binding compound and optionally, a pharmacologically acceptable carrier to the animal during at least part of a prepartum period of the animal, the composition having an effective amount of the phosphorus-binding compound to control the blood phosphorus concentration in a range of 1.5-3.5 mg P per dL of blood in the animal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 27, 2024
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2024
Assignee:
Protekta Inc.
Inventors:
Morten Jakobsen, Lasse Jakobsen, Rod Martin, Meghan Connelly, Patrick Hoffman