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(43) Date of publication: 29.06.2022 Bulletin 2022/26 (21) Application number: 19839238.3 (22) Date of filing: 19.12.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23K 10/30(2016.01) A23K 50/42(2016.01) A23K 20/163(2016.01) A61K 31/375(2006.01) A61P 25/00(2006.01) A23K 20/158(2016.01) A61K 31/202(2006.01) A61K 31/355(2006.01) A61K 31/717(2006.01) A61P 25/22(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A23K 10/30; A23K 20/158; A61K 31/202; A61K 31/355; A61K 31/375; A61K 31/717; A23K 50/40; A23K 20/174 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/067568 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/126221 (24.06.2021 Gazette 2021/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. Topeka, KS 66603 (US)	(72) Inventors: EPHRAIM, Eden Lawrence, Kansas 66049 (US) JEWELL, Dennis Lawrence, Kansas 66049 (US) (74) Representative: Wichmann, Hendrik  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)