a new and improved formulation and method for making same , for a broad spectrum antimicrobial treatment for bacterial and viral infections in cattle , horses , pigs , sheep and other domestic and non - domestic animals . more particularly , the present invention relates to a treatment which enables rapid relief of symptoms in an affected animal with a mortality of less than 1 percent by providing trace organic minerals in microgram quantities which act as nutrients for the animal . the treatment provides further nutritional requirements in the form of vitamin a , folic acid and vitamin d 3 supplements , cobalt amino acid chelates and dried kelp , a source of minerals , amino acids , simple and complex carbohydrates , iodine and fiber . in addition , a bacterial innoculum consisting of acidophilus species is introduced which would inhibit growth of pathogenic or opportunistic species of bacteria by competition for nutrients as well as providing for required vitamins as a by - product of metabolism .