About Our Company

For over twenty-five years, U.S. Animal Nutritionals® of Vermont has been a leader in research and product development of high quality supplements for large and small animals. A division of FoodScience Corporation, U.S. Animal Nutritionals® of Vermont produces only the purest, most reliable products to meet the exacting standards of today’s veterinarians and equine, canine, and feline owners.

YOUR ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE

A representative is assigned to your account to promptly process your orders and provide assistance in the use of U.S. Animal Nutritionals® products. Your Account Representative has had extensive training and is continually updated on the latest advances in the field. Our aim is to give you personalized, friendly service and to
assist you in any way possible on matters relating to your animal’s needs.

NASC
We are dedicated to educating and revolutionizing the nutritional supplement marketplace. Dr. Roger Kendall, Vice President of Research and Development, and Dale Metz, CEO, are both founding members of the National Animal Supplement Council or NASC. Dale Metz is Vice President of NASC and is on the board of directors. As part of the executive team, he is also involved in working with the FDA and the Center of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) to establish new policy guidelines for animal supplements.Dr. Roger Kendall is the Chair of the NASC Scientific Advisory Committee.

The NASC represents 65% of the animal supplement manufacturers in the U.S. The NASC was established to work with the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and the FDA to resolve issues involved with supplement regulation for non-human food-chain animals. Mr. Metz and Dr. Kendall helped develop the Compliance Plus Program. The Compliance Plus program is a guideline for all NASC members put into place to solidify procedures for animal supplement regulation. Compliance Plus defines label guidelines, adverse event reporting, the use of BMP quality control standards, and focuses on industry directed research.

The NASC seal on U.S. Animal Nutritionals® products provides the consumer and professional alike the guarantee that the product meets the NASC high standards regarding quality, integrity and labeling guidelines.

YOUR ORDER
Once your Account Representative receives your order, it is entered into our computerized order entry system or turned over to your preferred distributor. Our modern facilities enable us to integrate all departments at one location, allowing us to process and ship most orders within 24 hours.

All International orders should call 802-878-5508 for shipping quote. Please have your order ready when you call so that we can better assist you. If you decide to process your order without calling for a quote first, your shipping charge will be added later.

CLIENT INFORMATION
U.S. Animal Nutritionals® offers a wide selection of product brochures and detail sheets that explain the features and benefits of our formulas. These materials also provide you with information on how each particular component functions.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Ph.D. Biochemist
In addition to the services provided by your Account Representative, U.S. Animal Nutritionals® of Vermont offers the full-time services of a PhD Biochemist with over 30 years of experience in the field of nutrition.

Roger V. Kendall, Ph.D.
VP of Research & Development

STAFF VETERINARIAN
Susan Wynn, DVM has recently joined U.S. Animal Nutritionals® as a Staff Veterinarian. She is also an active member of our Veterinary Scientific Review Board.

QUALITY AND INTEGRITY PROCEDURES
Raw materials used by U.S. Animal Nutritionals® are of the highest quality and are evaluated for purity and potency prior to approval for use in our formulations. Our research and quality control department is responsible for stringent quality control, and our guaranteed assays are performed using the most advanced computer-assisted instrumentation. Good manufacturing procedures are followed at all times to guarantee that our exacting standards are met.

THE RESULTS OF OUR RESEARCH
Our formulas are the result of extensive research and development by our biochemist Dr. Roger V. Kendall, Ph.D. and our team of product specialists. Our research studies focus on the complex relationships that exist among available components that together promote wellness and restoration of health. As a result, we have been able to develop and produce some of the most significant products in the animal industry. Our parent company, FoodScience Corporation’s extensive research in the exciting properties of N,N-Dimethylglycine (DMG) is unparalleled and has significantly broadened the boundaries of knowledge relative to this metabolic intermediate.

WHY RECOMMEND U.S. ANIMAL NUTRITIONALS FORMULATIONS TO YOUR CLIENTS?
The potencies of our formulations are optimal to produce both preventative and therapeutic results. Active components are combined, as they are in nature, for optimal effectiveness. After development, all formulations are evaluated and appraised by veterinarians. Our ingredients are guaranteed to conform to the highest standard of quality, purity, and potency for maximum utilization by the animal’s body. Our labels offer the most readable and complete listing of ingredients. We invite you to compare potencies and formulas. Each formulation is developed to work in balanced combination with any and all other U.S. Animal Nutritionals® products. All U.S. Animal Nutritionals® formulations must pass sophisticated laboratory testing before the product is approved for your purchase.

ANIMAL SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BOARD
This board of respected experts is comprised of veterinarians and animal nutritionists specializing in small or large animal medicine who possess a wide background in teaching, lecturing, writing, and are active board members in their professional community. The members are divided into small animal (cat and dog) and large animal (equine) review boards. With their backgrounds in nutrition, alternative medicine, holistic therapies, anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, these board members have knowledge and background in the nutritional needs, conditions, and alternative medicine options of the species for which they are reviewing products.

ANIMAL EXPERTS SMALL ANIMAL SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BOARD SUSAN G. WYNN, DVM
Dr. Wynn received her degree in Veterinarian Medicine from the University of Georgia in 1987. She is the Founder of the Veterinary Botanical Medical Association and serves on the advisory boards of the Veterinary Research Council, Veterinary Institute of Integrative Medicine and the National Animal Supplement Council. She is currently the President-elect of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, is active in the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association, and is a registered professional herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild. Dr. Wynn is a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network and the American Veterinary Medical Association's Network of Animal Health. She currently practices veterinarian medicine at the Bell’s Ferry Veterinary Hospital in Acworth, GA.

She is an internationally respected speaker in holistic veterinary medicine, and is an adjunct faculty member with the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a two-time grant review panelist for the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wynn has had papers published in scientific and professional journals, and has authored or co-authored 4 professional level textbooks, including Veterinary Herbal Medicine (available late 2006), Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine: Science and Tradition, Emerging Therapies: Herbal and Natural Medicine for Small Animals, and Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Principles and Practice.

NANCY SCANLAN, DVM, CVA, MSFP
Dr. Scanlan graduated from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She has practiced holistic veterinary medicine since 1990, and currently uses acupuncture, Chinese and western herbs, trigger point therapy, nutraceutical therapy, and homotoxicology. She has spoken on these subjects at numerous meetings for veterinarians and pet owners. She currently has her veterinary practice in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Dr. Scanlan currently serves on the boards of the Veterinary Botanical Medical Association, Veterinary Research Council, Veterinary Institute of Integrative Medicine and serves as the Vice President of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. She is a member of IVAS, SCVMA, CVMA, and AVMA. She is a lecturer and author on Nutrition for Small Animals. Her Articles have appeared in: Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Journal of the American Holistic VMA, Journal of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, Nutrition Science News, and Alternative Medicine Review.

PAULA JO (PJ) BROADFOOT, DVM
Dr. Broadfoot attended Arkansas State University and received a BS in Animal Science and Industry with an emphasis on Genetics. She was a member of multiple equine clubs and participated in many competitions. She graduated Kansas State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Cum Laude in 1981.

Dr. Broadfoot is a member of Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. Dr Broadfoot operates a holistically oriented veterinary practice in Van Buren, Arkansas and lectures frequently on nutritional aspects of healing. She has been interviewed on many radio programs, participated in alternative Veterinary Medicine forums and roundtable discussions, and lectured at multiple seminars and conferences primarily on nutritional topics and homotoxicology.

Her published articles have been included in such diverse journals as Explore Magazine, The AHVMA Journal, and an English & international version of the Biotherapy Journal.

LARGE ANIMAL SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BOARD
ALLEN SCHOEN, M.S., D.V.M.
Dr. Schoen, former Holistic Veterinarian of the Year, is a pioneer in the development, teaching and practice of the scientific basis of Integrative Veterinary Medicine since 1982. Dr. Schoen is a 1978 graduate of Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine. He also holds a Master's Degree in neurophysiology and behavior from the University of Illinois. He is an international lecturer and has received numerous awards for his contributions in Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Schoen is the former President of International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, a founding committee member of American Nutraceutical Council, a Charter Fellow in American College of Acupuncture, and Director of The Veterinary Institute for Therapeutic Alternatives. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Natural Pet Products Association. His veterinary practice is based in Sherman, CT.

Dr. Schoen is the editor and co-editor of 5 veterinary textbooks and the author of two books for the public including: Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine, Principles and Practice, Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine, Kindred Spirits, How the Remarkable Relationship between Humans and Animals Can Transform our Lives, and Love, Miracles & Animal Healing.

DR. GARY PUSILLO, MS, PHD, P.A.S., ACAN DIPLOMAT, BOARD CERTIFIED
ANIMAL NUTRITIONIST
Dr. Pusillo's advanced degrees are all from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Dr. Pusillo is a registered Feed Microscopist, a certified Professional Animal Scientist and a board certified member of the American College of Animal Nutrition.

Dr. Pusillo has a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry from the Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. His Masters degree is in Animal Production and his PhD is in Animal Nutrition. Dr. Pusillo practices Large Animal Veterinary Medicine and nutritional consulting in Brazil and Argentina. Dr. Pusillo’s work is currently focused on advanced Phytochemistry, Nutraceutical Development and Complementary Medicine. His ongoing research addresses the most prevalent needs of today’s livestock, companion and exotic species.

Dr. Pusillo is founder and CEO of the Oasis Research Centre, a nutrition research facility focused on the product development of specialty nutraceutical products for dogs, cats, horses, livestock and exotic animals. Dr. Pusillo is widely recognized throughout the feed and nutrition industry for his expertise in direct-fed microbials and nutraceuticals. Dr. Pusillo is one of the leading private practice forensic investigators in the animal and feed industry and is regularly called upon to testify as an expert trial witness throughout the United States.

Dr. Pusillo speaks and teaches worldwide and has been featured in various radio shows and TV programs as well as countless magazine articles, and is currently writing a series of books on animal nutrition.

U.S. ANIMAL NUTRITIONALS® OF VERMONT HAS SUPPORTED NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH STUDIES AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS

University of Southern California Medical
School, Los Angeles, CA

Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC

Northern Kentucky University,
Highland Heights, KY

Southern Florida Medical School,
Tampa, FL

University of Bridgeport,
Bridgeport, CT

Rochester Equine Clinic,
Rochester, NH

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Washington State University
Pulman, WA