|
PetAg creates Safety Education Program
-
8/19/2010
|
|
PetAg created a Safety Education Program to inform and educate consumers about pet nutrition safety, as well as proper storage of its KMR and Esbilac powdered milk products for infant animals. As part of the program, consumers can sign up on PetAg’s website to receive E-mail updates on product infor...
read more...
|
|
Something to Chew On: Consumers no longer a captive, passive audience
-
8/12/2010
|
|
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has posted an online FAQ about the recent spate of Salmonella-related petfood recalls online FAQ. I for one am glad to see it and especially gratified that the very first entry attributes the rise in recent incidents to increased awareness, renewed ...
read more...
|
|
August 2010 Nutrition eNews
-
8/11/2010
|
|
The August 2010 edition of Nutrition eNews for the petfood industry.
read more...
|
|
Market update: natural and organic petfood
-
8/11/2010
|
|
Market update: natural and organic petfood
The latest data from Packaged Facts on hot trends and what the future holds for the US natural and organic pet market
BY Jessica Taylor
US retail sales of natural pet products had been growing at teen double-digit rates since 2002, but...
read more...
|
|
AAFCO committee passes calorie proposal
-
8/10/2010
|
|
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) held its annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, USA, July 31 through August 2, 2010. The Pet Food Committee (PFC) session generated many newsworthy items.
read more...
|
|
Market Report: Pet owners seek new information sources
-
8/10/2010
|
|
At Petfood Forum 2010, Marion Nestle, PhD, and Malden Nesheim, PhD, stood in front of a well-populated conference room to share observations from their new book, Feed Your Pet Right. It follows in the footsteps of Nestle’s 2007 book on the petfood recalls, Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coa...
read more...
|
|
A new way to feed dogs
-
8/10/2010
|
|
A new canine nutrition brand backed by Smartpak Canine, an animal health focused catalog and web retailer, has launched a new diet category for dogs that claims it will forever change the way consumers feed their dogs. The Proportions Whole Food Nutrition Program allows dog owners to create a custom...
read more...
|
|
More on probiotics in petfood
-
8/7/2010
|
|
Pathogenic bacteria cause disease and exposure to these is an unpleasant experience. However, maintenance of the proper microbes in the intestinal tract allows animals to gain nutrients from their food that they cannot absorb from their own digestion.
read more...
|
|
The possibilities of probiotics in petfood
-
8/7/2010
|
|
It’s no secret that bacteria have a bad rap. With constant marketing of hand gels, soaps, wipes and other personal antibacterial products, it’s not surprising that most of the non-scientific public fears bacteria.
read more...
|
|
PMI Nutrition Infinia Bison & Potato Recipe dog food
-
8/3/2010
|
|
PMI Nutrition offers the Infinia Bison Potato Recipe, featuring bison, protein-rich lamb meal, fish meal, antioxidants and omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. The recipe is designed to support immunity, vitality and longevity.
read more...
|
|
AVMF partners with Hill's, Merial for Gulf Coast pet relief program
-
8/2/2010
|
|
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) partnered with Hill's Pet Nutrition and Merial for the Gulf Coast Pet Relief Program.
The effort is part of AVMF's Animal Disaster Relief and Response Fund.
read more...
|
|
Pet Store Pro adds nutrition chapter to online training
-
7/29/2010
|
|
Pet Store Pro has added a nutrition segment to its free, online training center for US pet industry retailers.
The nutrition module was designed to be brand-neutral. Its purpose is to educate retailers and their employees about the different nutritional aspects addressed by various petfoods.
read more...
|
|
PetfoodIndustry.com launches new site
-
7/28/2010
|
|
In August, PetfoodIndustry.com launches its new website as the most comprehensive information source for petfood professionals worldwide.
The new site is redesigned to be easier to navigate, with an all-new search function making it more convenient to find products and past articles.
read more...
|
|
PMI Nutrition offers new Exclusive and Infinia petfood lines
-
7/27/2010
|
|
PMI Nutrition LLC redesigned its Exclusive brand petfood formulas, and now offers a new Infinia holistic dog food line.
The Exclusive and Infinia lines offer 14 healthy options for consumers to feed to their pets, according to the company.
read more...
|
|
Petfood Insights
-
7/27/2010
|
|
By David A. Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN true 0 Petfood Insights Petfood Insights Petfood expert David A. Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN, offers his insights on regulatory matters, labeling and nutrition.
read more...
|
|
Muscatine Foods forms Kent Nutrition Group Inc
-
7/26/2010
|
|
Muscatine Foods Corp. has combined its livestock and pet nutrition subsidiary companies to form the Kent Nutrition Group Inc.
The Kent Nutrition Group is made up of a feed division and a pet division.
read more...
|
|
Hills Pet Nutrition Inc. Hill’s Healthy Advantage
-
7/23/2010
|
|
Hills Pet Nutrition Inc. Hill’s Healthy Advantage is a dry petfood designed to help address canine and feline dental, weight, digestion, skin and coat, joint, urinary and immunity issues. Healthy Advantage is available in Canada. Puppy, Puppy Large Breed, Kitten, Canine Adult and Feline Adult formu...
read more...
|
|
Animal Nutrition Science LifeStages nutritional supplements
-
7/23/2010
|
|
Animal Nutrition Science offers LifeStages nutritional supplements for dogs of various life stages: Grow Glow, Happy Healthy and Active Aging. The formulas were designed for optimal absorption and alternate day feeding.
read more...
|
|
Virtual Petfood Forum: Innovation
-
7/21/2010
|
|
Virtual Petfood Forum is a unique, online only event that will last throughout the day on October 21, so you can come and go as your schedule allows. Besides the presentations--about which you can participate in live chat discussions and a live QA session with each speaker--the event will also feat...
read more...
|
|
Nature’s Variety makes petfood with a purpose
-
7/13/2010
|
|
A brand should have a purpose, a reason for being, says Erin Mulligan Nelson, VP/chief marketing officer for Dell computers, in an article for Advertising Age. “It should make a difference in the world in some way.”
read more...
|
|
Mid-year global petfood sales trends
-
7/12/2010
|
|
Euromonitor International's latest research, published in June 2010, expects the global petfood industry to see steady retail value growth in 2010 despite continued global economic uncertainty. Major markets maintained more than respectable retail value gains as petfood reinforced itself as an esse...
read more...
|
|
Citric acid suffers from misperceptions and misplaced blame
-
7/12/2010
|
|
In petfood, citric acid is a common additive used mostly in the fat preservative (antioxidant) system. Food and nutrition experts consider this ingredient a natural functional compound, which, at its worst, is benign to pet health and wellness. However, increasingly pervasive internet claims have le...
read more...
|
|
Continuous vs. intermittent feeding
-
7/12/2010
|
|
The objective was to compare continuous to intermittent feeding at delivering prescribed nutrition in hospitalized canine and feline patients. Fifty-four cats and 37 dogs were prescribed and delivered nutrition (kcal), and the percentage of prescribed nutrition delivered (PPND) was calculated, as w...
read more...
|
|
Enteral nutrition in critically ill dogs
-
7/9/2010
|
|
Malnutrition is a common problem in critically ill dogs and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in human medicine. Enteral nutrition (EN) delivery methods have been evaluated in humans to determine which is most effective in achieving caloric goals.
read more...
|
|
How ingredients effect behavior
-
7/8/2010
|
|
Guido Bosch, PhD, animal nutrition specialist, delves into the science of ingredients and behavior.
read more...
|