Devices and methods for delivery of substances to animals
OwnerMark Christopher LAY, Hayden Peter THOMAS +4inventors
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.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- administering to a ruminant animal a bolus containing a methane inhibitor and a substance, thereby reducing methane production by the ruminant animal.
A bolus, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a composition in the housing,
- wherein the composition comprises a methane inhibitor and a substance;
- and
- the bolus is configured so that, when the bolus is present in a rumen of a ruminant animal, the bolus delivers the methane inhibitor to the rumen over a period of time.
A method, comprising:
- administering to a ruminant animal a hydrophobic substance, thereby reducing methane production by the ruminant animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.