Methods and systems for designing animal food compositions
First Claim
1. A method of selecting a food composition for an animal subpopulation comprising:
- (a) accessing at least one database that comprises a first data set relating a functional genomic profile of a biofluid or tissue sample from an animal to physiological condition and optionally genotype of the animal;
(b) accessing at least one database that comprises a second data set relating to effects of bioactive dietary components on functional genomic profile; and
(c) by use of a first algorithm drawing on the first and second data sets, processing input data defining physiological condition and optionally genotype of the subpopulation to derive a nutritional formula useful for selecting and preparing a food composition for an animal subpopulation.
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Abstract
A method for preparing a food composition for animals comprising (a) accessing at least one database that comprises a first data set relating functional genomic profile of a biofluid or tissue sample from an animal to physiological condition and optionally genotype of the animal; (b) accessing at least one database that comprises a second data set relating to effects of bioactive dietary components on functional genomic profile; (c) by use of an algorithm drawing on these data sets, processing input data defining physiological condition and optionally genotype of a subpopulation of animals to derive a nutritional formula promoting wellness of one or more animals of the subpopulation; and (d) preparing a food composition based on the nutritional formula.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of selecting a food composition for an animal subpopulation comprising:
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(a) accessing at least one database that comprises a first data set relating a functional genomic profile of a biofluid or tissue sample from an animal to physiological condition and optionally genotype of the animal;
(b) accessing at least one database that comprises a second data set relating to effects of bioactive dietary components on functional genomic profile; and
(c) by use of a first algorithm drawing on the first and second data sets, processing input data defining physiological condition and optionally genotype of the subpopulation to derive a nutritional formula useful for selecting and preparing a food composition for an animal subpopulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of diagnosing a state of wellness, disease or physiological disorder, or a predisposition to disease or physiological disorder in an animal subject comprising:
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(a) accessing at least one database that comprises a sample data set from which normal and extranormal functional genomic profiles can be identified for animals having ranges of genotype and physiological condition that encompass the genotype and physiological condition respectively of the subject; and
(b) by use of an algorithm drawing on the test data set, processing input data that define a functional genomic profile for the subject to derive a diagnosis. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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