ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,571, issued on March 3.

"Compositions and methods for the treatment of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis" was invented by Danny Ray (Ada, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention relate to veterinary compositions and methods for the treatment of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention feature methods and compositions designed to treat horses with EPM by killing the protozoan parasites in the horse's body and by providing agents that limit or remedy the damage caused by the protozoan parasites. In particular embodiments, therapeutically effective amounts of Vitam...