Individualized animal mixed food composition
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsKarine Brecin, Sally Perea, Nicolas Ostermann, Jerome Cochet
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for providing an individualized nutritionally complete mixed diet for an animal. In certain embodiments, the animal has one or more pathological condition(s). The present disclosure also provides a device for providing an individualized nutritionally complete mixed diet for an animal. A computer program capable of controlling the device to execute the steps of the method, and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon is further provided herein. The present disclosure additionally provides kits for providing individualized nutritionally complete mixed diet for the animal.
Claims17
A method for providing an individualized nutritionally complete mixed diet for an animal, said diet comprising a wet portion comprising one pre-made wet composition combined with a dry portion comprising at least two distinct pre-made dry compositions, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an individual physiological profile of an animal from one or more values indicative of a physiological status of the animal, whereby an individual general profile is generated;
- b) processing the individual general profile to determine a nutrient requirement (NR), a maintenance energy requirement (MER) and a wet-dry ratio (WDR) specific to the animal;
- c) selecting, based on the NR, one pre-made wet composition from a plurality of distinct pre-made wet compositions, and at least two distinct pre-made dry compositions from a plurality of distinct pre-made dry compositions,
- wherein the at least two distinct pre-made dry compositions each independently comprise at least one of:
- i) sodium in an amount of at least about 1.5%,
- ii) fat in an amount of no more than about 20%,
- iii) fat in an amount of at least about 20%,
- iv) phosphorous in an amount of no more than about 0.7%,
- v) protein in an amount of at least about 35%,
- vi) EPA and/or DHA in an amount of at least about 0.55%,
- vii) fiber in an amount of at least about 20%,
- viii) psyllium tegument in an amount of at least about 0.45%,
- ix) copper in an amount of no more than about 6 ppm,
- x) arginine in an amount of at least about 1.65%, and
- xi) linoleic acid in an amount of at least about 3.5%,
- relative to the total weight of the composition on a dry-matter basis;
- d) determining, based on the MER and the WDR, a fixed amount of the pre-made wet composition to obtain the wet portion of the nutritionally complete mixed diet;
- e) determining, based on the MER, the WDR and the fixed amount of the pre-made wet composition, an adjusted amount of each of the at least two distinct pre-made dry compositions to obtain the dry portion of the nutritionally complete mixed diet;
- f) combining the wet portion and the dry portion to obtain a nutritionally complete mixed diet comprising:
- i) protein in an amount of at least about 18 g per 100 g of dry matter of the total composition, and
- ii) fat in amount of at least about 9 g per 100 g of dry matter of the total composition,
- wherein none of the said selected distinct pre-made dry compositions comprises a nutritionally complete diet alone.
A device for providing an individualized nutritionally complete mixed diet for an animal comprising a wet portion comprising one pre-made wet composition combined with a dry portion comprising at least two distinct pre-made dry compositions, said device having means adapted to execute the steps of:
- a) providing an individual physiological profile of an animal from one or more values indicative of a physiological status of the animal, whereby an individual general profile is generated;
- b) processing the individual general profile to determine a nutrient requirement (NR), a maintenance energy requirement (MER) and a wet-dry ratio (WDR) specific to the animal;
- c) selecting, based on the NR of the step b), one pre-made wet composition from a plurality of distinct pre-made wet compositions, and at least two distinct pre-made dry compositions from a plurality of distinct pre-made dry compositions,
- wherein the at least two distinct pre-made dry compositions each independently comprise at least one of:
- i) sodium in an amount of at least about 1.5%,
- ii) fat in an amount of no more than about 20%,
- iii) fat in an amount of at least about 20%,
- iv) phosphorous in an amount of no more than about 0.7%,
- v) protein in an amount of at least about 35%,
- vi) EPA and/or DHA in an amount of at least about 0.55%,
- vii) fiber in an amount of at least about 20%,
- viii) psyllium tegument in an amount of at least about 0.45%,
- ix) copper in an amount of no more than about 6 ppm,
- x) arginine in an amount of at least about 1.65%, and
- xi) linoleic acid in an amount of at least about 3.5%,
- relative to the total weight of the composition on a dry-matter basis;
- d) determining, based on the MER and the WDR, a fixed amount of the pre-made wet composition to obtain the wet portion of the nutritionally complete mixed diet;
- e) determining, based on the MER and the WDR, the adjusted amount of each of the at least two pre-made dry compositions and mixing them together to obtain the dry portion of the nutritionally complete mixed diet;
- f) combining the wet portion and the dry portion to obtain a nutritionally complete mixed diet comprising:
- i) protein in an amount of at least about 18 g per 100 g of dry matter of the total composition, and
- ii) fat in amount of at least about 9 g per 100 g of dry matter of the total composition;
- wherein none of the said selected distinct pre-made dry compositions comprises a nutritionally complete diet alone.
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