Criteria for choosing extruded dog, cat food ingredients
By Tim Wall
October 18, 2021
Certain criteria influence why pet food formulators choose specific ingredients for new recipes to be processed in extruders.

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4 reasons for processing dog, cat and other pet foods
Four main reasons may explain why pet food makers process pet food in extruders to produce kibble and why dry pet food has remained popular with consumers for decades.

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