JP2001299234A - Pet food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pet food excellent in mouth cleaning power and mouth odor diminishing effect, without taking time nor labor, and satisfying a taste of the pet. SOLUTION: This pet food contains a substance derived from the animal skin and copper gluconate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet food which is excellent in the ability to clean the mouth of a pet and prevent bad breath, and which prevents and improves the trouble in the mouth of a pet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, dentifrices and toothbrushes, brushes of various shapes, ropes, toys with irregularities, and pet foods having a mouth-cleaning effect have been studied as commonly used mouth cleaning base materials for pets. It is commercially available. Cleaning with a dentifrice and toothbrush can be highly effective if done well, but pets can't do it themselves, and it takes time and effort by the owner, and pets can be reluctant to clean. was difficult. Also, brushes, ropes, toys and the like can be performed by pets themselves, but their effects have been insufficient.

[0003] In this regard, a method using pet food, snacks, and the like having an oral cleansing effect can be performed in the same manner as a meal, and is an excellent method without the hassle of the owner.

[0004] Above all, the animal skin-derived substance is flexible and contains a large amount of tough collagen, so that the effect of physically rubbing the teeth and cleaning is high, and the palatability of pets in terms of flavor is also high. Because it is expensive, it is a useful substrate. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 19209/1993 uses a sponge-shaped cow skin-derived substance as an example of applying the cow skin-derived substance to pet food.
There is a proposal in JP-A-5. However, the effect of preventing bad breath was insufficient.

Although various plant extracts, flavonoids and the like have been used as the bad breath preventing component, their effects have been insufficient.

Therefore, there is no product which has an excellent oral cleaning ability and can be easily used, and has both an oral cleaning effect and a bad breath preventing effect, and its development is awaited.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a pet food which is excellent in a pet's mouth cleaning power and a bad breath preventing effect, and which prevents and improves a pet's oral troubles.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems and Embodiments of the Invention The present inventors have conducted intensive studies in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, the use of animal skin-derived substances and copper gluconate has shown that the oral cleansing power and bad breath can be obtained. The present inventors have found that a pet food having an excellent prevention effect and capable of preventing and improving oral troubles of a pet can be made, and the present invention has been accomplished.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.
The animal skin used in the present invention can be skins derived from various animals, such as cows, pigs, horses, sheep, rabbits, chickens, etc., but the mouth cleaning effect, animal palatability, ease of availability, From the viewpoint of ease of processing and the like, skin derived from cattle is preferred.

The animal skin can be used as it is, but can also be ground and used.
Dry pet foods of various shapes can be formed by shaping into various shapes such as spheres, cubes, sheets, flakes, and granules, and performing natural drying, hot air drying, and the like. It also includes a dosage form such as a tool in which pet food is attached to the tip of a stick or handle.

As a bad breath preventing component, copper gluconate, which is most suitable in terms of effects, animal palatability, safety, availability, storage stability and the like, is used. The amount of addition may be arbitrary,
It is preferable to add 001 to 10% (percentage of dry matter, hereinafter the same). If it is less than 0.001%, the effect is insufficient, and if it exceeds 10%, the palatability of animals may be deteriorated. Although various methods are used for blending copper gluconate, they may be added and mixed as an aqueous solution when the animal skin is ground, or may be applied to the animal skin as an ethanol solution.

Further, it is possible to add various foods and flavors to the animal skin. There are various methods of containing, for example, when crushed animal skin, added as an aqueous solution, mixed, or solid, may be dispersed as powder, ethanol solution, polymer dispersion and the like applied to animal skin Is also good.

Foodstuffs and flavoring agents include grains such as corn and wheat, starches such as sweet potato and corn starch, rice bran such as bran rice and bran, sugars such as oligosaccharides, isomerized sugars, tallow, fish oil, soybean oil Oils and fats, almonds, chestnuts, sesame seeds, soybeans, green peas and other beans, tuna, bonito, horse mackerel, sardines, shrimp, octopus, scallops, fish meal and other seafood, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens , Meat bone meal, meat such as blood meal, eggs such as chicken eggs, quail eggs, whole milk, skim milk, whey, cheese, milk such as fermented milk, carrots, cabbage, pumpkin and other vegetables, soy protein,
Plant protein extracts such as wheat protein, fruits such as oranges, apples, bananas, mushrooms such as mushrooms, enoki, shiitake, algae such as seaweed, kelp, seaweed, spirulina, chlorella, vitamins A, D, E, niacin, Vitamins such as choline, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, copper, cobalt, manganese, zinc, and iodine; amino acids such as methionine, lysine, and taurine; extracts of food ingredients; flavors such as synthetic flavors and natural flavors There are other raw materials necessary for processing, cooking, and manufacturing of pet food such as agents, yeast, grass, celluloses, propylene glycol, and acids.

An abrasive can be added to the pet food of the present invention in order to improve the cleaning ability of the mouth.

The type of the abrasive is not particularly limited. For example, sedimentable silica, silica gel, aluminosilicate,
Silica-based abrasives such as zirconosilicate, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate and anhydride, calcium pyrophosphate, calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, alumina,
Examples include magnesium carbonate, tribasic magnesium phosphate, titanium oxide, zeolite, aluminum silicate, zirconium silicate, and a synthetic resin-based abrasive.

[0016] A drug can be added to the pet food of the present invention to impart an effect of improving oral diseases.

Examples of the drug contained in pet food include alkali metal monofluorophosphates such as sodium monofluorophosphate and potassium monofluorophosphate, fluorides such as sodium fluoride and stannous fluoride, and triclosan. , Cetylpyridinium chloride, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, biosol, allantoin, hinokitiol,
Tranexamic acid, epsilon aminocaproic acid, glycyrrhizic acids, β-glycyrrhetinic acid, taurine, glycerophosphate, bisabolol, isopropylmethylphenol, azulene, sodium sulfonate, aluminum chlorohydroxyallantoin, dihydrocholestanol, ascorbic acid and its salts, ascorbic acid Derivatives, dl-α-tocopherol acetate, chlorophyll, sodium chloride, water-soluble inorganic phosphate compounds and the like are used.

The pet food of the present invention may contain, if necessary, sweeteners, pigments, preservatives and the like.

As sweeteners, sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, maltitol, lactitol,
Aspartame, sodium saccharin, stevioside and the like. Various dyes and coloring agents can be used. For example, Red No. 2, Red No. 3, Red No. 2
No. 26, Yellow No. 4, Yellow No. 5, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Blue No. 201, Blue No. 204, Green No. 3, Carotene, Calsamine, Kaolin, Mica, Bengala, Mica titanium and the like are used. As a preservative, sodium benzoate, methyl paraben, butyl paraben and the like are used.

[0020]

As described above, the pet food of the present invention is excellent in the cleaning ability of the mouth and the effect of preventing bad breath, and requires no trouble and is highly pet-friendly.

[0021]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described specifically with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following Examples.

Example 1, Comparative Example 1
Extruded from a cylinder having a diameter of 2 cm, cut into a length of 10 cm, air-dried, and applied to a dry-type rod-shaped pet food of 10 g / piece, 10 mg of copper gluconate as an ethanol solution, and an air-dried pet A food (Example 1) and a pet food (Comparative Example 1) not coated with copper gluconate were prepared. The bad breath in the initial state of the seven dogs was subjected to a sensory evaluation based on the following criteria. One pet food was provided, and after 5 minutes, the bad breath after use was similarly evaluated. The order of use of the types of the samples was arbitrary, and one day was left between the samples. Table 1 shows the results. Evaluation criteria 3 points: Strong smell 2 points: Clear smell 1 point: Weak smell 0 point: Odorless

[0023]

[Table 1]

From the results shown in Table 1, it was confirmed that bad odor could be effectively prevented by feeding copper gluconate together with a substance derived from animal skin. In addition, the effect of improving the amount of plaque and yellowing of teeth was also recognized.

Example 2 1 kg of chicken skin was ground and 1%
The cat was mixed with 10 ml of an aqueous solution of copper gluconate (copper gluconate concentration: 0.01%) and given to cats. When 100 g was eaten, the bad breath preventing effect was evaluated. As a result, the bad breath suppressing effect was high.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pet food comprising an animal skin-derived substance and copper gluconate.