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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Inventors:
Shiguang Yu, Topeka, KS (US);
Joseph Greitl, Topeka, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/198 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/1634 (2013.01); A23K 20/142 (2016.05); A23K 20/147 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A23K 50/42 (2016.05); A23K 50/45 (2016.05); A23K 50/48 (2016.05); A61K 31/198 (2013.01);
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.