Nutraceuticals for the Animal Health Industry

Published by: Informa Healthcare

Published: Feb. 1, 2007 - 139 Pages

Table of Contents

Introduction

1.1 Definitions

1.2 History

1.3 Nutraceuticals, feed additives and target animal species

1.4 Comparisons between nutraceuticals for human and animal use

2 The Regulation of Nutraceuticals

2.1 Key regulatory issues

2.2 US

2.3 EU

2.4 Australia

3 Nutraceutical Products

3.1 Vitamins

3.2 Minerals

3.3 Amino Acids

3.4 Essential Fatty Acids

3.5 Antioxidants

3.6 Chondroprotective agents

3.7 Probiotics

3.8 Enzymes

3.9 Plant extracts and botanical remedies

4 Market Drivers, Key Issues & Market Sizes

4.1 Key market drivers

4.2 Efficacy, safety and consumer confidence

4.3 The role of nutraceuticals

4.4 Therapeutic pet food diets

4.5 Opportunities and threats for the pharmaceutical industry

4.6 The world market for nutraceuticals for companion animals

5 Company profiles

5.1 Specialised nutraceutical companies

5.2 Manufacturers of herbal supplements

5.3 Animal nutrition companies

5.4 Veterinary pharmaceutical companies

6 References

Abstract

• Understand the role of nutraceuticals and discover the key market drivers forcing growth
• Assess the world market with detailed breakdowns by species and segment
• Understand the variants in regional legislature and the affect of the Common Agricultural Policy.
• Evaluate the key issues in the global regulatory environment
• Examine the key commercial products driving growth including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, probiotics, enzymes EFAs and plant extracts and botanical remedies
• Review over 45 company profiles, their different approaches and varying successes

• Figures are provided for the global market for nutraceuticals for companion animals by region, species and product categories.
• Assess your competitors using the in depth analyses of 49 companies, including nutraceutical and herb specialists, animal nutrition companies and veterinary pharma companies.

• What is a nutraceutical, what conditions can nutraceuticals treat and what are the benefits to the animal health sector
• The global, regulatory and professional status of nutraceuticals
• The variety of products that are available; what has been economically successful, as well as new products in development
• Discover what are the market drivers, key issues and market sizes
• The positive an negative impact that larger pharma and nutritional companies have made on the sector
• The global market for nutraceuticals for companion animals was estimated in excess of $1 billion in 2006, while it completed the year 2005 just below that mark.

• Nutraceutical manufacturers
• Animal health R&D and drug discovery
• Distributors of nutraceutical products
• Generics companies
• Regulatory professionals would also be interested in this report given the grey area the nutraceuticals fall into and the varying global regulations.

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