Devices and methods for delivery of substances to animals
AssigneeRuminant Biotech Corp Limited
InventorsMark Christopher LAY, Hayden Peter THOMAS, Neil Richard GLADDEN, David Leslie HAYMAN, Geoffrey Earle CORBETT, Prabhat BHUSAL
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Abstract
The invention provides a delayed release dosage form and a bolus configured for administration to an animal, wherein said dosage form and said bolus is configured to release a hydrophobic substance to the animal over a period of time. Preferably the hydrophobic substance is a haloform. Also provided is the use of the delayed release dosage form or bolus of the invention to reduce methane production in a ruminant animal. Also provided is the method of manufacturing a bolus of the invention.
Claims30
A delayed release dosage form or a bolus configured for administration to an animal, wherein said dosage form and said bolus is configured to release an effective amount of a methane inhibiting agent to the animal over a period of time.
A method for reducing methane production in a ruminant animal, the method comprising the step of administering to said ruminant animal a delayed release dosage form or a bolus, wherein said delayed release dosage form or said bolus is configured to release an effective amount of a methane inhibiting agent to the ruminant animal over a period of time.
A method of manufacture of a bolus configured for administration to an animal, wherein said bolus is configured to release an effective amount of a methane inhibiting agent to the animal over a period of time, comprising:
- a. forming a housing which has a cavity;
- b. forming a core which includes the substance;
- c. transferring the core to the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.