NOVASTA® to be part of every animal’s diet

“What’s good for me is good for my pet.” Consumers want the best for their animal companions and are increasingly seeking premium pet foods with healthy ingredients that are scientifically backed – like NOVASTA® Astaxanthin.

Natural astaxanthin supports:

Maximized post-exercise energy availability ⁽¹⁾
Eye health and visual function⁽²⁾
Attentiveness and cognitive response⁽³⁾
Immune defense^(4,5)
Mitochondrial function ⁽⁶⁾
Liver function and lipid metabolism⁽⁷⁾
Cardiovascular protection⁽⁷⁾

PETS

Whether it’s for dressage or high-performance racing, horses often undergo rigorous training that places great strain on their muscles and joints.

NOVASTA® Astaxanthin helps horses to regenerate and move comfortably throughout their lives by supporting:

Recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage (e.g., tying-up syndrome)^(8–10)
Live foaling rate per cycle in mares⁽¹¹⁾

LIVESTOCK

For farmers, achieving the highest possible yield of good quality from cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and other livestock is key. A good approach to achieve this is by offering a nourishing feed and to safeguarding animal health.

Natural astaxanthin supports farming by encouraging:

Improved fertility^(12,13)
Better growth during suckling⁽¹⁴⁾
Enhancement of meat quality in broiler chickens⁽¹⁵⁾
Improved antioxidant status, normal immune defense and anti-inflammatory response in broiler chickens⁽¹⁵⁾
Egg yolk pigmentation and fortification ^(16,17)
More successfully hatched chickens⁽¹⁸⁾
Lower incidence of mastitis in cows ⁽¹⁹⁾

Global demand for seafood is growing, but so is consumer awareness of the environmental impacts of overfishing. Thus, the need for sustainable aquaculture is evident. NOVASTA® allows aquaculturists to use fewer fish-based products, since it is completely derived from algae.

Natural astaxanthin supports:

Close-to-nature nutrition for fish and crustacean
Sustainable and environmentally sound feeding practice
Optimal growth, health and natural pigmentation⁽²⁰⁾
Hemato-biochemical improvement and immunocompetence of aquatic animals ^(21,22)
Stabilized gut microbial homeostasis and improved immune response ⁽²³⁾
Improved stress resistance⁽²⁴⁾

AQUACULTURE

HORSES

References & Selected Publications

Zanghi BM, Middleton RP, Reynolds AJ. Effects of postexercise feeding of a supplemental carbohydrate and protein bar with or without astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis to exercise-conditioned dogs. Am J Vet Res. 2015 Apr;76(4):338–50.

Destefanis S, Giretto D, Muscolo MC, Di Cerbo A, Guidetti G, Canello S, et al. Clinical evaluation of a nutraceutical diet as an adjuvant to pharmacological treatment in dogs affected by Keratoconjunctivitis sicca. BMC Vet Res. 2016 Sep 22;12(1):214.

Honda T, Takahashi J. Astaxanthin-containing pet foods [Internet]. US-9820497-B2, 2007 [cited 2021 Dec 9]. Available from: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9820497B2

Chew BP, Mathison BD, Hayek MG, Massimino S, Reinhart GA, Park JS. Dietary astaxanthin enhances immune response in dogs. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2011 Apr 15;140(3–4):199–206.

Park JS, Mathison BD, Hayek MG, Massimino S, Reinhart GA, Chew BP. Astaxanthin stimulates cell-mediated and humoral immune responses in cats. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2011 Dec 15;144(3–4):455–61.

Park JS, Mathison BD, Hayek MG, Zhang J, Reinhart GA, Chew BP. Astaxanthin modulates age-associated mitochondrial dysfunction in healthy dogs. J Anim Sci. 2013 Jan;91(1):268–75.

Murai T, Kawasumi K, Tominaga K, Okada Y, Kobayashi M, Arai T. Effects of astaxanthin supplementation in healthy and obese dogs. Vet Med (Auckl). 2019;10:29–35.

Sato F, Omura T, Ishimaru M, Endo Y, Murase H, Yamashita E. Effects of Daily Astaxanthin and L-Carnitine Supplementation for Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Training Thoroughbred Horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 2015 Oct;35(10):836–42.*

Sato F, Omura T, Ishimaru M, Korosue K, Endo Y, Murase H, et al. Effects of Astaxanthin and L-Carnitine Supplement on Muscle Damage and Incidence of Equine Tying-Up Syndrome. AAEP Proceedings. 2013;59.*

Sato F, Yoshida T, Miyata K, Nambo Y, Endo Y, Murase H, et al. The effect of daily administration of astaxanthin on serum creatine kinase activity in exercise trained thoroughbred horses. Carotenoid Science. 2012;17(1880–5671):19–21.*

Heczko K. Effects on semen quality and fertility by feeding carotinoid astaxanthin to stallions during the breeding period [Internet]. [Germany]: University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover; 2004 [cited 2021 Dec 9]. Available from: https://elib.tiho-hannover.de/dissertations/heczkok_ws04

Kamada H, Akagi S, Watanabe S. Astaxanthin increases progesterone production in cultured bovine luteal cells. J Vet Med Sci. 2017 Jun 29;79(6):1103–9.

Wan FC, Zhang C, Jin Q, Wei C, Zhao HB, Zhang XL, et al. Protective effects of astaxanthin on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in bovine endometrial epithelial cells†. Biol Reprod. 2020 Feb 14;102(2):339–47.

Lignell A, Inborr J. Agent for increasing the production of/in breeding and production mammals [Internet]. US-6054491-A, 2000 [cited 2021 Dec 9]. Available from: https://patents.google.com/patent/US6054491A

Hosseindoust A, Oh SM, Ko HS, Jeon SM, Ha SH, Jang A, et al. Muscle Antioxidant Activity and Meat Quality Are Altered by Supplementation of Astaxanthin in Broilers Exposed to High Temperature. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Oct 23;9(11):E1032.

Dansou DM, Wang H, Nugroho RD, He W, Zhao Q, Tang C, et al. Effects of duration and supplementation dose with astaxanthin on egg fortification. Poult Sci. 2021 Sep;100(9):101304.

Dansou DM, Wang H, Nugroho RD, He W, Zhao Q, Zhang J. Assessment of Response to Moderate and High Dose Supplementation of Astaxanthin in Laying Hens. Animals (Basel). 2021 Apr 16;11(4):1138.

Lignell A, Inborr J. Method for increasing the production of/in breeding and production animals in the poultry industry [Internet]. US-5744502-A, 2002 [cited 2021 Dec 9]. Available from: https://patents.google.com/patent/US5744502A

Lignell A, Inborr J. Method of the prophylactic treatment of mastitis [Internet]. US-6335015-B1, 2002 [cited 2021 Dec 9]. Available from: https://patents.google.com/patent/US6335015B1.

Daly B, Swingle JS, Eckert GL. Dietary astaxanthin supplementation for hatchery-cultured red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus , juveniles. Aquacult Nutr. 2013 Jun;19(3):312–20.

Lim KC, Yusoff FM, Shariff M, Kamarudin MS. Dietary astaxanthin augments disease resistance of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790), against Vibrio alginolyticus infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2021 Jul;114:90–101.

Li M, Wu W, Zhou P, Xie F, Zhou Q, Mai K. Comparison effect of dietary astaxanthin and Haematococcus pluvialis on growth performance, antioxidant status and immune response of large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea. Aquaculture. 2014 Oct;434:227–32.

Cai M, Hui W, Deng X, Wang A, Hu Y, Liu B, et al. Dietary Haematococcus pluvialis promotes growth of red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) via positive regulation of the gut microbial co-occurrence network. Aquaculture. 2022 Mar;551:737900.

Chien YH, Shiau WC. The effects of dietary supplementation of algae and synthetic astaxanthin on body astaxanthin, survival, growth, and low dissolved oxygen stress resistance of kuruma prawn, Marsupenaeus japonicus Bate. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2005 May;318(2):201–11.

*References available upon request.