Rubicon Scientific LLC

John C Kuenzi

David R Jones

Gordon R Huber

Francisco Cabrera

Kevin D Kuenzi

Francisco A Cabrera

Improved extrusion-processed daily ration animal feeds are provided which include minor amounts of actives to ensure that an animal consuming the feed receives quantities of the actives sufficient to establish and maintain substantially constant concentrations of the actives in the animal's bloodstream. The feeds may be produced by extrusion with addition of minor quantities of one or more actives so as to uniformly distribute the actives throughout the extruded product.

Animal feeds including actives and methods of preparing same

Improved daily ration mammal feeds are provided which include minor amounts of heartworm preventative drugs, ensure that a mammal consuming the feed receives quantities of drug sufficient to establish and maintain substantially constant concentrations of the drug in the pet's bloodstream. The feeds may be produced by extrusion with addition of minor quantities of heartworm preventative drug so as to uniformly distribute the drug throughout the extruded product. Ivermectin levels of from about 2-1500 &#x3bc;g/kg of extruded feed are preferred.

Animal feeds including heartworm-prevention drugs

Improved ivermectin-containing daily ration extruded feeds for domesticated household pets such as cats and dogs are provided so that a pet consuming the feeds receives quantities of ivermectin sufficient to establish and maintain substantially constant concentrations of the drug in the pet's bloodstream. The feeds are produced by extrusion with addition of minor quantities of ivermectin so as to uniformly distribute the drug throughout the extruded product. Ivermectin levels of from about 2-1500 &mgr;g/kg of extruded feed are preferred.

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Bern, KS, United States of America

John C Kuenzi