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(43) Date of publication: 27.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/52 (21) Application number: 95912077.0 (22) Date of filing: 10.03.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 25/ 02( . ) A61K 47/ 44( . ) A61K 9/ 00( . ) C11B 11/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/AU1995/000125 (87) International publication number: WO 1995/024219 (14.09.1995 Gazette 1995/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: LT SI (30) Priority: 11.03.1994 AU 1994PM04371 (71) Applicants: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION Campbell, ACT 2601 (AU) AUSTRALIAN WOOL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION ORGANISATION Parkville, Victoria 3052 (AU)	(72) Inventors: HENNESSY, Desmond, Ronald North Epping, NSW 2121 (AU) DARWISH, Alan West Ryde, NSW 2114 (AU) MAXWELL, Colin, Arthur Blacktown, NSW 2148 (AU) RUSSELL, Ian, Maxwell Highton, VIC 3216 (AU) (74) Representative: Woods, Geoffrey Corlett, et al  J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)