Horse supplement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10092022-B2
Application number	US-201414767232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2014
Priority date	Feb 15, 2013
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to compositions and their uses, specifically provides supplements for equines, in particular horses and ponies. Such a composition is ideal for horses and ponies where encouraging a more energetic performance is required.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A equine feed or supplement consisting of:
a source of mono or di-saccharides;
a source of non-starch polysaccharides;
one or more of leucine, valine or isoleucine;
Ginkgo;
Ginseng root;
Optionally, a source of B vitamins; and
optionally, one or more binders, flavorants and/or carriers,

wherein the source of mono- or di-saccharides is present in an amount of from 5-100 g, the source of non-starch polysaccharides is present in an amount of from 2-50 g, Gingko is present in an amount of from 1-10 g, Ginseng root is present in an amount of from 1-10 g, leucine, valine and/or leucine is/are present in an amount of from 2-15 g and the source of B vitamins is present in an amount of from 0-20 g.

2. The equine feed or supplement of claim 1 , wherein the source of non-starch polysaccharides comprises pectin.

3. The equine feed or supplement of claim 1 , wherein the source of B vitamins comprises yeast.

4. The equine feed or supplement of claim 1 , consisting of glucose or dextrose, apple pectin, Ginkgo leaf, Ginseng root, leucine, valine and isoleucine, and yeast and optionally, one or more binders, flavorants and/or carriers.

5. A method for boosting the energy of equine animals comprising administering to the equine an equine feed or supplement consisting of:
a source of mono or di-saccharides;
a source of non-starch polysaccharides;
one or more of leucine, valine or isoleucine;
Ginkgo;
Ginseng root; and
optionally, a source of B vitamins; and
optionally, one or more binders, flavorants and/or carriers,

wherein the source of mono- or di-saccharides is present in an amount of from 5-100 g, the source of non-starch polysaccharides is present in an amount of from 2-50 g, Gingko is present in an amount of from 1-10 g, Ginseng root is present in an amount of from 1-10 g, leucine, valine and/or leucine is/are present in an amount of from 2-15 g and the source of B vitamins is present in an amount of from 0-20 g.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the equine animal weighs from 350 kg to 650 kg.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the equine feed or supplement consists of glucose or dextrose, apple pectin, Ginkgo leaf, Ginseng root, leucine, valine and isoleucine, and yeast and optionally, one or more binders, flavorants and/or carriers.

Assignees

• Mars Inc

Inventors

• Harris Patricia
• Beaton Verity
• Barfoot Clare

Classifications

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title

• A61K31/198

  Alpha-amino acids, e.g. alanine or edetic acid [EDTA] (betaine A61K31/205; proline A61K31/401; tryptophan A61K31/405; histidine A61K31/4172; peptides not degraded to individual amino acids A61K38/00) · CPC title

• A23K20/163

  Sugars; Polysaccharides · CPC title

• A61K36/16

  Ginkgophyta, e.g. Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo family) · CPC title

• A61K31/732

  Pectin · CPC title