The invention is directed to a potassium containing preparation or potassium bolus for the prevention or treatment of potassium deficit and optionally other deficit of minerals in ruminants, a process for the production thereof as well as the use thereof. The present invention makes it possible to provide a potassium containing preparation or potassium bolus with a high content of up to 70 wt.-% of potassium salt, based on the total weight of the potassium containing preparation, by adding only a relatively small amount of calcium chloride (15 to 40 wt.-%) and water (10 to 22 wt.-%) to the potassium salt.

The present invention is an improved superfood supplement for dogs.

A wildlife supplement and a related method of controlling supplement consumption, reducing mold in a supplement and/or administering a therapeutic agent, with a particular level of sodium, to an animal in the wild at a remote location is provided. The feed supplement can include sodium in an amount of 5% to 80% by weight, and optionally a feed ingredient, attractant, and/or a mineral supplement. The feed supplement can be applied in a remote area, optionally distal from any livestock feeding area. Consumption of the feed supplement by the animal can be self-regulated by the animal via the sodium content. Mold and/or bacterial growth can be limited via the sodium content. The sodium content can entice animals to consume a therapeutic agent in a controlled manner to orally self-vaccinate, treat and/or prevent a disease or condition.

The invention pertains to the use of a supplement for making metals (nutritionally) available to animals, said supplement comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid (GLDA), a metal complex of GLDA, a sodium salt of GLDA, a potassium salt of GLDA, methylglycine-N,N-diacetic acid (MGDA), a metal complex of MGDA, a sodium salt of MGDA, a potassium salt of MGDA, ethylenediamine N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS), a metal complex of EDDS, a sodium salt of EDDS, a potassium salt of EDDS, iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), a metal complex of IDS, a sodium salt of IDS, and a potassium salt of IDS.

A freeze-dried pet food meal bar that is 100% nutritionally complete consisting of more than 30% crude protein, 35% crude fat, less than 20% carbohydrate and less than 10% moisture. The product will consist primarily of animal protein. Vitamins and mineral will be supplied via fruits and vegetables. Since the product is freeze dried the product will be semi-fractural and can be broken into smaller pieces for feeding. Each bar will be approximately 5 to 6 inches long, 2 to 3 inches wide, approximately ½ inches thick and weigh 2 to 3 ounces. A single bar will be targeted to feed a 40 pound dog. Dogs below 40 pounds would feed less than one bar (ex. 20 pound dog gets ½ bar). Dogs above 40 pounds would feed more than one bar (ex. 80 pound dog gets 2 bars).

Dietary supplements and formulations for a subject, including veterinary animals and humans, in an oral preparation and/or parenteral preparation, are provided. The formulations comprise elevated amounts of hydrolyzed collagen, a glucosamine salt, a glycosaminoglycan, a sulfone, a polysaccharide acid, an ascorbate salt, a transition metal, and a polyunsaturated fatty acid. A method for enhancing joint health and/or joint repair in a subject, including veterinary animals and humans, having a joint disorder or a disease associated therewith, is also provided, comprising administering the preparation comprising high amounts of hydrolyzed collagen.

Provided is a composition comprising a) butyrate and b) a by-product of fermentation of a carbon source-containing feedstock with a Clostridia class bacterium which natively produces butyric acid. Further provided are a feed ingredient, an animal feed and an anti-icing product comprising the composition, methods of manufacturing and uses thereof.

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods of using such compositions that reduce the incidence of, duration of, frequency of, or severity of clinical signs associated with or caused by pathogen infection. Representative pathogens include Streptococcus, Fusobacterium, Escherichia, and Arcanobacterium. In general, the composition includes a quantity of at least one Bacillus species.

Low moisture feed blocks deliver supplemental nutrients to animals and are free or substantially free of molasses by using concentrated separator by-product as a molasses replacement. A premixture of concentrated separator by-product and added sugar may be pH-adjusted and concentrated to a high solids content. The premixture may be combined with dry components to form an admixture that is poured into a vessel and allowed to naturally cool and harden into the supplemental feed block.

Methods and compositions are described for producing a phytase in transgenic maize plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic maize plants in animal feed. The feed phytase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Methods of producing an animal feed that incorporate the transgenic maize plants, parts thereof or plant derived phytases, as well as methods of promoting the release of inorganic phosphate from a phytic acid in an animal, producing an animal meat, or reducing the ratio of intake of an animal feed per weight of the animal meat by feeding an animal with the animal feed incorporating transgenic maize plants are provided.