A feed for livestock is provided that shows excellent body weight gain. A feed additive composition and a feed for livestock comprising abscisic acid and/or a salt thereof and microbial-derived materials; a method of breeding livestock or improving the weight gain of livestock, comprising letting livestock to take said feed for livestock; and a use of the feed for livestock for improving the weight gain of livestock.

A feed for livestock is provided that shows excellent body weight gain. A feed additive composition and a feed for livestock comprising abscisic acid and/or a salt thereof and microbial-derived materials; a method of breeding livestock or improving the weight gain of livestock, comprising letting livestock to take said feed for livestock; and a use of the feed for livestock for improving the weight gain of livestock.

The present disclosure relates to orally available stabilized supplement-containing articles (e.g., softgels). The stabilized supplement may be a probiotic, and may contain a stabilizing component derived from chocolate. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making such stabilized articles.

The invention relates to compositions comprising abscisic acid, and/or salts, derivatives and analogs thereof, and methods of using the same for improving the health and survival of animal offspring.

The invention relates to compositions comprising abscisic acid, and/or salts, derivatives and analogs thereof, and methods of using the same for improving the health and survival of animal offspring.

Compositions comprising from about 40 weight parts to about 1000 weight parts of a botanical nitrate source; from about 20 weight parts to about 500 weight parts of a botanical source of nitrite reduction activity; and from about 4 weight parts to about 100 weight parts of a nitrite salt. Use of said composition in methods of reducing triglycerides or reducing C-reactive protein levels are also provided.

Compositions comprising from about 40 weight parts to about 1000 weight parts of a botanical nitrate source; from about 20 weight parts to about 500 weight parts of a botanical source of nitrite reduction activity; and from about 4 weight parts to about 100 weight parts of a nitrite salt. Use of said composition in methods of reducing triglycerides or reducing C-reactive protein levels are also provided.

The invention provides methods for mimicking chronic caloric restriction to impart a health benefit in an animal or for using an intermittent partially restricted diet to impart a health benefit to an animal. Such methods can include feeding an animal two different diets having differing caloric contents in a specific ratio to achieve such benefits.

The invention provides methods for mimicking chronic caloric restriction to impart a health benefit in an animal or for using an intermittent partially restricted diet to impart a health benefit to an animal. Such methods can include feeding an animal two different diets having differing caloric contents in a specific ratio to achieve such benefits.

The invention provides methods for mimicking chronic caloric restriction to impart a health benefit in an animal or for using an intermittent partially restricted diet to impart a health benefit to an animal. Such methods can include feeding an animal two different diets having differing caloric contents in a specific ratio to achieve such benefits.