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EP 1 796 463 A2

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(43) Date of publication: 20.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/25 (21) Application number: 05795973.6 (22) Date of filing: 07.09.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 43/40(2006.01) A01N 37/34(2006.01) A01N 43/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/031983 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/039079 (13.04.2006 Gazette 2006/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 08.09.2004 US 607900 P 14.07.2005 US 181344 (71) Applicant: Summit Vetpharm, LLC Fort Lee, NJ 07024 (US)	(72) Inventors: COTTRELL, Ian, William Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 (US) AHN, Albert Short Hills, NJ 07078 (US) FISHER, Richard Sommerset, NJ 00873 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)