Pet food for maintaining healthy joints and relieving arthritis symptoms in pets

摘要

"PET FEED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE HEALTH OF THE JOINTS AND RELIEF OF THE ARTHRITIS SYMPTOMS IN ANIMALS OF THE COMPANY". The present invention relates to a pet food and process for the production of pet food for use in maintaining joint health and alleviating arthritis symptoms in companion animals, wherein the pet food estimation comprises an effective amount of an active extract of Perna canaliculus. The extract can be either a powder or lipid extract. Preferably in an amount that provides a dosage range of generally 0.18 to 114 mg of a powdered extract / kg of body weight / day in a pet or an amount of generally 1.5 to 1,000 mg of a powdered extract of Perna canaliculus per 400 kcal of pet food.