USE OF LIPOIC ACID FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING DEGENERATIVE JOINT CONDITIONS, OSTEOARTHRITIS, CARTILAGE DAMAGE, AND RELATED DISORDERS IN COMPANION ANIMALS

摘要

The invention encompasses pet food compositions and uses thereof for thetreatment and/or prevention of diseasesor disorders in companion animals, for example, for the treatment orprevention of degenerative joint conditions, osteoarthritis,cartilage damage, and maintaining or increasing bone mineral density, whereinthe compositions and uses include feeding a companionanimal a composition including uses acid or a salt thereof.