Patent ID: 9254277
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A23K,A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A pet food composition comprising: a myristic acid source and a beta-carotene source in amounts effective to treat arthritis or inflammation associated with arthritis, wherein the pet food composition is a nutritionally complete pet food composition for a companion animal, wherein myristic acid is present in an amount of at least 0.3%, and wherein beta-carotene is present in an amount of from 2 ppm to 4 ppm, wherein, when fed to a canine companion animal, the pet food composition significantly reduces serum or bone specific alkaline phosphatase in the canine companion animal, and wherein, when fed to a feline companion animal, the pet food composition significantly increases a CPII:CTXII ratio in the feline companion animal.