Methods for improving the condition of hair in non-human animals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9591868-B2
Application number	US-201214654686-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2012
Priority date	Dec 20, 2012
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

The present invention involves methods for improving the quality of the hair of a non-human animal and for increasing the 18-methyleicosanoic acid content of the hair of a non-human animal comprising feeding to the animal an edible composition comprising an effective amount of an amino acid selected from the group comprising isoleucine, threonine, and mixtures thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of improving the quality of hair of a non-human animal lacking 18-methyleicosanoic acid in the hair comprising feeding to the non-human animal in need thereof an edible composition comprising an effective amount of threonine to increase 18-methyleicosanoic acid in the hair and improve the quality of the hair of the non-human animal, wherein improving the quality of the hair is evidenced by an improvement selected from: increased hair strength, increased hydrophobicity, increased smoothness, decreased swelling, increased luster, and combinations thereof.

2. A method of increasing 18-methyleicosanoic acid of the hair of a non-human animal lacking 18-methyleicosanoic acid in the hair comprising feeding to the non-human animal in need thereof an edible composition comprising an effective amount of threonine to increase 18-methyleicosanoic acid of the hair, wherein the increase in the 18-methyleicosanoic acid of the hair results in an improvement of the quality of the hair.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the edible composition further comprises an effective amount of isoleucine.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the isoleucine is in the composition in an amount from 0.2 wt % to 23 wt %.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the threonine is in the composition in an amount from 0.2 wt % to 23 wt %.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-human animal is a companion animal.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the companion animal is a cat.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a food ingredient selected from: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fibres, and combinations thereof.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the composition is a nutritionally complete food.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a functional ingredient selected from: flavorants, palatants, mouth feel agents, preservatives, emulsifiers, bulking agents, nutritional balancing agents and mixtures thereof.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a dry composition.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a moist composition.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a semi-moist composition.

Assignees

• Hills Pet Nutrition Inc

Inventors

• Yu Shiguang
• Greitl Joseph

Classifications

• A61P43/00

  Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00 · CPC title

• A61K8/02

  characterised by special physical form · CPC title

• A23K20/147

  Polymeric derivatives, e.g. peptides or proteins · CPC title

• A23K50/40 Primary

  for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs · CPC title

• A23K20/22

  Compounds of alkali metals · CPC title