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EP 1 581 043 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 11.08.2005 (43) Date of publication: 05.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/40 (21) Application number: 03737208.3 (22) Date of filing: 20.06.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01K 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/019581 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/000009 (31.12.2003 Gazette 2004/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 21.06.2002 US 390725 P (71) Applicant: Pig Improvement Company UK Limited Oxfordshire OX13 5NA (GB)	(72) Inventors: GALINA-PANTOJA, L.,Sygen International/PIC USA Franklin, KY 42 139 (US) BASTIAANSEN, John NL-5240AA Rosmalen (NL) MELLENCAMP, Martha, A.,Sygen International Berkeley, CA 94710 (US) (74) Representative: Thomson, Paul Anthony  Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square Birkenhead Merseyside CH41 6BR Merseyside CH41 6BR (GB)