Abstract: The present invention relates to Orthosiphon spicatus for use in oral health applications, an oral composition comprising Orthosiphon spicatus, and the use of Orthosiphon spicatus or the composition, in the improvement or maintenance of oral health in an animal, preferably through the reduction or control of dental plaque and/or alteration of the bacterial content of dental plaque, in the oral cavity of the animal. The invention also includes Orthosiphon spicatus for use in the prevention or treatment of gingivitis in an animal. The invention also provides a method for improving or maintaining oral health in an animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a food product comprising an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the inner portion comprises myrtle and has a moisture content of from about 10% to about 25% by weight, the food product for use in oral health applications, and the use of the food product in the improvement or maintenance of oral health in an animal, preferably through the reduction or control of tartar and/or dental plaque and/or alteration of the bacterial content of dental plaque, in the oral cavity of the animal. The invention also includes the food product for use in the prevention or treatment of gingivitis in an animal. The invention also provides a method for improving or maintaining oral health in an animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Orthosiphon spicatus for use in oral health applications, an oral composition comprising Orthosiphon spicatus, and the use of Orthosiphon spicatus or the composition, in the improvement or maintenance of oral health in an animal, preferably through the reduction or control of dental plaque and/or alteration of the bacterial content of dental plaque, in the oral cavity of the animal. The invention also includes Orthosiphon spicatus for use in the prevention or treatment of gingivitis in an animal. The invention also provides a method for improving or maintaining oral health in an animal.

Abstract: The present invention provides the use of the probiotic micro organism deposited under the accession number NCIMB 41117, in the manufacture of a composition for the treatment of non specific dietary sensitivity in a dog or a cat. The present invention also provides a method for the treatment of non specific dietary sensitivity in a dog or a cat, the method comprising administering to the dog or cat the probiotic micro organism deposited under the accession number NCIMB 41117.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Alchemilla vulgaris for use in oral health applications, an oral composition comprising Alchemilla vulgaris, and the use of Alchemilla vulgaris or the composition, in the improvement or maintenance of oral health in an animal, preferably through the reduction or control of dental plaque and/or alteration of the bacterial content of dental plaque, in the oral cavity of the animal. The invention also includes Alchemilla vulgaris for use in the prevention or treatment of gingivitis in an animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to myrtle for use in oral health applications, an oral composition comprising myrtle, and the use of myrtle or the composition, in the improvement or maintenance of oral health in an animal, preferably through the reduction or control of dental plaque and/or alteration of the bacterial content of dental plaque, in the oral cavity of the animal. The invention also includes myrtle for use in the prevention or treatment of gingivitis in an animal. The invention also provides a method for improving or maintaining oral health in an animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a non-digestible carbohydrate in the manufacture of a composition for treating or preventing pathogenic bacteria in the large intestine of a pet animal. It also provides a method for the prevention or treatment of a pathogenic bacteria in the large intestine of a pet animal, the method comprising administering to said pet animal a composition which comprises a non-digestible carbohydrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides the use of the probiotic micro organism deposited under the accession number NCIMB 41117, in the manufacture of a composition for the treatment of non specific dietary sensitivity in a dog or a cat. The present invention also provides a method for the treatment of non specific dietary sensitivity in a dog or a cat, the method comprising administering to the dog or cat the probiotic micro organism deposited under the accession number NCIMB 41117.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of probiotic microorganism in the manufacture of a composition for the prevention or reduction of gastrointestinal Camplylobacter infection in a mammalian animal. It also relates to a method for the prevention or reduction of gastrointestinal Campylobacter infection in a mammalian animal, the method comprising administering to said animal, a probiotic microorganism. The invention also relates to a probiotic microorganism, for use in preventing or reducing gastrointestinal Campylobacter infection in a mammalian animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of coconut endosperm fiber as a dietary fiber component in a pet food product, to the use of coconut endosperm fiber in the manufacture of a pet food product, to a pet food product which comprises coconut endosperm fiber, to a process for making such a pet food product and to a method comprising feeding such a pet food product to a pet animal. The present invention also relates to the use of coconut endosperm fiber in reducing and preventing intestinal inflammation and in reducing and preventing pathogenic bacterial infection in the large intestine of a pet animal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a non-digestible carbohydrate in the manufacture of a composition for treating or preventing pathogenic bacteria in the large intestine of a pet animal. It also provides a method for the prevention or treatment of a pathogenic bacteria in the large intestine of a pet animal, the method comprising administering to said pet animal a composition which comprises a non-digestible carbohydrate.