Patent ID: 8956630
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A01K,A61K,B01J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for removing amniotic fluid from the skin of a newborn animal comprising applying an absorbent composition to the skin of the new-born animal wherein the absorbent composition comprises at least one phyllosilicate having a water-absorption of at least 25% and/or a dynamic water adsorption of at least 5% and at least one clay particulate having an aspect ratio between 1 and 3, wherein: a) at least 50 wt.-% of the overall composition comprises the at least one phyllosilicate and the at least one phyllosilicate has a particle size of less than 150 μm; and b) from 2 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% of the overall composition comprises the clay particulate component and the clay particulate composition has a particle size of at least 250 μm.