	US 12,263,140 B1
	Methods of reducing the production of greenhouse gases from animals
Kelvin Winston Duncan, Christchurch (NZ)
Assigned to AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES LIMITED, Christchurch (NZ)
Filed by AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES LIMITED, Christchurch (NZ)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/429,417.
Claims priority of application No. 803745 (NZ), filed on Sep. 15, 2023.
Int. Cl. A61K 31/122 (2006.01); A23K 20/174 (2016.01); A23K 50/10 (2016.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 36/45 (2006.01); A61P 1/14 (2006.01); A61P 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC A61K 31/122 (2013.01) [A23K 20/174 (2016.05); A23K 50/10 (2016.05); A61K 9/0095 (2013.01); A61K 36/45 (2013.01); A61P 1/14 (2018.01); A61P 3/02 (2018.01)]

9 Claims

1. A method of reducing production of carbon dioxide or methane produced by a rumen metabolism of a ruminant animal, said method comprising:

administering to a rumen of a ruminant animal, a liquid formulation,

the liquid formulation comprising carbon dioxide or methane reducing concentrations of vitamin K₃vitamer and at least one further compound selected from water, propylene glycol, vitamin E, vitamin A propionate, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin B1, vitamin B₂, vitamin B₆, vitamin B₁₂, D-activated animal sterol, yeast components, dried egg solids, dried casein, dried whey, mineral compounds, palm kernel expellier, dried honey;

wherein the vitamin K₃vitamer is formulated for administration in animal drinking water.