Dietary supplements comprising at least one probiotic and at least one of animal digest, dried brewers yeast, vitamin C; vitamin E, beta carotene, zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, calcium iodate, and sodium selenite. The probiotics and other ingredients are present in the supplement in amounts sufficient to enhance the palatability of the probiotics and compositions containing the probiotics, enhance the immune system to augment the beneficial effects of the probiotics, or extend the life of the probiotics.

A prepared cat food has chicken meat and mouse meat, the chicken meat in at least ten times the mass of the mouse meat, vitamin supplements, and one or more mineral ingredients. The mouse meat in a substantially lesser mass than the chicken meat induces the cat to consume a greater volume of the prepared food than the cat would consume without the presence of the mouse meat, thereby supplying the cat with a greater volume of chicken meat, vitamin supplements and mineral ingredients than cat would consume in a product without the mouse meat.

A prepared cat food has chicken meat and mouse meat, the chicken meat in at least ten times the mass of the mouse meat, vitamin supplements, and one or more mineral ingredients. The mouse meat in a substantially lesser mass than the chicken meat induces the cat to consume a greater volume of the prepared food than the cat would consume without the presence of the mouse meat, thereby supplying the cat with a greater volume of chicken meat, vitamin supplements and mineral ingredients than cat would consume in a product without the mouse meat.

Methods involve feeding young animals milk products containing milk-based protein, a halide and a source of hydrogen peroxide, where an active lactoperoxidase system is not present in the milk product fed to the young animal, in response to ingesting the milk product, the young animal decreases a feed to gain ratio. Milk replacers may be provided as the milk product, and the young animals may be calves. Milk replacers contain milk-derived protein, a source of hydrogen peroxide at about 50 to about 500 parts per million by weight of the rehydrated milk replacer and iodide at about 1 to about 50 parts per million by weight of the rehydrated milk replacer, where an active lactoperoxidase system is not present.

Methods involve feeding young animals milk products containing milk-based protein, a halide and a source of hydrogen peroxide, where an active lactoperoxidase system is not present in the milk product fed to the young animal, in response to ingesting the milk product, the young animal decreases a feed to gain ratio. Milk replacers may be provided as the milk product, and the young animals may be calves. Milk replacers contain milk-derived protein, a source of hydrogen peroxide at about 50 to about 500 parts per million by weight of the rehydrated milk replacer and iodide at about 1 to about 50 parts per million by weight of the rehydrated milk replacer, where an active lactoperoxidase system is not present.

The present invention relates to the use of a diet or foodstuff comprising linoleic acid in an amount ranging from 7 g/Mcal to 9 g/Mcal for sustaining or improving skin quality of a healthy pet. In some embodiments, the diet or foodstuff further comprises zinc in an amount of about 50 mg/Mcal. It further pertains to a diet or foodstuff comprising linoleic acid in an amount ranging from 7 g/Mcal to 9 g/Mcal for use in a method for treating a pet animal affected with a skin disorder or disease.

One compound according to the present invention contains silicon fine particles having a capability of generating hydrogen or aggregates of the silicon fine particles. The compound that contains the silicon fine particles or the aggregates having a capability of generating hydrogen is capable of generating hydrogen in the body of, for example, an animal that has ingested the compound. For a plant, the compound can be disposed or charged into, for example, moisture (water-containing liquid) or fertilizer to be provided to the plant, to supply the plant with hydrogen generated from the compound.

The present invention is concerned with increasing protein intake in a ruminant animal by supplementing the diet of the ruminant animal with urea phosphate. There can also be supplementation with a water soluble sulfur-containing salt such as ammonium sulfate. Urea can be administered together with urea phosphate. The composition provides a slow release form of urea that avoids inducing ammonia toxicity in the animal and is water soluble for administration to the animal in drinking water.

The present invention is concerned with increasing protein intake in a ruminant animal by supplementing the diet of the ruminant animal with urea phosphate. There can also be supplementation with a water soluble sulfur-containing salt such as ammonium sulfate. Urea can be administered together with urea phosphate. The composition provides a slow release form of urea that avoids inducing ammonia toxicity in the animal and is water soluble for administration to the animal in drinking water.

A deer family antler pet chew includes one or more additives present in an effective amount in the deer family antler to improve at least the health of a dog ingesting the deer family antler dog chew. The one or more additives can be added to the dog chew using an infusion technique.