Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Colgate Palmolive Company

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.

Other

Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Colorado State University Research Foundation

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Korinn E. Saker

Kathy L. Gross

Inke Paetau-robinson

Kathy L Gross

Christina Khoo

Luis Montelongo

Inke Paetau-Robinson

Pavinee Chinachoti

Geoff Bednar

Dennis Edward Jewell

William David Schoenherr

Dale Allen Fritsch

Michael S Hand

Kiran Panickar

Korinn E Saker

Jennifer Macleay

Craig R Cowley

Deborah J Davenport

Gregory K Ogilvie

Shannon Morey

William D Schoenherr

Steven Curtis Zicker

Dale S Scherl

Karen Joy Wedekind

Kevin Q Owen

Glenn R Gibson

Sung I Koo

Sue Wernimont

Rob Thompson

Jason Zutty

Ellen Logan

Karen Wedekind

Dale Scherl

Blair Ogleby

The present invention encompasses pet food compositions that include one or more probiotic microorganisms, which are useful to improve the health of companion animals. For example, the invention encompasses pet food compositions including a probiotic, for example,and(). The present invention also encompasses the preparation of pet food compositions including one or more probiotic microorganisms intended for methods of maintaining or improving pet health through feeding a pet a pet food composition including the probiotic microorganism.

Pet food compositions including probiotics and methods of manufacture and use thereof

A system, apparatus, and/or method of determining a health condition of an animal is provided. First data may be received from a first sensor device. The first data may be indicative of an animal event of an animal. Second data may be received from a second sensor device. The second sensor may be separate and/or distinct from the first sensor device. The second data may confirm an occurrence of the animal event. The animal event may be a discharge event and/or a feeding event. The occurrence of the animal event may be identified based on the first data and the second data. The occurrence of the animal event may be displayed via a display device. A health condition of the animal may be determined based on the animal event. The determination of the health condition may be based on a quantity and/or a duration of the animal event.

System and method for associating animal behaviors with animal health

A food composition for managing non-food allergies in companion animals is disclosed, along with a method of managing non-food allergies.

Pet food composition for managing non-food allergies

A process for preparing a glutamine-supplemented food product by contacting water and a nutritive base that predominantly comprises meat and carbohydrate with a peptide source of glutamine to form a wet mixture and heating the wet mixture at a temperature of from about 50&#xb0; C. to about 105&#xb0; C. for a time sufficient to cook the nutritive base. The process forms a cooked food composition comprising from about 60% to about 85% by weight water. The product is useful for feeding to an animal to increase glutamine absorption or to strengthen immune function.

Composition and method for providing glutamine

Pet food piece

Compositions comprising docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and optionally one or more fatty acids selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), arachidonic acid (ARA), linoleic acid (LA), and &#x3b1;-linoleic acid (ALA) are administered to felines for preventing or treating feline inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods for detecting inflammatory bowel disease in a feline

This invention is directed generally to compositions (including foods nutritional supplements, treats, and toys) for animal consumption, particularly compositions that comprise omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and particularly compositions that tend to aid in reducing mitogen-activated-protein ('MAP') kinase activity in animals. This invention also is directed generally to methods for using such compositions, particularly to methods for using such compositions to reduce MAP kinase activity in animals, and particularly to methods for using such compositions to treat a cancer or tissue hyperplasia. This invention is further directed generally to processes for making such compositions.

Composition for animal consumption and method for reducing MAP kinase activity

A method for promoting oral health in a companion animal comprises causing the animal to ingest a composition comprising an oral health-promoting effective total amount of at least one antioxidant.

Method to promote oral health in companion animals

A method for preparing compositions, comprising docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and optionally one or more fatty acids selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), arachidonic acid (ARA), linoleic acid (LA), and &#x3b1;-linoleic acid (ALA), that are administered to felines for treating feline inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Method for preparing compositions for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease

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Topeka, KS, United States of America

Kathy L Gross