A method for manufacturing an edible dog chew includes the steps of: extruding a first edible mixture through a mold having an opening in a first direction to form a lengthened chew interior material; cutting the lengthened chew interior material into defined lengths to form at least one cut chew interior material; drying the cut chew interior material to form a chew interior; and coating the chew interior with a second edible mixture different from the first edible mixture. Further methods and pet chews are also provided.

Dog chews with an inner material and an outer coating. The animal-hide materials of the present invention, when used as an inner material, advantageously can increase durability and chew times. A meat-based coating, when used as the outer coating, advantageously can increase taste of the interior material.

The present invention relates to a method for identifying a pepsin resistant alpha amylase enzyme for use in a feed supplement comprising: i) providing an alpha amylase enzyme; ii) admixing said alpha amylase with corn based feed and buffer o solution comprising a pepsin concentration of 9000 U/ml at pH 3, 40° C., 500 rpm for at least 120 minutes and analysing alpha amylase activity on said alpha amylase compared to a control sample; wherein said control sample differs in that no pepsin is o present during incubation; and iii) selecting an alpha amylase enzyme which substantially maintains alpha amylase activity under the assay conditions; feed supplements and feedstuffs comprising a pepsin resistant alpha amylase and the use of pepsin resistant alpha amylases in feed.

The present invention relates to a method for identifying a pepsin resistant alpha amylase enzyme for use in a feed supplement comprising: i) providing an alpha amylase enzyme; ii) admixing said alpha amylase with corn based feed and buffer o solution comprising a pepsin concentration of 9000 U/ml at pH 3, 40° C., 500 rpm for at least 120 minutes and analysing alpha amylase activity on said alpha amylase compared to a control sample; wherein said control sample differs in that no pepsin is o present during incubation; and iii) selecting an alpha amylase enzyme which substantially maintains alpha amylase activity under the assay conditions; feed supplements and feedstuffs comprising a pepsin resistant alpha amylase and the use of pepsin resistant alpha amylases in feed.

The present invention relates to methods for encapsulating a bioactive agent such as a microorganism, methods for making a modified food, feed, cosmetic, plant health, seed health or pharmaceutical product comprising heteropolymer particles encapsulating a bioactive agent such as a microorganism, compositions and modified products comprising heteropolymer particles of a phenolic compound and a protein, and a bioactive agent encapsulated therein obtainable by such methods. Also provided is a method for delivering a bioactive agent to a subject, comprising administering to said subject the modified food, feed, cosmetic, plant health, seed health or pharmaceutical product described herein.

The present invention relates to methods for encapsulating a bioactive agent such as a microorganism, methods for making a modified food, feed, cosmetic, plant health, seed health or pharmaceutical product comprising heteropolymer particles encapsulating a bioactive agent such as a microorganism, compositions and modified products comprising heteropolymer particles of a phenolic compound and a protein, and a bioactive agent encapsulated therein obtainable by such methods. Also provided is a method for delivering a bioactive agent to a subject, comprising administering to said subject the modified food, feed, cosmetic, plant health, seed health or pharmaceutical product described herein.

A feed composition comprising hexahydro-β-acid component compounds shown in formula I, i.e. hexahydrocolupulone and/or hexahydroadlupulone, applications of the feed composition and the hexahydro-β-acid component compounds, and a method for using the feed composition to improve animal production performance.

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The present invention relates to a rumen-resistant composition in the form of microgranules, a process for its production and a feedstuff containing such composition.

The present invention relates to a rumen-resistant composition in the form of microgranules, a process for its production and a feedstuff containing such composition.

The present invention relates to immune-stimulating compositions comprising an immunestimulating compound covalently or non-convalently linked to glycogen-based nanoparticles. The immune stimulating compound may be a TLR agonist, dietary nucleotide, or combination thereof. The compositions can elicit a stronger, more robust, localized (intestine) and systemic immune response when delivered orally to aquatic species, than non-glycogen bound agonists and/or molecules.