This invention relates to the use of the combination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (“25-OH D3”) and antioxidants/anti-inflammatories (ascorbic acid vitamin E and canthaxanthin) to make a premix or feed which can ameliorate various problems observed in poultry which have been subject to overfeeding. Feeds containing the 25-OH D3 and antioxidants/anti-inflammatories and premixes are also provided.

This invention relates to the use of the combination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (“25-OH D3”) and antioxidants/anti-inflammatories (ascorbic acid vitamin E and canthaxanthin) to make a premix or feed which can ameliorate various problems observed in poultry which have been subject to overfeeding. Feeds containing the 25-OH D3 and antioxidants/anti-inflammatories and premixes are also provided.

A method and system are provided for preparing micro-ingredient feed additives for use in designated feed rations. A micro-ingredient system of the invention includes a plurality of bins that store designated micro-ingredients therein. A master controller of the delivery system provides signals to control system components based on programmed commands corresponding to micro-ingredient batches to be prepared. Slide gate mechanisms are used to prevent loss of micro-ingredients delivered to a receiving receptacle of the system. During delivery of the micro-ingredients to the receptacle and during processing, the micro-ingredients can become airborne and subsequently lost. The slide gate mechanisms also provide controlled access to the receiving receptacle to prevent system errors such as contamination of ingredients in the receptacle, or improper batching of a prescribed micro-ingredient mixture to be delivered to a designated feed ration.

A method and system are provided for preparing micro-ingredient feed additives for use in designated feed rations. A micro-ingredient system of the invention includes a plurality of bins that store designated micro-ingredients therein. A master controller of the delivery system provides signals to control system components based on programmed commands corresponding to micro-ingredient batches to be prepared. Slide gate mechanisms are used to prevent loss of micro-ingredients delivered to a receiving receptacle of the system. During delivery of the micro-ingredients to the receptacle and during processing, the micro-ingredients can become airborne and subsequently lost. The slide gate mechanisms also provide controlled access to the receiving receptacle to prevent system errors such as contamination of ingredients in the receptacle, or improper batching of a prescribed micro-ingredient mixture to be delivered to a designated feed ration.

Compositions and methods are disclosed for providing a pet food feeding system or packaged product containing multiple formulations meeting a number of parameters in order to offer diversified ingredients and varied flavors to a pet with minimized digestive stress due to dietary changes.

Compositions and methods are disclosed for providing a pet food feeding system or packaged product containing multiple formulations meeting a number of parameters in order to offer diversified ingredients and varied flavors to a pet with minimized digestive stress due to dietary changes.

Aquafeed, animal feed, and other food products, as well as nutritional and pharmaceutical compounds, chemicals and biomaterials are important commodities that can be produced at commercial scale by fermentation of microorganisms. The present invention provides a method for producing these valuable multi-carbon compounds from simple gas feedstocks, such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen and oxygen, by cultivating a consortium of microbial cells specially selected for this purpose in an aqueous culture medium. In addition to exploiting inexpensive feedstocks, such as waste industrial gas for this cultivation, the platform described herein also provides the advantage of removing carbon dioxide and other waste gases from industrial emissions, which would otherwise contribute to global climate change. Furthermore, the cultivation of a microbial consortium can provide highly nutritious components to a feed blend that might not be available from a monoculture.

It is provided a cocrystal of a compound of formula (I) or of a compound formula (II) wherein X and Y are independently selected from —CH.sub.2— and —C(CH.sub.2)—, provided that al least one of X or Y is —CH.sub.2—; R.sup.1 is —CHCH.sub.3—Z.sub.m—W.sub.n—(CH.sub.2).sub.o-T.sub.p-S, wherein Z is O, and m is 0 or 1; W is R.sup.4CH CHR.sup.5, wherein either R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are H and the dashed line indicates that there is a single bond, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together are forming a bond and the dashed line indicates that there is a double bond, and n is 0 or 1; o is 0, 1 or 3; T is selected from the group consisting of —CHR.sup.6—, —C(O), wherein R.sup.6 is —OH or —CH.sub.3, and p is 0 or 1; S is selected from the group consisting of H, (C.sub.1-C.sub.3) alkyl optionally substituted by —OH, (C.sub.1-C.sub.3) haloalkyl optionally substituted by —OH, cyclopropyl, or; and R.sup.2 is —H or —OH; R.sup.3 is H or CH.sub.3; and the dashed line in formula (II) indicates a single or a double bond; and a hydrogen bond donor coformer which is a phenolic compound. It is also provided a composition comprising the cocrystal and a personal care product comprising the composition.

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It is provided a cocrystal of a compound of formula (I) or of a compound formula (II) wherein X and Y are independently selected from —CH.sub.2— and —C(CH.sub.2)—, provided that al least one of X or Y is —CH.sub.2—; R.sup.1 is —CHCH.sub.3—Z.sub.m—W.sub.n—(CH.sub.2).sub.o-T.sub.p-S, wherein Z is O, and m is 0 or 1; W is R.sup.4CH CHR.sup.5, wherein either R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are H and the dashed line indicates that there is a single bond, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together are forming a bond and the dashed line indicates that there is a double bond, and n is 0 or 1; o is 0, 1 or 3; T is selected from the group consisting of —CHR.sup.6—, —C(O), wherein R.sup.6 is —OH or —CH.sub.3, and p is 0 or 1; S is selected from the group consisting of H, (C.sub.1-C.sub.3) alkyl optionally substituted by —OH, (C.sub.1-C.sub.3) haloalkyl optionally substituted by —OH, cyclopropyl, or; and R.sup.2 is —H or —OH; R.sup.3 is H or CH.sub.3; and the dashed line in formula (II) indicates a single or a double bond; and a hydrogen bond donor coformer which is a phenolic compound. It is also provided a composition comprising the cocrystal and a personal care product comprising the composition.

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Disclosed are bolus compositions for use in the treatment or prevention of hypocalcemia and choline deficiency in ruminants. The bolus compositions may comprise rumen-protected choline, one or more calcium salts, and water.