| CPC A01K 15/026 (2013.01) | 10 Claims |

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1. A functional animal chew, comprising:
chewing material having a first side surface and a second side surface;
a pore array composed of uniformly distributed pores traversing the first side surface and the second side surface, with a pore density of 4 to 40 per square centimeter; and
one or more functional ingredients retained in the pores of the pore array; wherein
the chewing material comprises natural rawhide material, or synthetic rawhide material, or a combination of natural rawhide material and synthetic rawhide material; and
the functional ingredients comprise less than 4% by mass of methylsulfonylmethane per 100 grams of the animal chew.
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