A water soluble or water dispersible bolus article containing bromoform
AssigneeBimeda Animal Health Limited
InventorsDaniel Peter TIERNEY, Donal Thomas Martin TIERNEY
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Abstract
A water soluble or water dispersible bolus article suitable for oral administration to a ruminant animal comprising a seaweed extract enriched in bromoform is described. The bolus article is generally a rumen bolus article. The seaweed extract enriched in bromoform is a methanolic extract or an oil extract of seaweed. The bromoform constitutes at least 60% of the seaweed extract by weight. The seaweed extract is lyophilised seaweed extract. The seaweed extract is an extract of an Asparagopsis species of seaweed. A method of reducing methane production in ruminant animals is also described.
Claims14
A water soluble or water dispersible rumen bolus article suitable for oral administration to a reticulo rumen of a ruminant animal comprising a seaweed extract enriched in bromoform.
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 bromoform and configured to release 10-200 mg bromoform 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 bromoform distributed throughout the matrix, in which the water soluble matrix comprises a water soluble glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.