Patent ID: 7993669

Claim:
A dietary supplement for treating digestive tract ulcers in horses, comprising: from about twenty percent to about eighty percent by weight of a polar lipid that has been isolated from its natural source which polar lipid strengthens the mucous gut membrane lining the inside wall of the stomach; from about ten percent to about fifty percent by weight of a soluble fiber source that has been fractionated from its natural origin which soluble fiber source slows the passage of foodstuffs ingested together with the dietary supplement through the stomach, wherein said soluble fiber source is derived from at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of oats, barley, and soybeans; and from about one percent to about twenty percent by weight of a nutricine which increases the integrity of digestive tract membranes consisting of amino acids, wherein said amino acids include at least one of L-threonine or L-glutamine; wherein the combined presence of said polar lipid, said soluble fiber source, and said nutricine in said dietary supplement within their respective ranges are sufficient to treat digestive tract ulcers in horses.