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Safety focus: shipping and distribution of petfood products
The most efficient and innovative technologies and strategies to ensure the safe shipment and distribution of your products

Petfood Industry releases Android smartphone App
Now can view latest issue of the magazine, browse products on any iPhone, iPad or Android device

Petfood innovation: marketing vs. regulatory
In a competitive marketplace, products need innovative ingredients that are marketed to consumers—but in a way that complies with regulations.

Preview: Petfood Forum and Petfood Workshop 2012
Keynotes Betsy Banks Saul of Petfinder.com and Michael Taylor of FDA lead the experts offering cutting-edge content during these premier industry events

Guide to Petfood Forum Asia 2012
Discover new insights into the Asian petfood market, retailing, natural and organic trends, functional foods, safety and more

Latest News
Hagen Industries invests in petfood manufacturing capabilities
Alltech to host Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in May
Euromonitor report examines UK pet products market trends
Mars Petcare sells land purchased for New Zealand plant
EU pet owners spend US$33.05 billion on pet products, study finds

Ingredient Issues
Greg Aldrich, PhD
Sodium selenite: Does this petfood ingredient warrant concern?
Jan 10, 2012
Selenium is an essential trace mineral for dogs and cats. Due to wide variation in selenium content among ingredients used to make petfoods, most manufacturers will include a supplemental source in their trace mineral premix. The predominant form used in petfood is sodium selenite, which has been used for decades without much issue. However, seeds...
Petfood Insights
By David A. Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Petfood innovation: marketing vs. regulatory
Jan 10, 2012
While the marketing, R&D and regulatory departments within a petfood company share a common goal—to contribute to the success of the company—the respective functions of the first two departments compared to the last often appear diametrically opposed. In a competitive marketplace, the need to distinguish your products from others is a major key to...
Adventures in Petfood
Debbie Phillips-Donaldson
Extrusion short course highlights strengths of global petfood market
Feb 3, 2012
If you are new to the petfood industry -- or work in another function besides dry petfood production and need to learn much more on that subject -- one of the best ways by attending the annual Feeds and Petfood Extrusion Short Course at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA. The course, just concluding its 22nd edition, offers a nearl...
The Tangled Web
Melody McKinnon
Hiring a petfood blogger and online community manager
Jan 26, 2012
Combine a writer, marketer, public relations manager, business manager, communications specialist, strategist, researcher, techie, customer support representative, graphics designer, host(ess), entertainer, petfood expert, advocate and social media guru ... and what do you get? A community manager fit for the petfood industry!
Market Information
Auspicious start to year for petfood industry?
Petfood sales continue to rise above the still uncertain economy, while ingredient prices may finally start to decline
Top petfood companies
Our annual list of the largest petfood manufacturers worldwide expands this year with 15 companies
Bright future for refrigerated, frozen and raw petfood
According to Packaged Facts, alternative petfood channels like fresh and frozen have nowhere to go but up!
US pet owner buying trends
Surveys show pet owners shopping cautiously as they head into the new year, but still willing to spend on healthy food and treats
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Nutrition
Energy requirements of puppies for ideal growth
The results showed clearly lower energy needs for growth in these two different breeds than recommended in the NRC
Nutrition and canine behavior
How do proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and antioxidants in an animal's diet affect aggression, stress and cognition?
Nutrition Trends: Satiety and weight control for pets
Ingredients, products and technologies that promise to keep dogs and cats healthy, full and at ideal weight
Effect of dietary starch in cats and dogs
Prolonged elevation of plasma glucose concentration in cats may reflect metabolic adaptations that result in a slower digestive and absorptive capacity for complex carbohydrates
More Nutrition

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