AN ORAL ENERGY-RICH COMPOSITION AND SOLUTION FOR COMBATTING DIARRHEA IN MAMMALS

摘要

A hyperosmotic oral veterinary composition in liquid form that provides easily absorbed and metabolized energy substrates comprises 70 to 90 percent of an actively absorbed monosaccharide, 1 to 7.5 percent of an actively absorbed naturally occurring amino acid, 0.1 to 5 percent of citric acid and 4 to 12 percent of a non-toxic alkali metal salt of acetic acid. When diluted with water for administration the monosaccharide is suitably present in a concentration of 30-90 grams per liter. The composition is especially useful for the treatment of diarrhea in animals such as calves.