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AssigneeBimeda Animal Health Limited
InventorsDaniel Peter TIERNEY, Donal Thomas Martin TIERNEY
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A water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article suitable for oral administration to a reticulo rumen of a ruminant animal is described. The rumen bolus article comprises a water soluble or water dispersible matrix and seaweed or a seaweed extract enriched in at least one bioactive agent, wherein the rumen bolus article when administered to the reticulo rumen of the ruminant animal is configured to release the seaweed or seaweed extract over a sustained period of time. The seaweed extract is enriched in one or more bioactive agents selected from a vitamin, a mineral, an essential amino acid, an antioxidants, fibre, and a lipid. Bioactive agent generally constitutes at least 5 or 10% of the seaweed extract by weight. The seaweed extract is a lyophilised seaweed extract.
A water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article suitable for oral administration to a reticulo rumen of a ruminant animal comprising a water soluble or water dispersible matrix and seaweed or a seaweed extract enriched in at least one bioactive agent, wherein the rumen bolus article when administered to the reticulo rumen of the ruminant animal is configured to release the seaweed or seaweed extract over a sustained period of time.
A water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article according to any preceding claim, in which the seaweed extract is lyophilised seaweed extract.
A water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article according to any preceding claim, in which the seaweed extract enriched in bromoform constitutes 1 to 20% by weight of the water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article.
A water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article according to any preceding claim, comprising 5-15 g bioactive agent and configured to release 10-200 mg bioactive per day in the reticulo rumen of a ruminant animal.
A water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article according to any preceding claim comprising a water soluble matrix and bioactive agent distributed throughout the matrix, in which the water soluble matrix comprises a water soluble glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.