The pet food ingredient supply, already disrupted by the pandemic, is under further challenge by the U.S. government’s biofuel mandates and incentives.

Learn about the current top alternative protein sources in pet food formulations, including yeast, insect protein, eggs and cell-based meat options.

Learn about the challenges in determining quality protein from a veterinarian’s perspective, as well as what better education could do for pet owners and their animals.

From educating pet owners to making a business case to re-aligning labor and supply chains, achieving sustainability in pet food has its challenges.

As the core processing step for pet food production, extrusion plays an important role, however it doesn’t make sense to focus exclusively on extrusion if precision material handling is not achieved in each step along the way from grinding to packaging.

Learn about all things insect protein in the pet food industry with Prombyx’s Fabiola Neitzel on this 22^nd episode of the Trending: Pet Food podcast.

In addition to the social and environmental sustainability aspects, mussels provide the important omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA, which support dog and cat brains, hearts and other aspects of health. 

Participants in a pet food seminar, Petsure Imaginarium, learned about research using meat co-products in pet treats, conducted by Auburn University students.