Equine Dietary Supplement with Chia and Bee Pollen for Health Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current animal dietary supplements for horses do not effectively address overall health issues such as gastric support, skin and hair conditioning, hoof health, hives, sweet itch, and respiratory allergy symptoms, and lack a convenient method for delivering medication.
Innovation Solution
A mixture of chia seeds, whey dextrose, and bee pollen, which can be formulated into biscuits or loose granules, providing a base component with additional ingredients like spirulina, honey, and rosemary extract, and allowing for pill delivery through an indentation in the biscuit form.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional animal dietary supplements are used, then basic nutrition is provided, but overall health issues such as gastric support, skin and hair conditioning, hoof health, and allergy symptoms are not effectively addressed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple ingredients (chia seeds, bee pollen, whey dextrose, spirulina, honey, rosemary extract) into a single supplement composition that simultaneously addresses multiple health conditions including gastric support, skin and hair conditioning, hoof health, and allergy symptoms. This multi-functional approach allows one supplement to perform various health functions that previously required multiple separate products
Solution Approach 2:
The supplement uses a composite formulation combining diverse natural ingredients, each contributing specific health benefits. Chia seeds provide omega-3 fatty acids for skin and hoof health, bee pollen addresses allergies and gastric issues, whey dextrose supports digestion, spirulina provides nutritional density, honey offers antimicrobial properties, and rosemary extract provides antioxidant benefits. This composite material approach creates a synergistic effect that addresses multiple health concerns simultaneously
2Ease of operation
If medication is provided separately from supplements, then treatment is possible, but convenient delivery method is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the supplement composition with medication delivery by incorporating a pill receiving indentation directly into the biscuit structure. This allows the supplement and medication to be combined into a single convenient form that can be administered together, eliminating the need for separate supplementation and medication routines
Solution Approach 2:
The design embeds a pill within the supplement biscuit structure using an indentation that accommodates the medication. The pill is nested within the edible matrix, allowing the horse to receive both the supplement and medication in one bite, simplifying the administration process
Data Source
AI summary
An equine dietary supplement which is fed to a horse to improve the health of the horse includes a mixture containing chia seeds, whey dextrose and bee pollen.