US 12,167,738 B2
Individualized animal dry food composition and kit
Jean-Baptiste Roche, Aimargues (FR); Claude Ecochard, Aimargues (FR); and Sally Perea, Lewisburg, OH (US)
Assigned to MARS, INCORPORATED, McLean, VA (US)
Appl. No. 17/628,823
Filed by MARS, INCORPORATED, McLean, VA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/052172
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 20, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/061743, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19198990 (EP), filed on Sep. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0256891 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. A23K 50/42 (2016.01); A23K 20/147 (2016.01); A23K 20/158 (2016.01); A23K 20/20 (2016.01); A23K 20/24 (2016.01)
CPC A23K 50/42 (2016.05) [A23K 20/147 (2016.05); A23K 20/158 (2016.05); A23K 20/24 (2016.05); A23K 20/30 (2016.05)] 15 Claims
 
1. A method for providing an individualized nutritionally complete diet for an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing an individual physiological profile of an animal from one or more values indicative of a physiological status of the said animal, whereby an individual general profile is generated;
b) processing the individual general profile, whereby a nutrient formula specific to the said animal is determined;
c) selecting at least 2 distinct pre-made pellet-like dry kibble compositions from a plurality of distinct pre-made dry compositions consisting of pellet-like dry kibbles, each of a known constitution, based on the nutrient formula specific to said animal;
d) combining the at least 2 pre-made distinct pellet-like dry kibble compositions selected at step c) to obtain an individualized nutritionally complete diet;
wherein none of the said selected distinct pre-made pellet-like dry kibble compositions comprises a nutritionally complete diet alone.