Grain-Free Pet Food: Page 3

German, French, US owners differ on grain-free dog food

While dog owners worldwide buy grain-free pet food, their motivations may differ from one culture to another.

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Humanization of dogs’ diets from two research perspectives

A recent study showed owners often feed their dogs according to their own diet routines, while another researched how dogs were fed thousands of years ago.

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Sharing pet food analysis data key to avoid another DCM

Providing empirical data to back up nutrition claims could help pet food companies avoid another situation like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

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Grain-free diet change related to longer life for DCM dogs

Among dogs diagnosed with canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), veterinary medicine researchers at Tufts University identified a correlation between survival time and changing from a grain-free dog food diet.

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High-protein cat food may reduce bird, wildlife predation

For those cat owners who let their felines roam the neighborhood, high-protein cat food may be one means to reduce predatory pressure on birds and other small wildlife.

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Coastal wolves, ancient clambakes and paleo dog food

For dogs, the paleo diet can mean meat and other items encountered around human camps during domestication. Although “discarded loincloth” will never become a dog food variety, other ancient flavors may remain to be revived as dog foods.

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Grains rise in pet food as amino acids insure against DCM

To avoid DCM and future problems, pet food formulators may need to reevaluate what humanization means in terms of ingredient diversity.

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Key points of FDA meeting on DCM correlation to dog food

Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine released several documents and statements about the agency’s investigation into correlations between specific dog foods and cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

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DCM and grain-free pet food: September 2020 FDA update

FDA’s recent, very quiet update on its grain-free pet food-DCM investigation showed that, no surprise, it’s a complex issue that can’t be pinned to one cause.

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Natural, grain-free pet food sales down; Big bag recovers

Some pet food sales trends gradually returned to pre-COVID levels, while others remained low.

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7 months of grain-free dog food didn’t cause DCM signs

Scientists continue searching for the ultimate cause of the DCM cases that the FDA is investigating.

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Whey protein’s potential for fitness, life-stage pet food

Pet products made with whey protein often are marketed for dogs with active, athletic lifestyles.

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