The present invention provides chromium compounds, specifically chromium dinicocysteinate, which possess the ability to improve insulin sensitization, glucose tolerance, bioavailability, efficacy, and safety, and methods for their use.

The present invention provides chromium compounds, specifically chromium dinicocysteinate, which possess the ability to improve insulin sensitization, glucose tolerance, bioavailability, efficacy, and safety, and methods for their use.

Compositions comprising thermo-modified nutshells, for example hazelnut shells, are described herein. The compositions can also comprise one or more feed additives, pharmaceutically acceptable diluents and/or excipients. Also included are methods for producing the thermo-modified nutshell compositions, and methods for using the compositions to treat diarrhea and adsorb toxins as well as promote growth and improve the overall health in humans and other animals.

Compositions comprising thermo-modified nutshells, for example hazelnut shells, are described herein. The compositions can also comprise one or more feed additives, pharmaceutically acceptable diluents and/or excipients. Also included are methods for producing the thermo-modified nutshell compositions, and methods for using the compositions to treat diarrhea and adsorb toxins as well as promote growth and improve the overall health in humans and other animals.

Gut health in poultry is improved by providing an efficacious amount of extracts of tannic acid via feed or via drinking water. The extracts of tannic acid are also effective when the poultry are infected with coccidiosis and/or necrotic enteritis. In alternative embodiments, an efficacious amount of Bacillus coagulans is also included.

Gut health in poultry is improved by providing an efficacious amount of extracts of tannic acid via feed or via drinking water. The extracts of tannic acid are also effective when the poultry are infected with coccidiosis and/or necrotic enteritis. In alternative embodiments, an efficacious amount of Bacillus coagulans is also included.

Gut health in poultry is improved by providing an efficacious amount of extracts of tannic acid via feed or via drinking water. The extracts of tannic acid are also effective when the poultry are infected with coccidiosis and/or necrotic enteritis. In alternative embodiments, an efficacious amount of Bacillus coagulans is also included.

A composition comprising at least one first allergen, which is a respiratory allergen belonging to a first biological source material group, for use in prophylactic treatment of allergy to at least one second allergen, which is selected from the group consisting of a respiratory and a venomous allergen belonging to a second biological source material group and a food allergen of a food composition, in a subject, wherein the subject has not developed any clinical symptoms of allergy to the first allergen and to the second allergen, and wherein the first and second biological source material groups are not the same.

Provided are an HDC activation inhibitor and an antipruritic agent which are effective in animals against the itch caused by a itch generation mechanism different from the well-known one.

An HDC activation inhibitor or antipruritic agent which is at least one member selected from (1) a particular flavonoid, (2) a tannin, (3) chlorogenic acid, (4) a particular stilbenoid, or a glucoside or pharmaceutically acceptable derivative of any of (1) to (4) given above, or (5) a particular crude drug extract, (6) walnut polyphenol.

Disclosed are ruminant feed additive compositions comprising phytochemicals and/or vegetable extracts containing tannins essential oils, optionally saponins and optionally other phytochemicals, buffered with a plurality of acid-neutralizing calcium, magnesium, potassium, and/or sodium salts having pKa's effective at different ruminal and gastrointestinal pH ranges, where the combination of ingredients and their quantities are selected to provide compositions that improves dietary energy and nitrogen utilization efficiency and are effective to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from the animals. Also disclosed are methods of reducing GHG emissions from ruminants by feeding an effective amount of the composition in an animal feed.