William D. Schoenherr;Dale S. Scherl;Neil Ahle;Christopher Waldy
发明人:
Dale S. Scherl,Neil Ahle,William D. Schoenherr,Christopher Waldy
申请号：
US14365902
公开号：
US20140348897A1
申请日:
2011.12.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions comprising ascorbyl esters for the treatment or reduction of dental conditions in an animal. A pet food composition of the disclosure can be a dry food composition comprising (i) a matrix of ingredients nutritionally or organoleptically adapted for the animal and (ii) an outer coating layer, wherein the outer coating layer is applied to the matrix as a solution comprising an effective amount of an ascorbic acid fatty acid ester dissolved in a plant oil. One disclosed method of treatment or reduction involves feeding an animal in need of such treatment a dry pet food composition of the disclosure. A second disclosed method comprises applying to one or more surfaces of one or more teeth of an animal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a solution comprising an ascorbic acid fatty acid ester dissolved in a plant oil.
