NZ238825A

NZ238825A - Food supplement containing selenium, germanium, and at least vitamins a and e

Info

Publication number: NZ238825A
Application number: NZ238825A
Authority: NZ
Inventors: Kathrine Bridget Davis
Original assignee: Ultimate Equine Limited Substi
Priority date: 1991-07-03
Filing date: 1991-07-03
Publication date: 1994-03-25
Also published as: AU655248B2; AU1490092A

Description

New Zealand Paient Spedficaiion for Paient Number £38825 £3 8 6^ Patents Form No. 5 Patents Act 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION ORGANIC SUPPLEMENT FOR ANIMALS I, KATHRINE BRIDGET DAVIS, of Calina, Inland Road, Waiau, New Zealand, ■ an Australian citizen, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: off ice 1 1 19 OCT 1995 Tp'i Ldr^ The present invention relates to an organic supplement for animals, said supplement containing selenium. The supplement is more specifically for use by horses. The selenium is in a form suitable for biochemical use by the animal.

The presence of selenium in, for example, racing horses can assist oxygenation of the tissues. This in turn assists in the optimal performance of a horse at key times. The presence of selenium can also enhance other biochemical characteristics, for example increasing the efficiency of the immune system.

Selenium is known to be an element required in trace amounts by animals. However, in selenium deficient countries such as New Zealand, most known methods of providing a selenium supplement in either ethical or non-ethical concentrations (as hereinafter defined) are either inefficient in their means of administration to the animal (e.g. salt licks) poorly bioavailable or expensive (injection).

An object of the present invention is the provision of an organic supplement containing selenium for animals which is simple to administer to the animal, and also efficient in terms of the uptake of selenium by the animal. A further object of the invention is the provision of an organic supplement which can help enhance the performance of an animal under working conditions.

As used herein, the term "ethical" refers to a compound or mixture in which selenium is present in a concentration of three or more parts per million (3 ppm). The term "non-ethical" refers to a compound or mixture in which selenium is present in a concentration of less than three parts per million (3 ppm). This definition for the concentration of selenium in a compound may differ from that used in any Licensed Animals Remedy Act. It is also different from that used for horses. 2 The present invention provides an organic supplement for animals, said supplement including: selenium in a concentration in the range 0.001 to 130 ppm, said selenium being contained in an organic form suitable for administration to animals; Vitamin E in a form suitable for administration to animals; germanium in a concentration in the range 1 milligram to 1 gram in a 15 gram dose; Vitamin A in a concentration in the range 1,000 to 3,000 i.u. in a 15 gram dose; and a base which includes bulk fillers and a flavouring.

The supplement also includes one or more of the following: chromium in a concentration in the range 0.5 milligrams to 1.5 milligrams; Vitamin D in a concentration of approximately 1,000 i.u. and Vitamin E in a concentration of approximately 500 i.u. in said dose; these concentrations being those of each component in a dose of 15 grams.

Preferably the selenium is in the form of either selenomethionine or selenium amino acid chelate. However other organic forms of selenium could also be used.

Preferably the germanium is in the form germanium amino acid chelate, and the chromium is in the form chromium amino acid chelate. Preferably said base includes maltodextrins or a natural sugar (such as lactose or fructose), rice bran, soya fibre or a soya protein isolate and apple flavouring. Sorbitol may also be present. Soya protein isolate is preferred over soya fibre as it includes amino acids which are either essential or desirable to bodily functions. 3 By way of example only two examples are given of formulae for a supplement suitable for oral administration to horses.

Example 1. NON-ETHICAL Total Salt gms/lOOgms ppm Selenium Amino Acid Chelate 0.147 2.9 d a Tocopherol (vitamin E) 3.333 16,666 Beta Carotene (provitamin A) 0.067 66 Calciferol (vitamin D) 0.067 666 Germanium Amino Acid Chelate 0.067 66 Chromium Amino Acid Chelate 0.333 66 Base: Soya Protein Isolate 19.144 Rice Bran 38.288 Lactose 38.288 Apple Flavour 0.300 Example 2. ETHICAL Total Salt gms/100 gms ppm Selenium Amino Acid Chelate 3.333 66 d a Tocopherol (vitamin E) 3.333 16,666 Beta Carotene (provitamin A) 0.067 66 Calciferol (vitamin D) 0.067 666 Germanium Amino Acid Chelate 0.067 66 Chromium Amino Acid Chelate 0.333 66 Base: Soya Protein Isolate 18.500 Rice Bran 37.000 -*'•'£ n'k Lactose 37.000 , <s 1 <cT- Apple Flavour 0.300 v 'C 2 2 NOV 1993 4

Claims

It will be appreciated that the weight of the dose and the proportion of the components (or the relative concentrations thereof) of the supplement may be varied to suit each individual animal species. Given the above concentrations, an appropriate dose per day for a horse is 15 gms of the supplement. Trial runs of these examples have been conducted. With the supplement of the present invention, improvements in the horses on the trial runs have been found to include: improved freedom of movement; improvement in temperament; improvement in coat appearance; increased whole blood selenium and glutathione peroxidase levels. It is not known how the supplement has all of these effects, nor the manner of operation, bio-chemically, of the supplement. It is believed that the combined presence of selenium, germanium, chromium and Vitamins E and A has a synergistic effect on the individual effect of each separately. However, this is not known to be certain. It is possible, but not certain, that the synergistic effect is caused by the combined presence of selenium in an organic form and Vitamin E. N'.Z. PATENT OFF teg 19 OCT 1993 3 5 WHAT I CLAIM IS:-

1. An organic supplement for animals, said supplement including: selenium in a concentration in the range 0.001 to 130 ppm, said selenium being contained in an organic form suitable for administration to animals; Vitamin E in a form suitable for administration to animals; germanium in a concentration in the range 1 milligram to 1 gram in a 15 gram dose; Vitamin A in a concentration in the range 1,000 to 3,000 1.u. in a 15 gram dose; and a base which includes bulk fillers and a flavouring.

2. An organic supplement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the selenium is in the form of either selenomethionine or selenium amino acid chelate.

3. An organic supplement as claimed in either claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said selenium is present in an ethical concentration (as hereinbefore defined).

4. An organic supplement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein said supplement includes Vitamin E in a concentration of approximately 500 i.u. in a 15 gram dose.

5. An organic supplement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein said supplement includes chromium in a concentration in the range 0.5 milligrams to 1.5 milligrams in a 15 gram dose.

6. An organic supplement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein said supplement includes Vitamin D in a concentration of approximately 1,000 i.u. in a 15 gram dose. | U.7.. PATixNT QFFiCS 19 OCT 1393 6 23 8 82

7. An organic supplement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein said base includes soya protein isolate, rice bran, a natural sugar and apple flavouring.

8. An organic supplement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein said base includes maltodextrins, sorbitol, rice bran, soya fibre and apple flavouring.

9. An organic supplement substantially as hereinbefore described and as claimed in Claim 1 and with reference to either of the Examples. KATHRINE BRIDGET DAVIS. by her authorised agents, P.L. BERRY & ASSOCIATES. per: | n z. p.-vrr.frr omee ~"j ! 19 OCT 1893 1