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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6190686 | Water dispersible compositions containing natural hydrophobic pigment, method of preparing same and their use A ready-to-use water dispersible pigment composition containing at least 5% by weight of water is provided. The composition comprises a stable dispersion of a water-insoluble and/or hydrophobic natural pigment such as a carotenoid, curcumin, a porphyrin p... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183739 | Phospholipases in animal feed The present invention discloses a process for improving the efficiency of feed utilization and/or for promoting the growth of animals in which an animal is fed a diet which comprises a composition comprising feed substance and a ready for use phospholipas... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180131 | Process for improving glucose metabolism, satiety, and nutrient absorption in companion animals A process for feeding an animal a diet which alters the function and morphology of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), a large lymphoid organ in the animal and which improves glucose metabolism, satiety, and nutrient absorption. The process involves feeding... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6168803 | Process for preparing rigid animal feedblocks A process for preparing animal fee blocks requiring minimum physical compression which consists of adding an aqueous feed mixture to dry or semi-moist nutritive ingredients and at least one alkaline earth metal oxide. The resulting non-pourable and non-pu... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6165474 | Application for patent for nutriceutical chew toy The invention provides an improved chew toy for delivering nutrients to pets. More particularly, the invention comprises rawhide having a coating or baste comprising at least one nutriceutical substance. In one aspect of the invention, the nutriceutical s... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162442 | Use of aqueous L-Tryptophan and/or L-Threonine salt solutions Highly concentrated aqueous L-Tryptophan and/or L-Threonine salt solutions are used to supplement mixed feeds with L-Tryptophan and/or L-Threonine. They can be metered easily and accurately, can be produced in a highly concentrated form with a content of ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6162455 | Method for increasing lean meat, improving the lean meat to fat ratio and improving amino acid utilization in warm-blooded animals There is provided a method for increasing lean meat, improving the lean meat to fat ratio and improving amino acid utilization in warm-blooded animals by administering an effective amount of an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor antagonist.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6156333 | Feed fortifier and enhancer for preruminant calves and method of using same A feed fortifier and enhancer for preruminant, bovine calves comprising animal plasma as well as other ingredients. The feed fortifier and enhancer may be mixed with any liquid feed to be fed to preruminant calves.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6143316 | Digestible pouch and method for administering medications to an animal A digestible pouch and method for aiding in the oral administration of substances suitable for ingestion, in particular medicinal agents, is disclosed. Specific embodiments of the invention include a pouch formed of an edible food stuff material that is p... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6136338 | Oral veterinary composition containing a fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent possessing superior absorption properties and an extended duration of therapeutic antimicrobial blood levels, and a method of treating microbial infection in a ruminant The present invention concerns a formulation for an oral veterinary composition containing a fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method of treating a microbial infection in a ruminant. The present veter... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132716 | Thermostable xylanases from Microtetraspora flexuosa as a feed additive A feed additive that provides increased feed conversion ratio is prepared containing a physiologically acceptable carrier and one or more of five thermostable xylanases from Microtetraspora flexuosa, preferably strain ATCC 35864. The xylanases can tolerat... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6126961 | Composition and method for reducing the colonization of animal intestines by salmonella and other bacterial pathogens An animal feed composition for reducing colonization of animal intestines by Salmonella and other bacterial pathogens, includes a polysaccharide containing cis-hydroxy sugar units or a derivative thereof, or the monosaccharide ribose or rhamnose, or a der... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126962 | Crystalline powdery saccharide, its preparation and uses A stable crystalline powdery saccharide having a crystallinity of 40% or more, less hygroscopicity, satisfactory fluidity, and beneficial handleability, which is obtainable from an aqueous solution, containing trehalose and a different saccharide(s) cryst... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6110719 | Phytase The invention provides a purified phytate enzyme derived from Escherichia coli B. The enzyme has a molecular weight of about 47.1 kilodaltons and has phytase activity (SEQ ID NO:2). The enzyme can be produced from native or recombinant host cells and can ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6099855 | Therapeutic, production and immunostimulatory uses of biocidal compositions The invention relates to improved methods of raising and treating food animals, which employ pH-buffered, redox-stabilized compositions comprising halide and oxyhalide ions. The compositions can be administered to food animals to effect enhanced food util... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6093418 | Method for removing nitrogenous waste products from animals with hepatic disease A process for removing nitrogenous wastes from animals with hepatic disease is provided and includes the steps of feeding an animal a diet consisting essentially of a pet food composition containing fermentable fibers which have an organic matter disappea... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6086910 | Food supplements Disclosed is a flavonol-containing dry composition suitable for human consumption, together with uses thereof.... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083724 | Recombinant avian interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) A cDNA corresponding to the chicken interferon-γ (IFN-γ) gene has been isolated. The invention thus provides avian IFN-γ polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and their recombinant production. The nucleic acids and polypeptides are useful as thera... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6083520 | Bioactive feed The present invention relates to a bioactive feed pellet comprising besides commonly used nutritionally valuable components, a biologically active ingredient such as a therapeutically or prophylactically active compound, a vaccine, a pigment, a vitamin, a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080419 | Prevention of dental calculus formation with polycarboxylic acids The present invention provides a method to prevent, inhibit, or reduce dental calculus deposits or formation on the teeth of a dental calculus forming animal comprising exposing the teeth to a food product comprising an acidulent amount of phosphoric acid... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077525 | Use of conjugated linoleic acids The use of conjugated linoleic acid to inhibit cyclooxygenase-catalyzed conversion of arachidonic acid, thromboxane formation and platelet aggregation.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074662 | Proteinaceous animal chew with dentally therapeutic cation This invention relates to chewable objects for animals which contain, as a dentally therapeutic ingredient, one or more cationic substances. The inventive therapeutic animal chews are of sufficient durability to allow for a chewing cycle long enough for t... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065245 | Integrated aquaculture-hydroponics systems: nutrient dynamics and designer diet development A dietary inclusion model for an integrated aquaculture-hydroponics system is derived from the concept of mass conservation. The model enables the maintenance of near-equilibrium concentrations of Ca, K, Mg, N, and P, suitable concentrations of Mn and Cu,... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6057306 | Method of treating the navicular disease in horses The invention relates to a method of treating the navicular disease in horses, which comprises treating the navicular disease in horses with an effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydr... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6048543 | Amino acid compositions and use thereof in clinical nutrition A method for treating a human having elevated tumor necrosis factor levels by administrating an effective amount of one of the amino acids glycine, alanine, or serine.... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045819 | Substance containing health-promoting component and process for the production thereof The process for preparing a product containing a healthful component according to the present invention is capable of providing a product containing a healthful component comprising at least one member of the group consisting of liver function improving c... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6033689 | Animal feed composition of soluble sugar and dicarboxylic acid The composition of one or more selected soluble sugars and one or more selected dicarboxylic acids into a feed supplement for ruminant animals that maintains the appropriate level of lactic acid and pH of the rumen, and optimizes the availability of energ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6030637 | Pellet for administration to ruminants A bolus for delivery of pulsed doses of biologically active material to a ruminant comprises a series of distinct and separate bolus elements. Each bolus element is constructed of a degradable outer sheath and a core of biologically active material. The e... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6022563 | Phenylbutazone carrier formulation A powdered carrier formulation for delivery of phenylbutazone to animals contains phenylbutazone in combination with a flavoring agent and an anticaking agent.... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6022555 | Animal feed containing carboxylic acids An animal feed containing a carboxylic acid either as the sole active ingredient or in combination with 1-hydroxylated vitamin D compounds and/or phytase. The carboxylic acid or the combination of carboxylic acid with vitamin D compounds and/or phy... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019995 | Animal feed The present invention includes a method for increasing meat production while reducing fat in ruminant and non-ruminant animals and for increasing egg production in poultry and milk production in ruminant animals. The method includes mixing ingredients tha... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017530 | Phospholipases in animal feed The present invention discloses a process for improving the efficiency of feed utilization and/or for promoting the growth of animals in which an animal is fed a diet which comprises a composition comprising feed substance and a ready for use phospholipas... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6004576 | Granular plasma protein supplement with increased bio-efficacy A feed supplement is disclosed comprising animal plasma purified from animal blood which is granulated. Animals fed this supplement experienced a significantly higher average daily gain and increased average daily feed intake when compared with a control ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6004585 | Granular composition of a triazine compound The present invention relates to dust free, easily flowable and dosable granular compositions containing triazine, having a particle size distribution of between 40 and 400μ and an upper limit of particle size at 2000μ, which can be effectively mixed wi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001384 | Method for fighting against myiasis affecting cattle and sheep populations and compositions for implementing same Process for controlling myiasis in cattle and sheep livestock and compositions for carrying out this process. Composition for topical or parenteral use for controlling myiasis in cattle and sheep, with an effective larvicidal amount of a compound of formula I,... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5993847 | Method for improving reproduction activity of boars by using feed This invention aims at improving the breeding activity of boars, especially at preventing the reduction of fertilization capacity in the hot season. Particularly, this invention provides a method for improving the breeding activity of boars with the use o... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989600 | Method for improving the solubility of vegetable proteins The present invention relates to a method for improving the solubility of vegetable proteins. More specifically, the invention relates to methods for the solubilization of proteins in vegetable protein sources, which methods comprise treating the vegetabl... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989584 | CCK antibodies used to improve feed efficiency A method of increasing food efficiency in both avians and mammals by using antibodies to gut peptides such as choleocystokinin to elicit a biological response which decreases gastrointestinal motility, reduces satiety or improves feed efficiency.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5976549 | Method to reduce bad breath in a pet by administering raw garlic An oral hygienic compound and method for use in domesticated animals such as cats and dogs. The primary component of the oral hygienic compound is pure, natural garlic. The method involves coating or otherwise adulterating the animal's food with the oral ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5965153 | Dietary supplement for preventing or reducing shedding by animals A dietary supplement for animals, comprising safflower oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, soya oil, cod liver oil, lecithin, natural flavors, herbs, garlic, and zinc. When fed to a dog or cat daily in a proper dosage, the supplement reduces or eliminates non-... | 10/12/1999 |
