JPH09172981A - Pet food containing propolis - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain propolis-containing pet food which can make any preservative needless or minimize it to requirement, prevents the inhibition of mineral absorption due to crude fibers and inhibits the strange smell of pet excretion. SOLUTION: The pet food (feed) containing, as main components, organic nutrients such as crude fat, crude protein, additionally, inorganic nutrients such as calcium, and nutrient preparations are mixed with, adhered to or impregnated with propolis. The propolis may be in any form of liquid or powder. The amount of the propolis is preferably 0.3-5wt.% based on the pet food formulation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet hood containing propolis, and in pet feeds for dogs, cats and the like, which are mainly bred in general households, additives such as preservatives are omitted or the minimum necessary amount. Further, the present invention relates to a pet hood capable of improving the absorption rate of minerals such as calcium accompanying intake of crude fiber and suppressing the offensive odor of excreted feces.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an increasing number of households care for small animals such as dogs and cats as domestic pets, and many pet foods such as dog hoods and cat hoods are commercially available. The form of packaging is generally sealed, such as bagged or canned, in a sealed state, and the form of the food is divided into a wet type that retains softness and a dry type that is dry and solid. ing. With the widespread use of pet food in the pet industry, the time required to reach the final consumer becomes longer due to the distribution situation of the product. Therefore, preservatives and antioxidants are added to pet feed at the shipping stage. You are forced to mix things up. In addition, the high nutritional value of the diet has given them a relatively long life expectancy.As a result, the recent causes of death are weakening of teeth, which is thought to be due to a decrease in calcium intake due to aging instead of various diseases. The pets are also increasing the number of diseases such as inability to eat food due to omission and diseases caused by osteomalacia, osteoporosis, excessive obesity and the like. Further, since the odor of feces excreted by pets kept at home causes discomfort, there is an increasing interest in improving pet feeds for reducing the odor.

On the other hand, conventional pet feed has
Crude fiber such as wheat and soybean meal, crude meal such as meat meal, fish meal, beef bone meal, defatted soybean, crude fat such as animal or vegetable fat, calcium carbonate In addition to calcium, such as calcium phosphate, and flavors and colorants, antioxidants and preservatives were generally added.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
Due to the spread of products, the time required for the product to reach the end user becomes longer due to the distribution of the product such as shipping and transportation, and preservatives and antioxidants are added to the pet feed in order to maintain quality. There is a problem that continuous feeding is unfavorable to the health of pets and causes various diseases. In addition, although various advantages of crude fibers in pet hood are exhibited, recent nutritional studies have shown that absorption of minerals including calcium is also inhibited and the excretion of minerals is promoted. Has been revealed. For this reason, pets are also increasing the number of diseases such as inability to take food due to weakened teeth and omissions, which are considered to be due to decreased intake of calcium, or diseases such as osteoporosis and excessive obesity. Thus, the drawbacks of conventional diets containing a large amount of phosphate have been pointed out, and the importance of crude fiber substances and calcium in feeds has been reaffirmed, and the absorption rate of crude fiber substances and calcium has been improved. However, it is also reported that excessive blending of calcium may rather reduce the utilization of proteins or the utilization of other minerals. further,
Although the lifespan of pets is relatively long, as a result of coexistence with the owner, as a result, the odor of excreted feces in pets kept at home is becoming a problem, and we aim to control the offensive odor of feces. Is desired.

As described above, there are many problems in the mixing of additives such as preservatives and antioxidants in the pet hood, and there are many problems in the conventional calcium and crude fiber-containing pet hood, and the calcium absorption rate is improved. Various reports have been proposed.
For example, when conventional calcium and crude fiber are ingested at the same time, various advantages of the crude fiber in pet hood are exhibited, but on the other hand, absorption of minerals containing calcium is also impaired and It has been recently reported that emissions are facilitated. Furthermore, with regard to the control of pet odors, the number of people who keep pets in rooms such as condominiums is increasing. For example, pet defecation deodorant foods made from mixed extracts of green tea and vegetables are also commercially available. Has been done. Therefore, according to the present invention, additives such as preservatives and antioxidants are omitted in a pet feed in which an organic nutrient source consisting of a crude fat substance and a crude protein substance is contained as a main component, for example, a crude fiber substance and calcium. Or, if it is added, it will be suppressed to the minimum necessary level, and in addition to maintaining the advantages of the crude fiber substance, the effect of preventing the discharge of minerals containing calcium and improving the absorption inhibition will be maintained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pet hood capable of suppressing the emission of offensive odor of feces. In addition, a second object of the present invention is to feed dogs and cats that are domestically raised as feed for livestock and the like, and to ingest a well-balanced nutritional value necessary for their growth or health maintenance, and to ingest crude fiber. While improving the absorption rate of calcium, it is to obtain a pet hood excellent in health promotion.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has found that propolis is a resinous substance having an aromatic property and is digested from pollen by a digestive organ located between the stomach and intestines of a bee. It is a substance such as a crocodile that arises as a result of focusing on the anti-corrosion effect that the bees are reinforcing the nest or applying a bactericidal effect to the inner wall, and among the various active ingredients contained in propolis, especially bactericidal It is said that flavonoids are believed to produce effects, and the flavonoids detected in propolis are characterized by the fact that sugars are hydrolyzed, which exerts powerful bactericidal and antibacterial effects. It is estimated that you will get it.

In the present invention, the main component of propolis mixed with or adhering to or impregnated with pet hood is flavonoids, organic acids, beeswax, vitamins, minerals, and other confirmed individual chemical components of about 30 kinds. It is said. In the present invention, among various functions of propolis, which is also called a natural antibiotic, first, sterilization as described above, recognition and recognition of the anti-corrosion effect, and prevention of spoilage in pet hood, alteration, etc. are added. Preservatives, synthetic preservatives, etc. are not preferable for long-term ingestion even if they are recognized as food additives, and it is desirable to omit them or use the minimum necessary amount. However, when the liquid or powder of the propolis is appropriately mixed or added in part, it does not interfere with separation or suspension from other organic nutrient sources or nutrients, etc. It can exert antibacterial and bactericidal effects, and it can reduce the intake of harmful preservatives, etc. -Deterioration and corruption Work or the like can be prevented.

[0008] In recent years, in pet hoods, inhibition of calcium absorption due to crude fibers in the formulation has become a problem.
Therefore, in addition to the examples in which sugar, glucose, etc. are adopted, for example, in JP-A-5-52, by mixing a predetermined amount of maltitol together with calcium, the calcium absorption inhibiting effect is suppressed and the calcium content is high. Animal feeds containing calcium and crude fiber, which can be efficiently ingested, have been proposed. Therefore, in the present invention, unlike the examples of the above-mentioned maltitol, sugar, glucose, etc., by adding an appropriate amount of the propolis to the pet food, the pet food
Focusing on the fact that the crude fibers in the salt are effective for inhibiting the absorption of calcium and coexisting minerals that also contain calcium, and improving the low absorption efficiency, a prescribed amount of propolis was added to the crude fiber and inorganic nutrient source. It is possible to prevent the calcium absorption inhibition by the crude fiber by adjusting the pet hood by blending calcium and the like as, to suppress the absorption inhibition of calcium in the body than the conventional pet hood, the crude fiber and It works so that a calcium-containing pet food can be obtained.

[0009] Furthermore, in order to suppress the odor of feces accompanying the increase in the number of pets kept indoors in condominiums and the like in recent years, it is also attempted to achieve it by adding a predetermined amount of propolis. Propolis is said to be produced by a bee that collects from the bark or buds of a specific tree and then adds saliva, etc.It is included in the saliva of a bee in addition to the anti-rot effect that the tree originally has. It is said that the secreted substances exert a synergistic effect. In particular, the main component flavonoid is a powerful bactericidal, which exhibits an effect including antibacterial action, and in the present invention, the function of flavonoid is utilized, for example, when mixing or powdering when blending at the time of blending or giving to a breeding pet. It is mixed depending on the state, and it works so that the deodorizing effect of feces or its improvement can be achieved.

According to the present invention, propolis is mixed with pet feed containing an organic nutrient source consisting of a crude fat substance and a crude protein substance as a main component, an inorganic nutrient source such as calcium, and a nutrient containing vitamin as a main component. The present invention relates to a pet hood containing propolis, which is characterized by being adhered or impregnated.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In practicing the present invention, the conventional pet hood has a packaging form in which necessary nutrients are mixed and solidified by utilizing gelatinous properties such as gelatin and starch. It is generally in a hermetically sealed state such as a bag or canned product, and the form of its content is divided into a wet type that retains softness and a dry type that is a dry solid state, or a water content of about 10%. Dry Life-
Semi-moisture hood with water content of about 30%, water content of 75%
Although there are some canned foods, the present invention is not particularly limited to these and can be used in any of them.

Further, in carrying out the present invention, it is desirable that the pet hood be ingested in a balanced manner with the nutritional values necessary for growth and survival, and generally, the main component is an organic nutrient source consisting of a crude fat substance and a crude protein substance. There are no particular restrictions on the type or form of pet feed consisting of a mixture containing an inorganic nutrient such as calcium, phosphorus, a nutrient containing vitamins and salts, sugar, etc. Is contained at a predetermined ratio, and the form of the propolis may be either liquid or powder, and is 0.01 to 10% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 10% by weight, based on the PET hood formulation. It is suitable to contain 0.3 to 5% by weight.
And, if necessary, it is also possible to use a propolis powder body obtained by freezing and crushing natural propolis into powder.
Usually, natural propolis (bee and nig) uses a high concentration of ethyl alcohol to decompose lipids, so it has a slightly pungent odor, but it is necessary to consider this effect when increasing the content. Is. Also, propolis inflammation healing,
In the treatment of suppuration, for example, in the case where the suppuration of the inner ear was cured, the impregnated amount of propolis was about 0.17% by weight per day for a 15 kg adult dog, but a normal average amount of exercise for an adult dog. For health maintenance of, 1/6 to 1/7 is enough, 15k
adult dog of 0.03g per day (30% w /
v), and in terms of maintaining health, the dose of propolis can be increased or decreased to be adjusted depending on the condition when unhealthy.

The crude fiber that can be used in the present invention, whether natural or synthetic, can be adopted as long as it has a type, quality and form that can be used for pet hood, such as grains and Natural feed such as vegetables, which is not pure crude fiber, may be any one as long as it contains crude fiber. In addition, calcium is not limited as long as it is contained in natural feed or has the type, form and quality used for feed.

In the practice of the present invention, the proportion of crude fiber is preferably a daily intake of a pet pet, for example, when it is about 250 g in an adult dog of 20 kg, the liquid or powder of the propolis is: When added or contained in the range of 0.01 to 10% by weight, the preservatives, which are the object of the present invention, can be omitted or can be suppressed to the necessary minimum.
In addition, it is possible to prevent the inhibition of calcium absorption due to the crude fiber, and to obtain the deodorizing effect on the feces of the domestic pets. Further, the blending ratio of propolis is 0.
If the amount is less than 01% by weight, the effect of omitting the preservative, which is the aim of the present invention, or the inhibition of mineral absorption of crude fibers, and the deodorizing effect of feces of breeding pets are unsatisfactory. %, The effect cannot be expected to increase even if the compounding amount is increased to exceed%. Especially, when a liquid having a high concentration of alcohol dissolved therein is used, the peculiar irritating odor is concentrated and there is a risk of avoiding ingestion by some pets. This is also an obstacle to reducing the cost of the natural extract propolis.

As described above, in the present invention, by incorporating a predetermined amount of either liquid or powdery propolis into the pet feed composition, preservatives or the like as described above can be omitted or remarkably reduced to the minimum necessary. It can be reduced, and it can be improved so that the inhibition of absorption of minerals including calcium by crude fiber can be prevented, and the effect of the present invention of suppressing the offensive odor of excreted feces of a domestic pet can be obtained.

[0016]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. In the examples, a stock solution (concentration 30% w / v) obtained by extracting a raw propolis mass (Nature Goodness Co., Australia, import source: Hino Resin Co., Ltd.) by an alcohol extraction method was used. It should be noted that although the original propolis mass is not extracted but powdered or tableted, it can be seen in some cases in which impurities are mixed.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 16, there is a product which is dried and powdered in a vacuum freeze dryer using lipase which is a lipolytic enzyme. The alcohol extraction method is suitable for removing impurities, and the aging period is long. The more the impurities are removed, the better quality propolis is obtained.

Example 1 As a feed for pets, commercially available Hayashi Co., Ltd., a staple food for all dog breeds, a healthy dog breed, Trademark DoggyMan / Doggyman was used. According to the ingredients, raw materials: beef crude protein 25.0%, chicken crude fat 8.0%, vegetable protein crude fiber 1.0%, natural seasoning crude ash 6.0%, synthetic preservatives, coloring Agents, vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids are listed. For the above 200 g of feed,
Liquid propolis (concentration 30% w / v, made by Hino Resin Co., Ltd.) using a dropper, 30 drops (about 0.5 g), 0.1
A spray of 5% by weight was prepared.

As a control, until the present invention was carried out, the adult dog, a hybrid, age 10 years old, about 15 kg, which had been fed with the above-mentioned commercially available Helsea Jake, was prepared as described above. About 200 pet pets in the invention zone once a day
After completion of the morning walk, g was fed every day at about 8:00 am for 2 weeks for breeding, and this was designated as the present invention group and observed including the health condition and the like.

As a result of the above breeding situation, commercially available pet feeds such as those in the control group are added with preservatives, synthetic preservatives and the like within the range recognized as food additives in order to prevent spoilage, deterioration and the like. However, in the pet hood of the present invention impregnated with liquid propolis (concentration 30% w / v) as described above, the effect of sterilizing propolis or inhibiting the growth of bacteria can be expected, and the effects of preservatives and the like can be expected. Is expected to be alleviated and alleviated. In addition, although the crude fiber that tends to be deficient is blended in the feed of the present invention, it suppresses the absorption inhibiting effect of minerals containing calcium which is said to be a negative effect,
It is probable that he was ingesting calcium efficiently and had some effect. In addition, the pet food prepared above
As a result of feeding and feeding, the odor of excreted feces was slightly less than the odor of the conventional feces in the control group. Although the reason why such a result is obtained is not clear, propolis contains about 20 to 30 kinds of highly concentrated flavonoids, which are the source of biochemical and medical effects of propolis. It is said that propolis has bactericidal and spoilage-preventing functions, or has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties as a natural antibiotic, as well as inhibiting polysaccharide degrading enzymes and promoting collagen synthesis. It is considered that the synergistic effect of various active ingredients contained in the propolis contained in the pet hood of the present invention after breeding the pet hood prepared above causes some influence.

Example 2 Pet snacks, hard type for all breeds, sasami jay, manufactured by Yamahisa Pet Co., Ltd., 1 sheet, about 8 g, impregnated with about 0.25 g of 30% w / v liquid. It was prepared. In this way, the commercially available pet snack snack for pet snacks impregnated with propolis was grown into an adult dog, Maltese breed, estimated age of 10 years old, about 3 kg, and at about 4 pm every day at about 4 pm, the sasamija -Ki-1 sheet was given for 2 weeks and observed including the health condition and the like. According to the component indication, the above-mentioned chicken fillet is made of raw material: chicken fillet, ingredient list shows crude protein 75.0% or more, crude fat 3.0%, crude fiber 0.2%, crude ash 4.5%. , Water content is 20.0% or less. Generally, an adult dog having a body weight of about 20 kg and fed at an average exercise amount is generally given with a pet hood of about 250 to 300 g per day, but when impregnated with a propolis liquid by dropping a dropper, for example, 250 g. (Approximately 31 sheets) For snack food, 0.5g, 30
% W / v, ie the propolis content is estimated to be in the range of about 0.17%. The above is mainly intended for small animals such as dogs and cats that are bred at home, but in addition to birds such as chickens, medium and large-sized livestock such as cows and pigs, unless the gist of the present invention is changed. It is applicable.

[0021]

The propolis-containing pet foam according to the present invention
According to the method, additives such as preservatives can be omitted or suppressed to a necessary minimum amount due to the bactericidal and spoilage preventive effects of propolis. It is also possible to improve the absorption rate of minerals such as calcium associated with the intake of crude fiber, and to control the offensive odor of feces excreted during indoor breeding in apartments, etc. Effective as a conforming product.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Propolis is mixed or attached to a pet feed containing an organic nutrient source consisting of a crude fat substance and a crude protein substance as a main component, an inorganic nutrient source such as calcium, and a nutrient containing a vitamin as a main component. Or a propolis-containing pet hood characterized by being impregnated. 2. The pet hood according to claim 1, wherein the propolis is in the form of liquid or powder.