Bloat controlling agent for a ruminant
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a bloat controlling agent for a ruminant, comprising cashew nut shell liquid.
1. A method for controlling bloating or acidosis in a ruminant comprising administering to a ruminant in need thereof an amount of a composition comprising cashew nut shell liquid sufficient to suppress bloating or to reduce acidosis.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said ruminant has bloating, comprising administering to a ruminant in need thereof an amount of cashew nut shell liquid sufficient to suppress bloating.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said ruminant has acidosis, comprising administering to a ruminant in need thereof an amount of cashew nut shell liquid sufficient to reduce acidosis.
4. The method of claim 1 , comprising administering 0.005 to 500 g of said composition per day to the ruminant.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said bloating is caused by Streptococcus bovis.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cashew nut shell liquid comprises anacardic acid, cardanol and cardol.
7. The method of claim 2 , comprising administering 0.005 to 500 g of said composition per day to the ruminant.
8. The method of claim 3 , comprising administering 0.005 to 500 g of said composition per day to the ruminant.