COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING THE FEED INTAKE OF MEAT PRODUCING ANIMALS

1400916 Inducing polyphagia in animals SMITHKLINE CORP 26 Sept 1973 [29 Sept 1972] 45084/73 Heading A5B A method of inducing polyphagia in immature meat-producing animals comprises administering internally to the animals a composition comprising a carrier and as active ingredient a dibenzazepine compound of the formula in which A and B are H, halo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, or trifluoromethyl; R is H, lower acyl, carbamyl, diloweralkylaminoalkanoyl, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, diloweralkylaminopropyl, diloweralkylaminoethyl, lower alkylaminopropyl or lower alkylamino ethyl, the lower alkyl or acyl groups having a maximum of 8 carbon atoms: and ... represents an optional double bond. The compositions may be in the form of conventional veterinary compositions, animal feeds or premixes or veterinary implants.