Limited Ingredient Cat and Dog Food (LID): Page 2

Study: Krill supplementation in dogs increases nutrient levels

With the pet industry continuously innovating, the search for new functional ingredients is on the rise. A new publication from Aker BioMarine unveils that the choline levels of Alaskan Huskies increased by 52 percent after receiving krill dietary supplement for six weeks.

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Potato, oat, wheat advised for mid-size, adult dog kibble

Food meant for medium-size breed dogs six months and older should be made with more potato, oat and wheat flours rather than other sources, said scientists.

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Q&A: How Royal Canin meets specific pet needs over trends

How does Royal Canin avoids following consumer trends not founded in pet nutrition?

Kamie Eckert, here with her Golden Retriever Baxter, leads a team of 1,000 employees as president and general manager Royal Canin USA. l (Courtesy of Royal Canin)

Market Trends and Reports

8 trends shape demand for pet food worldwide

Pet owners worldwide, especially younger ones, increasingly demand that their dogs, cats and other pets’ diets follow these trends.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Homemade cat food diets could be risky

One quick Google search can net hundreds of homemade cat food recipes, but a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds most are unlikely to provide cats all their essential nutrients. Some recipes could also contain ingredients potentially toxic to cats.

Lab-grown meat may provide taurine for vegan dog, cat food

Taurine from lab-grown meat may allow pet food formulators to make vegan and vegetarian dog and cat foods, while avoiding dilated cardiomyopathy and adhering to the clean label trend.

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Pet Food Market

NomNomNow: Providing pet health via customized pet food

At just four years old, NomNomNow, a human-grade, fresh pet food company is aiming beyond pet food for ‘nose-to-tail’ pet health.

NomNomNow co-founder and CXO, Alexandria Jarell, says the company’s mission began when Mini Australian Shepherd Harlee required a special diet due to a compromised immune system. The search for an easy-to-digest, byproduct-free, nutrient-rich formula eventually led to NomNomNow’s founding. | Photo courtesy NomNomNow

Pet Food Market

Pet food feeding trials address breed, novel ingredients

Dog and cat food feeding trials must meet challenges posed by diets formulated to satisfy both consumers’ demands and nutritionists’ guidance.

Improving pets’ well-being via the brain-gut axis

An animal’s gut plays an important role in pet health and well-being.

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Market Trends and Reports

6 possible pet food trends: fungi, African, novel veggies

Campbell’s Trendscape ranked the foods and ingredients according to their level of acceptance in human cuisine.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Novel pet food ingredients: most-read articles of 2018

Some of the novel pet food ingredients covered by the articles included koji, quail and bison.

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Millennials would make dog, cat kibble with novel flavors

Pet food palantant market researchers discovered that, if given the opportunity, millennial pet owners in Mexico may choose to create dog or cat foods with flavors other than those commonly found in the pet food market.

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