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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Antioxidant-containing food composition for use in enhancing antiviral immunity in companion animals
Applicants:
Steven C. Zicker, Lawrence, KS (US);
Jeffrey A. Brockman, Lawrence, KS (US);
Nolan Zebulon Frantz, Topeka, KS (US);
Inventors:
Steven C. Zicker, Lawrence, KS (US);
Jeffrey A. Brockman, Lawrence, KS (US);
Nolan Zebulon Frantz, Topeka, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention encompasses compositions for enhancing the ability of a companion animal to resist and/or overcome viral infections. The compositions of the invention include an amount of lipoic acid that is effective in enhancing the antiviral immunity of a companion animal.